Daniel Basse is an economist who has been in the commodity business since 1979. Raised on a dairy/grain farm in Waukesha, Wisconsin, he earned an Ag Econ MS from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1979 and has worked with Professional Farmers of America, Brock Associates and the ag research division of GNP Commodities in Chicago. In 1987, Dan founded AgResource Company, a domestic and international agricultural research firm located in Chicago, which forecasts domestic and world agricultural price trends. AgResource Co. has provided information/research to farmers, elevators, soy and corn processors, wheat millers, food companies, trading companies, importers, exporters and meat packers in 81 countries.