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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 futures showed relative strength overnight despite weakness in the soy complex, while corn traded in a tight range.
The grain markets saw limited volatility overnight, with corn seeing slight buying into the break, soybeans seeing mild selling pressure and wheat facing profit taking from Tuesday’s rally.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the downside overnight, with soybeans leading the way lower.
Corn traded narrowly to the downside overnight, soybeans traded lower early but went into the break nearer session highs, while wheat saw sustained selling pressure.
Corn, soybeans and wheat pivoted around unchanged most of the night, though wheat favored the downside into the break.
Corn and wheat gapped higher overnight and showed continued strength, while soybeans traded on both sides of unchanged, though went into the break nearer session highs.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the downside overnight, though corn and soybeans saw corrective buying into the break.
Corn and soybeans favored the upside overnight, while wheat saw some profit taking, though went into the break well off session lows.
Wheat futures led the way higher overnight, as soybeans and corn both saw spillover strength. The increase in export demand has encouraged buyers of each market.
Corn futures continued to show relative strength overnight, soybeans saw corrective buying from recent selling and wheat futures saw profit taking, though each saw buying into the break.