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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, soybeans and wheat each drifted lower on low volume in overnight trade, giving up a portion of Friday’s gains.
Corn and soybeans saw modest corrective selling overnight on light volume, while wheat futures consolidated near contract lows.
Grain and soy markets surged overnight, each would mark a significant reversal if gains are sustained throughout today’s session.
Corn and soybeans saw action on both sides of unchanged overnight, wheat favored the downside though pared losses into the break.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each saw selling pressure overnight, with wheat leading the way lower.
Soybeans continue to show relative strength, corn retraced Friday’s losses and wheat saw spillover strength overnight. Each firmed into the break.
Soybeans posted corrective gains overnight, wheat posted modest losses and corn was caught in the middle.
Soybeans led the grain and soy markets lower overnight as May soybeans trade fresh contract lows. Export sales rebounded for corn and wheat but remain abysmal for soybeans, according to this morning’s report.
Corn futures showed relative strength overnight, soybeans pivoted near unchanged and wheat gave up a significant portion of Tuesday’s gains.
Soybeans led the way higher overnight as soybeans, corn and wheat each saw gains into the break. Each is nearing 10-day moving average resistance, which will be the first real test of the recent bounces.