Commodities, food and agriculture

Commodities, Food & Agri is a global team, consisting of more than 250 professionals dedicated to providing financial solutions to clients involved in the trading of physical commodities (energy, metals and minerals, and agriculture), as well as the producers and processors of metals and minerals, and food and agricultural products.

The foundation of our strategy is built on creating sustainable value for the commodity supply chain. We achieve this through our collaborative mindset in which we work across sub-sectors, clusters and networks and go beyond lending. We connect all expertise within our network, and by being the thought leader, we bring the key actors in the commodity value chain together. We also leverage leading positions to bring cross-over solutions in the value chain. We aim to empower clients through our combined sector-based expertise, knowledge from the subsectors, and collaborating with other Wholesale Banking departments. 

Our three subsectors are:

• Food, Beverages & Agri Business
• Metals, Mining & Fertilizers
• Trade & Commodity Finance

Our team represents one of ING’s growth initiatives. We are a team of professionals with in-depth expertise in the food and agriculture segments, such as grains, vegetable oils, sugar, dairy and proteins, and we service the primary producers, processors in these segments across Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific.

Our teams originate, structure and distribute senior debt financing for investment grade and non-investment grade companies operating across the spectrum of agriculture and food-related products including meat producers, agricultural coops, wine and spirits, bio-fuels, crop production, food distribution businesses, and more. 

We collaborate closely with other teams, and we aim to deliver to our clients with integrated solutions for their financing needs.

We are focused on providing commodity trading clients with tailored financial solutions to facilitate the exchange of physical commodities across the global markets. We are a global top-three player in the commodity finance industry and we finance global flows of physical commodities.