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, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively, are as follows:


	2020		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Sales	$	2,528,921	$	2,628,670	$	2,928,984
Purchases	872,819		901,812		2,505,185

Receivables due from and payables due to related parties as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows:


	2020		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due from related parties	$	129,397	$	26,785
Due to related parties	53,602		60,156

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.