Agresource Company

What Agresource Company does

AgResource Company is a privately held, Chicago-headquartered agricultural advisory and research firm founded in 1987 by economist Dan Basse. It sells subscription-based market research covering global grains, oilseeds, livestock and soft commodities, plus customized consulting and speaking engagements. Five subscription products form the core catalog: Daily Research (flagship, published three times daily and on weekends, $80/month or $880/year), Weekly Research (long-term fundamentals, published Tuesdays), Plus+ (breaking analysis, $89/month or $979/year), LATAM Research (South America political and crop coverage written by ARC Brasil, $250/month or $2,750/year), and Climate Impact Research (ENSO, marine heatwave, and soil moisture forecasting by climate scientist Scott Yuknis, $100/month or $1,100/year). Content is delivered via a secure website login and branded iOS/Android mobile applications.

The underlying technology stack is a web-based research platform paired with mobile apps that push real-time market notifications. The firm operates three offices — Chicago (HQ, 200 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 1315), Brasília (AgResource Brasil), and Geneva (AgResource Europe) — giving it North American, South American, and European coverage. The named analytical team is small but senior: Dan Basse (President, commodities since 1979), Dr. Bill Tierney (Chief Economist since 2011, ex-USDA and Black River/Cargill), Ben Buckner (Dairy & Grain Analyst, since 2008), Nathan Losey (Livestock & Grain Analyst, since 2005), and Raphael A. Mandarino (Brazil Director since 2020). Combined team experience is reported at 150+ years in worldwide agricultural marketing.

The business model combines recurring subscription revenue across five products (with monthly and annual billing, multi-user enterprise discounts, and a $1 / 30-day trial on the flagship Daily product) with bespoke consulting engagements for farming operations, processors, food companies, importers, exporters, elevators, millers, and meat packers. Distribution is direct-to-customer via the company website and mobile app stores, supplemented by paid speaking engagements. The firm is explicitly positioned as an independent research provider — not a brokerage or trading firm — leaving final trading and marketing decisions with clients.

Name

Agresource Company

Legal name

AgResource Company

Website

https://agresource.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AgResource Company is a privately held Chicago-based agricultural advisory firm, founded in 1987, that sells subscription market research (Daily, Weekly, Plus+, LATAM, Climate Impact) and customized consulting to farmers, elevators, processors, food companies, and traders worldwide, with offices in Chicago, Brasília, and Geneva.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Market Research

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing) (AFACAJAH), Whole-Farm Business Management & Budgeting Advisory (AFACAJAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural market research
• Commodity price forecasting
• Agribusiness advisory services
• Crop climate analytics
• Grain market intelligence

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Research Subscriptions: Recurring subscription revenue from newsletter memberships including Daily, Weekly, Plus+, LATAM, and Climate Research products. Auto-renewing subscriptions with monthly and annual billing options.
2. Consulting Services: Personalized consulting services including monthly marketing meetings, 1-on-1 phone calls, in-person visits, and custom research delivered to farming operations, processors, food companies, importers, exporters, and elevators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AgResource Company is a subscription-based agricultural market research and advisory firm that publishes daily, weekly, and breaking analysis on global agricultural commodity markets, plus customized consulting and speaking engagements for agribusiness clients. Its flagship Daily Research is published three times a day and twice on weekends, complemented by Weekly Research, Plus+ Research, LATAM Research, and Climate Impact Research subscriptions, all delivered via secure web and mobile platforms. Consulting engagements cover monthly marketing meetings, 1-on-1 calls, in-person visits, and custom research for farming operations, processors, food companies, importers, exporters, and elevators.

Product overview

AgResource Company offers a subscription-based agricultural market research platform with multiple tiers. The core products are Daily Research (flagship three-times-daily publication covering global agricultural markets) and Weekly Research (Tuesday publication for long-term trends). Add-on modules include Plus+ Research (real-time breaking analysis), LATAM Research (South American market analysis by ARC Brasil), and Climate Impact Research (global crop climate forecasting). All subscription products are delivered via secure web login and mobile app. The company also provides personalized consulting services and speaking engagements. Multi-user discounts are available for all subscriptions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Daily Research: Flagship product offering unmatched understanding of global agricultural markets each day. Published three times a day and twice on weekends.
• Weekly Research
• The PLUS+
• LATAM Research
• Climate Impact

