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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 showed relative strength overnight, though went into the break well off session highs. Corn and wheat both showed corrective gains early but have since fallen near session lows.
Corn traded in a tight range overnight and went into the break near session highs, beans favored the downside but bounced into the break, while wheat saw corrective gains.
Corn and soybeans traded on both sides of unchanged overnight and went into the break near Monday’s settlement, while wheat futures favored the downside.
Soybeans traded mostly higher overnight though sellers gained steam into the break, sending soybeans, corn and wheat into the break near session lows.
Soybeans surged overnight, leading corn slightly higher as well. Wheat saw action on both sides of unchanged but favored the downside into the break.
Corn saw followthrough buying overnight but saw some profit-taking into the break, soybeans faced mild corrective selling and wheat saw followthrough buying.
Corn traded on both sides of unchanged overnight, soybeans favored the upside but slipped into the break and wheat surged on the overnight open but has since faced corrective selling.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each favored the upside overnight, continuing to show relative strength. Soybeans will be further supported by this morning’s daily export announcement.
Soybeans favored the upside overnight, corn traded near unchanged for the most part and wheat futures favored the downside.
Corn, soybeans and wheat favored the upside on the overnight open but saw selling pressure as the session went on. Wheat held onto gains, but corn and soybeans went into the break near unchanged.