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Lane Akre

Economist, Pro Farmer

Lane is a Pro Farmer agricultural economist and market analyst specializing in corn, soybean, and wheat markets. He delivers daily fundamental and technical commentary, hedge recommendations, and in depth analysis to over 8,000 agricultural producers and commercial clients. The 2025 leader of the eastern leg of the Pro Farmer Crop Tour, Lane combines on-the-ground field data with decades of historical context to help farmers and agribusinesses navigate volatile markets.

Previously Series 3 licensed, he brokered hedges and sold crop insurance at Silver Creek Commodities after trading overnight Globex sessions working as a junior trader at Pure Market Makers in Chicago, specializing in grain futures, spreads and options. A former Division I fullback for the University of Iowa (BBA Finance, 2019), Lane still applies the discipline, split-second decision-making, and leadership he learned on the field to the trading floor and the countryside. Outside of markets, he’s active in his church, trains Brazilian jiu-jitsu and spends fall mornings in duck blinds and deer stands.

Latest Stories
Soybeans led weakness overnight with wheat following to the downside. Corn futures favored the upside but faded to just fractionally higher into the break.
Wheat futures led weakness overnight with corn following to the downside.
Winter wheat futures are leading strength across the agricultural markets at midsession.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each showed resilient strength overnight with wheat rebounding from yesterday’s weakness and posting the strongest gains.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the upside in followthrough buying overnight.
The grain and oilseed markets shook off extensive selling pressure in equity futures overnight, each posting gains in the overnight session.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each posted solid gains overnight alongside most risk assets.
Volatility continues to run rampant across the marketplace, dictating much of the price action in the grain and soy markets.
Grains showed some strength early in the overnight session but reports of China increasing tariffs on U.S. goods sent the grain and oilseed markets spiraling lower alongside most U.S. assets this morning.
Corn, soybeans and wheat see fresh wave of selling pressure following Beijing announcement.