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:''For the UK government agency also named Cenex, see Centre of Excellence for Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technologies '' CHS Inc. is a Fortune 100 business owned by United States agricultural cooperatives, farmers, ranchers, and thousands of preferred stock holders. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota,〔 it owns and operates various food processing and wholesale, farm supply, Cenex brand fuel, financial services and retail businesses, and is a co-owner of Ventura Foods, a vegetable oil processor. It is ranked 1st on the National Cooperative Bank Co-op 100 list of mutuals and cooperatives (ranked by 2012 revenue), and 69th (by 2012 revenue) in the Fortune 500 2013 list of United States corporations.〔 ==History== CHS today is the result of many mergers of farmer-owned cooperatives. Significant events include the following. In 1931 Farmers Union Central Exchange was founded in Saint Paul, Minnesota. That core cooperative company later became Cenex, a combination from the last two words in its former name.〔(History of CHS Inc. ) at chsinc.com〕 In 1998, Cenex merged with Harvest States Cooperatives to form Cenex Harvest States.〔 In 2003, the cooperative changed its legal name to CHS Inc., with Cenex becoming the name of the energy brand.〔 John Johnson was the President and CEO. Johnson began his career with former Harvest States in 1976 as a feed consultant in the GTA Feeds Division, later becoming regional sales manager, director of sales and marketing and general manager of GTA Feeds. He retired from CHS Inc on December 31, 2010.〔 〕 Carl Casale is the current President and CEO. Carl Casale became president and chief executive officer of CHS Inc., Jan. 1, 2011, after a 26-year career in agribusiness. In November 2011, CHS acquired Israeli, TASE listed, soy protein company Solbar Industries for $133 Million. Harvest States Cooperatives was the largest recipient of federal farm subsidies in Minnesota between 1995 and 2012, having received over $48 million, mostly in the form of commodity subsidies. 〔http://farm.ewg.org/top_recips.php?fips=27000&progcode=totalfarm®ionname=Minnesota 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CHS Inc.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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