CHS Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, is expanding capacity to improve efficiency at its Winner, S.D., location to better serve local farmers now and into the future.

The facility has increased its receiving capacity from 10,000 to 15,000 bushels per hour and is adding one million bushels of new bunker space. These improvements were made in an effort to reduce wait times for customers and enable the facility to handle more grain during peak harvest seasons.

“The Winner location is a strategic location for CHS in south central South Dakota, and these upgrades will help us keep up with our producers’ needs,” said Ross Keegan, senior director of operations at CHS River Plains. “The receiving upgrade in Winner has dramatically increased our receiving capacity, which should reduce wait times to dump grain and improve our customers’ experience when they come to our facility.”

The additional bunker space will give growers another place to unload during their busy harvest season, allowing them an opportunity to get back to the field quicker.

By optimizing its assets, CHS continues to strengthen its ability to provide market access and deliver more value for farmer-owners. The receiving capacity upgrade has been completed, and construction on the new bunker is expected to be finished yet this month.

The project also included the replacement of facility catwalks. These upgrades were added in an effort to create a more secure working environment for employees.

About CHS Inc.

CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) creates connections to empower agriculture. As a leading global agribusiness and the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, CHS serves customers in 65 countries and employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. We provide critical crop inputs, market access and risk management services that help farmers feed the world. Our diversified agronomy, grains, foods and energy businesses recorded revenues of approximately $39 billion in fiscal year 2024. CHS is committed to reducing our impact on the planet, finding and developing new solutions in agriculture and energy, and investing in ways to build a better future for our owners, customers, employees and communities.