What Centrec does

Centrec Consulting Group, LLC is a privately held management consulting and training firm headquartered in Savoy, Illinois. Founded in 1982 as Agricultural Education and Consulting (AEC) and rebranded to Centrec in 1989, the firm serves the U.S. agricultural value chain — primarily agricultural lenders, banks, the Farm Credit System, large commercial ag producers, and agribusiness companies. Its revenue is generated through three principal streams: instructor-led classroom workshops and in-house training programs (e.g., the three-day Agricultural Credit Analysis course priced at $1,295 per participant), self-study online courses sold individually or as $999 bundles (Credit, Risk, Tax), and management consulting engagements covering strategic planning, operational analysis, data visualization, and business transition advisory.

Centrec's underlying technology consists of proprietary agricultural financial analysis software and educational content rather than a modern SaaS platform. Stack components include DuPont-based return-on-asset models, custom credit analysis decision tools, MVD Dashboards and Insights, Soybean/Soybean Oil Value Calculators, and a secure online course delivery platform. Software engineering capability is staffed by two in-house developers (Bob Nonnemann and Tony Miller), supporting maintenance and incremental build of these tools rather than a broadly distributed product.

The go-to-market model mixes enterprise field sales (custom in-house training programs invoiced centrally, direct consulting engagements) with a self-serve component (public workshop registration and online self-study enrollment). Distribution channels are domestic-dominant; the operating footprint is the United States, with limited but documented Brazilian agribusiness capability through senior associates Carlos Ortiz and Henrique Monaco. Pricing is unit-based with team discounts for workshops and bundled subscriptions for self-study content. Customer concentration sits in agricultural lending institutions, supported by long-tenured relationships with the Farm Credit System, Robert Morris Associates, and commercial bank training programs.

Name

Centrec

Legal name

Centrec Consulting Group, LLC

Website

https://centrec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centrec Consulting Group is a U.S. agribusiness-focused management consulting and training firm serving agricultural lenders, banks, the Farm Credit System, and large commercial ag producers with credit analysis training, consulting, and proprietary financial analysis software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Savoy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Services: Revenue generated from instructor-led classroom workshops, online self-study courses, and custom training programs for agricultural lending institutions and agribusiness organizations
2. Self-Study Course Materials: Online courses and downloadable educational materials for credit and risk analysis in agriculture, sold individually or as bundles
3. Management Consulting: Consulting fees for strategic planning, operational analysis, and advisory services for agribusiness clients

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centrec is a management consulting firm that provides strategic planning, operational analysis, data modeling/visualization, and educational design services to agricultural lenders, agribusiness companies, and large commercial farm/ranch operators. It also delivers instructor-led classroom workshops and self-paced online courses focused on agricultural credit analysis, farm financial statement interpretation, loan structuring, and risk assessment for ag lending professionals.

Product overview

Centrec offers a comprehensive portfolio of management consulting and training services for the agricultural industry. The core offerings include Agricultural Credit Analysis (ACA) Training (available as instructor-led classroom workshops and self-study online courses), Self-Study Courses (covering Credit, Risk, and Tax topics), Classroom Workshops (including Agricultural Loan Structuring, Financial Statements Analysis, and Advanced Credit Training), Data Analysis/Modeling & Visualization services, Operational Analysis, Educational Design & Delivery, and Planning & Opportunity Assessment consulting. Supporting these are Models and Illustrations analytical tools including the Soybean Value Calculator, Soybean Oil Value Calculator, MVD Dashboards, and DuPont Model. The company also publishes research reports and articles on grains, oilseeds, value chains, climate, credit, and finance topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of ag credit professionals trained since 1982
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Farm Financial Standards Council (FFSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentrec team members have held leadership positions in FFSC. Steve Hofing served as Chair of the Technical Committee for 18 years, and Todd Doehring currently serves as co-chair of the Technical Committee. The company aligns its training and consulting work with FFSC financial analysis guidelines.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pinion (formerly K·Coe Isom): Pinion is a U.S. business advisory and accounting firm serving agricultural producers and food companies with consulting, tax, and advisory services. It is the most directly comparable peer given its overlapping agribusiness management consulting focus and similar mid-market enterprise client base.
• The Context Network: The Context Network is a management consulting firm that serves leading global agribusinesses with strategy, market research, and value chain advisory services. It is comparable to Centrec as a domain-specialized agribusiness strategy consultant serving enterprise clients.
• Agri-Trend / Trimble Ag Software: Agri-Trend (now part of Trimble) provided agricultural business management consulting and agronomic advisory to large commercial producers in North America. Comparable to Centrec for delivering management consulting combined with decision tools to large farm operators.
• HighQuest Partners: HighQuest provides strategic advisory and consulting services to agribusiness and food companies globally, including market intelligence and investment diligence. Comparable to Centrec in providing senior-led advisory to enterprise agribusiness clients.
• Russell Consulting Group: Russell Consulting Group is an agricultural business and financial management consulting firm serving large-scale farmers and agribusiness across the U.S. Midwest. It overlaps directly with Centrec's strategic planning and financial advisory work for large commercial ag producers.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Consulting Group (BCG): BCG advises agricultural inputs, agribusiness, and food clients on strategy and transformation through dedicated industry practices. It is a broad-incumbent peer only at the overlap of agricultural strategy consulting, not at the training or mid-market tier.
• American Bankers Association (ABA): ABA is the largest U.S. banking trade association offering professional development, certifications, and training programs to commercial banks, including agricultural lending tracks. It is a broad-incumbent peer through its training business serving the same ag banker buyer base, though it is not a niche ag specialist.
• Bain & Company: Bain is a global management consulting firm with an Agriculture practice serving large agribusinesses on strategy and operations. It is comparable to Centrec only as a broad incumbent overlapping on agribusiness strategy work, but with vastly different scale and breadth.
• RSM US: RSM US is a mid-market professional services firm providing consulting, tax, and advisory including a dedicated agribusiness practice serving U.S. producers and lenders. Comparable to Centrec as a broad-incumbent with overlapping ag advisory services for mid-market enterprise clients.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey operates a global Agriculture practice advising agribusiness, governments, and large producers on strategy and operations. Comparable to Centrec as a broad-incumbent management consultant with ag expertise, though serving much larger and more multinational clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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