Products and services

• Daily Research Flagship subscription covering market trends, USDA reports, S&D, weather, farm marketing advice, and speculative trading advice across global agricultural markets; published three times a day and twice on weekends, delivered via secure web login or mobile app for farmers, processors, food companies, traders, importers, and exporters.
• Weekly Research Newsletter providing in-depth statistical research and a detailed global outlook covering long-term fundamental trends and worldwide analysis of agriculture, published every Tuesday for subscribers needing a longer-horizon view than the Daily Research publication.
• Plus+ Research Daily breaking analysis delivering the most important trends and developments as they happen, intended to be paired with Daily Research to give subscribers an additional rapid-turn, time-sensitive layer of agricultural market intelligence.
• LATAM Research Comprehensive South America-focused analysis covering political, environmental, and economic issues along with complete analysis of Latin America crop developments, written by ARC Brasil (AgResource Brasil) for agribusiness clients trading or sourcing from the region.
• Climate Impact Research Climate-focused research providing the latest week 2-4 forecast, month 1-3 ahead outlook, and season 1-4 ahead prediction for all global crop areas, including ENSO, marine heat wave, and soil moisture regime analysis, authored by climate scientist Scott Yuknis.
• Customized Consulting Personalized consulting service including monthly marketing meetings, 1-on-1 phone calls, in-person visits, custom research analyzing seasonal basis trends, international markets, and regional weather patterns, plus white-paper newsletters; sold directly to farmers, processors, food companies, importers, exporters, and elevators.
• Speaking Events Speaking engagements delivered by President Dan Basse and the AgResource analyst team, providing tailored presentations on agricultural market landscapes and long-term price forecasts for host events, with access to the full team of analysts.
• AgResource Mobile App Native mobile application delivering real-time market notifications and secure access to subscription research (including Daily Research) via login credentials, available on iOS via Apple App Store and Android via Google Play Store.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Apple App StorecoreTechnology or IntegrationDistribution partnership for AgResource mobile application on iOS devices. Users can download the app from the Apple App Store to receive real-time market notifications.
• Google Play StorecoreTechnology or IntegrationDistribution partnership for AgResource mobile application on Android devices. App available for download enabling real-time market notifications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CoBank Knowledge Exchange: CoBank's Knowledge Exchange publishes recurring agricultural and rural economy research aimed at cooperatives, processors, and agribusiness lenders — overlapping with AgResource's enterprise buyer segments and research cadence.
• Informa Agribusiness Intelligence: Informa's Agribusiness Intelligence division (including the old Knight-Ressources/FGI heritage) is the closest direct competitor, selling subscription agricultural market research, crop forecasts, and analyst commentary to a similar global agribusiness and processor client base.
• Hightower Report: Hightower Report is a commodity research service delivering daily and weekly fundamental analysis to farmers, elevators, and end-users across grains, livestock, and softs — a direct subscription competitor to AgResource's Daily/Weekly research.
• DTN / Progressive Farmer: DTN provides agricultural market data, weather, and editorial content to farmers and agribusiness — directly comparable to AgResource's subscription Daily Research and Climate Impact offerings.
• Allendale Inc. Allendale is a US-based independent agricultural research and brokerage firm producing daily grain and livestock research for farmers, elevators, and processors — closely mirroring AgResource's subscription consulting model.
• Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research: Rabobank's Food & Agribusiness Research unit produces high-quality syndicated agricultural commodity reports and is a direct peer in serving farmers, processors, and food companies globally with research-driven market views.

Broad incumbents

• LSEG (Refinitiv) Commodities Research: LSEG (formerly Refinitiv/Thomson Reuters) provides commodity market research and news including grains, oilseeds, and softs, bundling content with data terminals — competing with AgResource for trading and processor subscription budgets.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights (Platts): S&P Global's commodity research platform offers agricultural market analytics, price assessments, and forecasting alongside much broader energy/metals coverage, competing head-to-head with AgResource's Daily/Weekly research for enterprise buyer attention.
• StoneX (formerly INTL FCStone): StoneX's Financial Services division produces agricultural market intelligence and research alongside its broader brokerage and trading operations, competing with AgResource's combined research-plus-consulting offering for processor and trading company clients.

Regional players

• Strategie Grains: Strategie Grains is a Europe-based specialist grain/oilseed forecasting and analysis firm, comparable to AgResource in providing recurring fundamental crop research, but primarily serving EU/Black Sea clients rather than the Americas.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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