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CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
+27 81 041 7673
training@eubiz.co.za
68 Sunstone Street, Germiston, 1401
eubiz.co.za
Banking & Financial Services

Agricultural and Commodity Finance

Duration
5 Days
Delivery
In-house, public or online
From
R18,000 per delegate
Certificate
On completion
Course overview

Lending into agriculture means lending against a crop that has not grown yet, in markets that move. This course covers seasonal cash flow, commodity risk and the security structures used in agricultural lending.

What you will be able to do
  • Assess seasonal and cyclical agricultural cash flows
  • Understand production risk and its mitigation
  • Structure facilities around the production cycle
  • Take and manage security over crops, livestock and land
  • Understand commodity price risk and hedging
  • Monitor agricultural exposures through the season
Who should attend
  • Agricultural finance officers
  • Credit analysts in rural and commercial banking
  • Development finance staff
  • Cooperative and agribusiness finance managers
Course outline
01
Why agricultural lending differs from ordinary commercial credit
02
Seasonal cash flow and the production cycle
03
Production risk: weather, disease, inputs and yield
04
Structuring facilities around planting and harvest
05
Security over crops, livestock, equipment and land
06
Commodity price risk, offtake agreements and hedging
07
Monitoring, early warning and managing a failed season
Upcoming public sessions
DatesVenueDurationFee per delegate
9 to 13 Nov 2026Cape Town5 DaysR18,000
23 to 27 Nov 2026Johannesburg5 DaysR18,000
7 to 11 Dec 2026London5 DaysUS$1,800
11 to 15 Jan 2027Dubai5 DaysUS$1,800
22 to 26 Feb 2027Pretoria5 DaysR18,000
10 to 14 May 2027Durban5 DaysR18,000
12 to 16 Jul 2027Cape Town5 DaysR18,000
Fees exclude VAT. This course can also be delivered in-house at your premises on dates that suit your team, or live online.
To book or ask for an in-house quote

Reply to the email this brochure came with, call +27 81 041 7673, or visit eubiz.co.za and open this course.

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