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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-14-065282
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140909
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140908

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000823277
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150]
		IRS NUMBER:				410251095
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-196918
		FILM NUMBER:		141091989

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077
		BUSINESS PHONE:		651-355-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961212

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000823277
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150]
		IRS NUMBER:				410251095
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077
		BUSINESS PHONE:		651-355-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961212
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;433</font></b></p>
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-196918</font></b></p>
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">September&nbsp;8, 2014</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CHS INC.</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Class&nbsp;B Reset Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;3<br> (Liquidation Preference Equivalent to $25.00 Per Share)</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">September&nbsp;8, 2014</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FINAL PRICING TERM SHEET</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Class&nbsp;B   Reset Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;3 (the &#147;Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred   Stock&#148;)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19,000,000   shares</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2,850,000   shares</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">September&nbsp;15, 2014 (T+5)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dividends   on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock will be cumulative from,   and including, September&nbsp;15, 2014 and, if, when and as declared by the   Issuer&#146;s Board of Directors at its election, will be payable quarterly in   arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30, September&nbsp;30 and   December&nbsp;31 of each year, commencing on December&nbsp;31, 2014, at the   rate of 6.75% of the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share per annum   (equivalent to $1.6875 per share per annum) to, but excluding,   September&nbsp;30, 2024, and thereafter, at an annual rate equal to   three-month LIBOR, as determined for the applicable quarterly Dividend Period   (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement dated September&nbsp;8,   2014 (the &#147;Preliminary Prospectus Supplement&#148;)), plus a spread of 4.155%, or 415.5   basis points, but in no event will the sum of such annual rate and spread be   greater than 8% per annum.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As   determined on the Reset Rate Determination Date (as defined below) for the   applicable quarterly Dividend Period, means the offered rate for deposits in   U.S. dollars having a maturity of three months that appears on the Designated   LIBOR Page&nbsp;(as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) as of   11:00&nbsp;a.m., London time, on such Reset Rate Determination Date. If such   rate does not appear on such page&nbsp;at such time, then the Calculation   Agent will request the principal London office of each of four major   reference banks in the London interbank market, selected by the Calculation   Agent, to provide such bank&#146;s offered quotation to prime banks in the London   interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars with a term of three months as   of 11:00&nbsp;a.m., London time, on such Reset Rate Determination Date and in   a principal amount equal to an amount that, in the judgment of the   Calculation Agent, is representative for a single transaction in U.S. dollars   in the relevant market at the relevant time (a &#147;Representative Amount&#148;). If   at least two such quotations are so provided, three-month LIBOR for the   quarterly Dividend Period related to such Reset Date Determination Date will   be</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">the   arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two such quotations are   provided, the Calculation Agent will request each of three major banks in The   City of New York to provide such bank&#146;s rate for loans in U.S. dollars to   leading European banks with a term of three months as of approximately   11:00&nbsp;a.m., New York City time, on such Reset Rate Determination Date   and in a Representative Amount. If at least two such rates are so provided,   three-month LIBOR for the quarterly Dividend Period related to such Reset   Rate Determination Date will be the arithmetic mean of such rates. If fewer   than two such rates are so provided, then three-month LIBOR for the quarterly   Dividend Period related to such Reset Rate Determination Date will be set to   equal three-month LIBOR for the quarterly Dividend Period in which such Reset   Rate Determination Date falls or, in the case of the quarterly Dividend   Period commencing on September&nbsp;30, 2024 (the &#147;First Reset Date&#148;), 2.595%.   &#147;Reset Rate Determination Date&#148; means the second London Banking Day (as   defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) immediately preceding the   first day of each relevant quarterly Dividend Period commencing on the First   Reset Date.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dividends   on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock shall accumulate from, and   including, September&nbsp;15, 2014 and, if, when and as declared by the   Issuer&#146;s Board of Directors at its election, shall be payable quarterly in   arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30, September&nbsp;30 and   December&nbsp;31, commencing December&nbsp;31, 2014.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The   Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock will not be redeemable by the   Issuer prior to September&nbsp;30, 2024. On and after September&nbsp;30,   2024, the Issuer, at its option, may redeem the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3   Preferred Stock for cash, in whole or in part, at a per share redemption   price equal to the per share liquidation preference of $25.00, plus all   dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to, and including, the date of   redemption, payable in cash, to the extent the Issuer has funds legally   available therefor.</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">If   at any time there has been a change in control (as defined in the Preliminary   Prospectus Supplement), each holder of shares of the Class&nbsp;B   Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock will have the right, for a period of 90 days   from the date of the change in control, to require the Issuer to redeem all   or any portion of the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock   owned by that holder. Not later than 130 days after the date of the change in   control (or, if that date is not a Business Day (as defined in the   Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), the next succeeding Business Day) the Issuer   will redeem all shares holders have elected to require the Issuer to redeem   in a written notice delivered to the Issuer on or prior to the 90</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;day after the change in control. The   redemption price per share will be equal to the per share liquidation preference   of $25.00 per</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12542R   704 / US12542R7044</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">The Issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) for the offering of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuer has filed with the SEC, including the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, for more complete information about the Issuer and the offering of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Alternatively, the Issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;3 Preferred Stock will arrange to send you the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the accompanying prospectus and, when available, the final prospectus supplement if you request it by calling </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated toll-free </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">at 1-800-294-1322 or </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at 1-800-326-5897</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">.</font></b></p>
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