Description

CHS Inc. operates as a comprehensive agricultural enterprise, supplying essential grains, food products, and energy resources to both commercial clients and individual consumers across a vast global footprint, encompassing North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company's diverse operations are organized into four primary segments: Energy, Ag, Nitrogen Production, and Foods. Its Energy division is responsible for managing petroleum refining facilities and pipeline networks, as well as the sourcing, marketing, and distribution of refined fuels like gasoline and diesel, along with other energy commodities. This segment also handles the blending, sale, and delivery of lubricants, and the provision of propane and natural gas liquids. Furthermore, it processes crude oil into refined petroleum products marketed under the Cenex brand through an extensive network of approximately 1,500 retail locations, while also offering transportation services. The Ag segment focuses on the marketing of grains and oilseeds and provides a broad spectrum of agricultural inputs. These offerings include seeds, crop nutrients, crop protection products, animal feed, animal health solutions, refined and renewable fuels, propane, and processed goods such as refined oils, meal, soy flour, and sunflower products. Nitrogen Production specializes in the manufacturing and distribution of nitrogen-based compounds, including methanol, UAN, and urea, among other related products. The Foods division is actively involved in the production, packaging, and distribution of various vegetable oil-based consumer goods, such as packaged oils, margarine, mayonnaise, flavored dressings, sauces, and other food items. Beyond its core product lines, CHS Inc. extends its services to financial solutions, offering commercial agricultural loans to cooperatives and individual producers, in addition to providing consulting and commodity risk management expertise. Founded in 1936, CHS Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.