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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Nasdaq: CHSCP | |
| Industry | Wholesale agriculture products Fuels |
| Founded | 1931; 94 years ago (1931), as Farmers Union Central Exchange |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Jay Debertin (CEO) |
| Revenue |  US$38.4 billion(2021)[1] |
| US$515.3 million(2021)[1] | |
| US$554 million(2021)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$7.998 billion(2021)[1] |
| Total equity | US$9.017 billion(2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 9,941(November 2021)[1] |
| Subsidiaries | Cenex |
| Website | chsinc |
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CHS Inc. is aFortune 500secondary cooperative owned by United Statesagricultural cooperatives, farmers, ranchers, and thousands ofpreferred stock holders. Based inInver Grove Heights,Minnesota, CHS owns and operates variousfood processing and wholesale, farm supply, financial services and retail businesses. It also distributesCenex brand fuel in 19 midwestern and western states as one of North America's largest c-store networks. It is a co-owner (withMitsui & Co.) of Ventura Foods, a vegetable oil processor.
CHS is ranked 1st on theNational Cooperative Bank Co-op 100 list of mutuals and cooperatives (ranked by 2012 revenue), and 96th (by 2017 revenue) inFortune 500's 2018 list of U.S. corporations.[2]
CHS's history began in 1931 with the founding of theFarmers Union Central Exchange inSaint Paul, Minnesota. Later, the core cooperative company became Cenex, from the combination of the last two words in its previous name.
In 1998, Cenex merged with Harvest States Cooperatives. Harvest States was the product of a 1983 merger between North Pacific Grain Growers (formed 1929) and the Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association (formed 1938). The merged cooperative took the name Cenex Harvest States, adopting "CHS" as its brand name. In 2003, it changed its legal name to CHS Inc.[3]
Eagle Stop is a chain ofconvenience stores headquartered inMissouri. As of 2022[update], the chain has 49 locations, all in Missouri.[4] All Eagle Stop locations are co-branded with Cenex gas stations.[5]
