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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
Wheat led overnight weakness with corn and soy pausing recent strength as well. Buying increased in all three into the break.
Corn and soybeans traded narrowly near unchanged overnight. Wheat saw relative weakness though saw heightened buyer interest into the break.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the upside most of the overnight session, though corn and wheat fell near unchanged into the break.
Corn led strength overnight as both corn and soybeans build on Thursday’s strength. Wheat reversed lower and went into the break near session lows.
Soybeans continue to lead weakness, though corn and wheat also saw a resurgence of selling pressure overnight.
Soybeans led corn higher in corrective strength, while wheat continued to undergo selling pressure in the overnight session. Bulls will seek to build on strength following strong daily sales.
Soybeans continue to lead weakness, though corn, soybeans and wheat each saw followthrough selling pressure overnight.
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.