Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

We purchase and sell grain and other agricultural commodity products from certain equity investees, primarily CF Nitrogen, Ventura Foods, Ardent Mills and TEMCO, LLC. Sales to and purchases from related parties for the years ended August 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, are as follows:



	2019		2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Sales	$	2,628,670	$	2,928,984	$	3,183,944
Purchases	901,812		2,505,185		2,610,887

Receivables due from and payables due to related parties as of August 31, 2019 and 2018, are as follows:



	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due from related parties	$	26,785	$	31,063
Due to related parties	60,156		52,284

As a cooperative, we are owned by farmers and ranchers and their member cooperatives, which are referred to as members. We buy commodities from and provide products and services to our members. Individually, our members do not have a significant ownership in CHS.