CHS to auction 4 grain facilities with 7.5M bushels of storage
CHS will continue operating the facilities through the fall harvest and will keep buying grain to deliver to processing and river facilities.
USA – CHS Inc., the largest farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, is putting four grain facilities in Minnesota up for sale through a sealed-bid auction, as the company adjusts its grain-handling network to reflect changing agricultural supply chains and market demand.
The sale includes grain elevators in Kasson, Ostrander, Wykoff and Claremont, with combined storage capacity of approximately 7.5 million bushels.
Maas Companies Inc., a Rochester, Minnesota-based auctioneer, will conduct the auction, with bids due by 4 p.m. Central Time on 19 November 2026.
The sale follows CHS’s June announcement that it would close or sell its Kasson, Ostrander, and Wykoff facilities after the 2026 autumn harvest.
The Claremont elevator had already ceased operations. CHS said it would continue accepting grain at the three operating locations through the current harvest season before transferring ownership.
The Kasson facility is the largest property in the offering, with approximately 3.5 million bushels of combined grain storage capacity.
It also includes a self-service fueling station, office, truck scale and leased warehouses that generate rental income.
The Ostrander elevator has 2.17 million bushels of storage capacity, while the Wykoff facility offers around 1.4 million bushels.
The Claremont site provides 583,016 bushels of storage. Together, the facilities represent a significant grain-handling infrastructure portfolio in southeastern Minnesota.
CHS said the decision reflects shifts in regional grain movements, with local corn and soybean processing plants and river terminals increasingly serving as farmers’ primary destinations.
The company said more producers in the region are delivering grain directly to larger facilities, including CHS operations in Mankato and Fairmont.
The cooperative has cited the economics of operating smaller elevators as a factor in its decision.
Grain collected at these facilities must often be transported elsewhere for processing or export, adding handling and logistics costs that can reduce the value delivered to growers.
Despite the planned sales, CHS intends to maintain its presence in the region through agronomy and energy products and services for farmers.
The company continues to invest in selected grain-handling operations, including facilities in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.
The auction highlights the consolidation of grain storage and handling infrastructure as agricultural companies respond to evolving transport routes, processing capacity and farm delivery patterns.
For potential buyers, the properties offer established storage and handling assets that could support continued grain trading, logistics or agricultural operations.
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