Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

We purchase and sell grain and other agricultural commodity products from certain equity investees, primarily CF Nitrogen, Ventura Foods, Ardent Mills and TEMCO. Sales to and purchases from related parties for the years ended August 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, are as follows:


	2022		2021		2020
	(Dollars in thousands)
Sales	$	1,511,532	$	2,744,482	$	2,528,921
Purchases	2,040,357		2,682,165		872,819

Receivables due from and payables due to related parties as of August 31, 2022 and 2021, are as follows:


	2022		2021
	(Dollars in thousands)
Due from related parties	$	78,600	$	40,485
Due to related parties	140,174		90,986

As a cooperative, we are owned by farmers and ranchers and 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.