Who is CHS? The cooperative that associates thousands of producers in the United States and also operates in Argentine agriculture

CHS is not a brand that resonates in the day-to-day of Argentine agriculture, but that does not mean it is not present or that its weight is minor.

It is the largest agricultural cooperative in the United States and one of the most important in the world. Its roots date back to 1931, when a group of rural cooperatives from the northern part of the country united under the name Farmers Union Central Exchange. Throughout the 20th century, it consolidated under the name Cenex Harvest States, until adopting the CHS Inc. brand in 2003, when it was partially listed on the stock exchange.

Unlike large multinational companies in the sector, CHS maintains its cooperative identity: it belongs to more than a thousand rural cooperatives and thousands of individual agricultural producers in the United States. However, it issues shares that are traded on the Nasdaq, which allows it to raise financial capital without ceding control of the company. In that sense, it is a hybrid and unique structure in the global agribusiness world.