Summary of investments |
Investments as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | (Dollars in thousands) | Equity method investments: | | | | CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC | $ | 2,662,618 | | | $ | 2,708,942 | | Ventura Foods, LLC | 381,351 | | | 374,516 | | Ardent Mills, LLC | 208,927 | | | 209,027 | | Other equity method investments | 253,182 | | | 267,247 | | Other investments | 123,955 | | | 124,264 | | Total investments | $ | 3,630,033 | | | $ | 3,683,996 | |
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Summarized financial information of equity method investments |
The following tables provide aggregate summarized financial information for CF Nitrogen for the balance sheets as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the statements of operations for the 12 months ended August 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | (Dollars in thousands) | Current assets | $ | 552,127 | | | $ | 590,057 | | Noncurrent assets | 6,564,086 | | | 7,028,766 | | Current liabilities | 222,391 | | | 228,324 | | Noncurrent liabilities | 3,036 | | | 2,455 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | (Dollars in thousands) | Net sales | $ | 2,522,827 | | | $ | 2,894,795 | | | $ | 2,449,695 | | Gross profit | 570,901 | | | 737,168 | | | 423,612 | | Net earnings | 529,462 | | | 706,291 | | | 401,295 | | Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 127,954 | | | 160,373 | | | 106,895 | |
The following tables provide aggregate summarized financial information for our equity method investments in Ventura Foods and Ardent Mills for balance sheets as of August 31, 2020 and 2019, and statements of operations for the 12 months ended August 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018: | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | (Dollars in thousands) | Current assets | $ | 1,548,930 | | | $ | 1,469,003 | | Noncurrent assets | 2,461,886 | | | 2,327,217 | | Current liabilities | 628,440 | | | 535,579 | | Noncurrent liabilities | 895,620 | | | 790,401 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2020 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | (Dollars in thousands) | Net sales | $ | 5,440,143 | | | $ | 5,752,368 | | | $ | 5,882,035 | | Gross profit | 584,352 | | | 565,784 | | | 601,927 | | Net earnings | 181,049 | | | 248,303 | | | 226,776 | | Earnings attributable to CHS Inc. | 48,927 | | | 69,157 | | | 46,069 | |
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