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Related Party Transactions
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2025
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
    We purchase and sell grain and other agricultural commodity products from certain equity investees, primarily CF Nitrogen, Ventura Foods, Ardent Mills, TEMCO, LLC and Producer Ag. Sales to and purchases from related parties for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, are as follows:
202520242023
 (Dollars in thousands)
Sales$2,374,201 $2,396,916 $1,653,125 
Purchases1,830,832 1,590,955 1,697,780 

    Receivables due from and payables due to related parties as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, are as follows:
20252024
 (Dollars in thousands)
Due from related parties$225,421 $334,778 
Due to related parties130,416 113,081 

The amounts due from related parties associated with grain sales to Producer Ag were $153.6 million and $208.6 million, as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. These sales have 90-day payment terms and outstanding amounts due to CHS from Producer Ag are classified as trade receivables on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. There are no material past-due amounts arising from these sales as of August 31, 2025. On October 10, 2025, we announced our mutual agreement with MKC to start the process of ending our joint venture in Producer Ag.

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.