A global leader in food and agribusiness financing, with its headquarters in the Netherlands, Rabobank is expanding its lending to Canadian primary producers.

"We are excited to offer financial solutions directly to Canadian agricultural producers," said Paul Beiboer, Rabobank North America CEO. "With 25 years of experience in the Canadian food and agriculture sector, we've gained a deep understanding of the marketplace and how Rabobank can best serve Canada's leading growers."

By expanding its product line, Rabobank Canada will now offer innovative financing, risk management, and partnership solutions specifically designed to address the complex needs of agricultural producers today.

Rabobank Canada opened in 1997 as a corporate bank. Today, Rabobank Canada and Rabo Securities Canada, Inc., offer loans, access to debt capital markets, asset-based financing, securitizations, private placements, mergers and acquisitions services and risk management products for clients across the entire food and agribusiness value chain. 

Through a knowledge-driven approach to relationship banking, Rabobank Canada has grown to serve major corporations in the food and agricultural sectors, as well as individual farmers through third-party vendor finance partnerships.

Roxane Lieverse, a veteran finance executive in the ag sector, recently joined Rabobank to serve as Head of Canada Agricultural Banking. She will lead the lending operation and is building a dedicated team of relationship managers in Canada.

"We do business with our customers at their kitchen table," Lieverse added. "Our relationship managers meet face-to-face with clients to listen to their needs and understand their operations. We aim to build trust through those conversations and learn how we can add value to their business through financial products and services." 

Source: Rabobank North America Jan. 10, 2023 news release