Benefits of Cooperative Ownership | CHS Inc.

CHS and the cooperative system work for you, finding new ways to enhance grain revenue through value-added processing and customer connections.

766 million bushels of grain originated annually

Wheat milled through the Arden Mills joint venture

153 million pounds of sunflower seeds processed

• CHS sunflower processing statistics
• 68 million pounds for human consumption
• 85 million pounds for bird food

100 million bushels of soybean processed

CHS soybean processing statistics

• 2.5 million tons of soybean meal
• 1.3 billion pounds of soybean oil refined
• 115,000 tons of soybean hulls
• Foodservice and retail products through the Ventura Foods joint venture
• PlastiSoy® epoxidized soy oil used in food wrap and medical applications
• Defatted Honeysoy® soy flour for baked goods
• Defatted soy white flake for food and protein production

525,000 tons of canola seed processed

CHS canola seed processing statistics

• 300,000 tons of canola meal for feed
• 440 million pounds of canola oil refined

93 million bushels of corn processed

CHS soybean processing statistics

• 70 million pounds of corn oil refined
• 710,000 tons of DDGS for feed
• 260 million gallons of corn ethanol

Finding new uses for commodities

One example of adding value is our next-generation adjuvant formulated with refined soybean oil made from soybeans raised by co-op farmer-owners.

CHS refined soybean oil adjuvant process

• Soybeans are grown by cooperative farmer-owners
• Soybeans are harvested
• Soybeans are marketed through the cooperative system
• Soybeans are crushed and the oil is refined at cooperative facilities
• Refined soy oil is used as a component in adjuvants
• Adjuvants are added to crop protection products to improve performance
• Protected crops add yield and value for cooperative farmer-owners

Learn more at cooperativeownership.com

 

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