Brian was born and raised in Bloomington, Ill. on a grain and livestock farm. He earned both a bachelors and masters degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Illinois.
Prior to joining Advance Trading, he worked for a farmer advisory service based in Wisconsin. He currently is a commodity research analyst responsible for wheat market fundamentals and domestic grain consumption trends assisting in feed grains and soybean analysis. He assists in the preparation of a weekly fundamental review of commodities for clients and brokers.
Basting is one of 16 market experts that will be participating at Marketing Rally.