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Our Team of Economists

Each Doane economist has years of experience in the commodities they cover. This level of experience provides Doane economists the insight to interpret major macro changes while understanding the fundamental economic factors. We are not a trading firm. Our clients can trust that Doane's advice and analysis is based solely on their interests and needs.

Rich Pottorff - Chief Economist
Mr. Pottorff oversees forecast management and the development of products and services to meet the needs of Doane's global clientele. Rich has more than 25 years of experience analyzing and forecasting development in the United States and world agriculture.

Marty Foreman - Senior Economist
Mr. Foreman is the grains analyst for Doane and has been with the company since 1996. He has 25 years of experience in commodity research and analysis. Previously he worked as a Market analyst and advisor for Agrivisor Services and as a Commodities Buyer for Topco Associates

Dan Manternach - Senior Economist
Mr. Manternach is the wheat analyst for Doane. He has over 33 years of experience in the commodities forecasting and advisory business. He is former President of Professional Farmers of America and was a VP at Sparks Companies of Memphis (now Informa, Inc.)

Bill Nelson - Senior Economist
Mr. Nelson is the soybean analyst for Doane. He has over 30 years of experience in the commodities forecasting and advisory business. He was previously with Doane from 1984 to 2000, serving as the AgServ Manager and the wheat market analyst.

Dan Vaught-Economist
Dan Vaught serves as Doane’s hog and dairy analyst. After graduating with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas, he covered livestock futures and several other markets for A.G. Edwards & Sons and Wachovia Securities for 18 years before joining Doane in December 2012.