EXHIBIT 24

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

     Know all by these presents, that I hereby constitute and appoint each of
David Kastelic, Theresa Egan and Jodell Heller my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution
for me and in my name, place and stead, to:

     1.   execute for me and on my behalf, in my capacity as an officer and/or
          director of CHS Inc., Forms 3, 4 or 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
          of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
          promulgated thereunder;

     2.   do and perform any and all acts for me and on my behalf which may be
          necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or
          5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto and timely
          file such Form with the United States Securities and Exchange
          Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

     3.   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
          foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
          benefit to me, in my best interest or legally required by me, it being
          understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my
          behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
          shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
          approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

     I hereby grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as I might or could do if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, IN
SERVING IN SUCH CAPACITY AT MY REQUEST, ARE NOT ASSUMING, NOR IS CHS INC.
ASSUMING, ANY OF MY RESPONSIBILITIES TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 16 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED.

     This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no
longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to my holdings of and
transactions in securities of Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, unless earlier
revoked by me in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact named
above.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on October 8,
2003.

                                             /s/ Anwer Hussain
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                                             Anwer Hussain
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