CHS Inc. is a

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owned by United States

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s, farmers, ranchers, and thousands of

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holders. Based in Inver Grove Heights,

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, CHS owns and operates various

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and wholesale, farm supply, financial services and retail businesses. It also distributes Cenex brand fuel in 19 midwestern and western states as one of North America's largest c-store networks. It is a co-owner (with Mitsui & Co.) of Ventura Foods, a vegetable oil processor. CHS is ranked 1st on the

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Co-op 100 list of mutuals and cooperatives (ranked by 2012 revenue), and 96th (by 2017 revenue) in

's 2018 list of U.S. corporations.

History

CHS's history began in 1931 with the founding of the Farmers Union Central Exchange in

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. 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.

Co-branding with Eagle Stop

Eagle Stop is a chain of

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s headquartered in

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. , the chain has 49 locations, all in Missouri. All Eagle Stop locations are co-branded with Cenex gas stations.

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Historical records
of the Farmers Union Central Exchange are available for research use at the

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History

Co-branding with Eagle Stop

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