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Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2021
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 and TEMCO. Sales to and purchases from related parties for the years ended August 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, are as follows:
| 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
| (Dollars in thousands)
Sales | $ | 2,744,482 |  |  | $ | 2,528,921 |  |  | $ | 2,628,670 |
Purchases | 2,682,165 |  |  | 872,819 |  |  | 901,812 |
Receivables due from and payables due to related parties as of August 31, 2021 and 2020, are as follows:
| 2021 |  | 2020
| (Dollars in thousands)
Due from related parties | $ | 40,485 |  |  | $ | 129,397 |
Due to related parties | 90,986 |  |  | 53,602 |
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.

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