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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
Corn led weakness overnight with soybeans and wheat both following to the downside.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each saw modest gains in the overnight session as positioning led trading ahead of today’s USDA reports.
Corn and wheat saw relative strength most of the overnight session, though saw heightened selling pressure into the break. Soybeans favored the downside though traded within Wednesday’s range.
Wheat led strength overnight, with corn and beans recovering a portion of yesterday’s losses.
Soybeans led weakness overnight with corn and wheat following to the downside. The key will be if strength returns after the open, which has been the recent norm.
Soybeans led the way lower overnight while corn and wheat followed modestly to the downside.
Corn and soybeans traded on either side of unchanged overnight while wheat saw relative weakness. Positioning ahead of Monday’s reports is likely to drive trade today.
Soybeans and wheat followed saw a continuation of Wednesday’s strength overnight, while corn saw relative weakness.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the downside overnight with soybeans leading the way lower.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each saw choppy trade to start the overnight session, though buying interest increased this morning and all three went into the break on session highs.