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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
Minor adjustments to 2025 production indicate little change for 2025-26 ending stocks from previous figures.
Corn and soybeans saw an impressive bounce overnight on corrective strength.
Corn, soybeans and wheat are breaking down on the daily bar chart, giving bears the technical advantage
Corn and wheat favored the downside overnight and are both below support, which could spur technical buyers on the open.
Corn is trading near technical support after giving up all of Monday’s gain the past couple sessions.
Grains look poised to bounce on the open.
Corn, soybeans and wheat each surged overnight and climbed nearer the upper range of the recent highs.
Soybeans continue to pull back from recent highs while grains are chopping sideways.
Soybeans are trading near recent for-the-move highs while corn and wheat continue to chop sideways with little direction.
Lower pod counts found on Crop Tour contrasted with USDA’s higher figures — here’s what the math says about the potential for a record soybean crop.