How to read your CHS statement

Statement details

  • All payments are due on the 20th of the month
  • Billing periods cover a full calendar month billing cycle
  • Finance charges are standardized at 18% annual, or 1.5% monthly on past due balances
  • If you are enrolled in ACH, funds are withdrawn from your account on or near the 20th (holidays, weekends and other factors may move this date by a few days)

Reading your statement

Note: if you live in Montana, your statement looks slightly different. Learn how to read your Montana CHS statement.

  1. Account Number
  2. Statement Dates: Begin, End, Due Date
  3. Current Due: This is the amount you owe CHS. If amount is preceded by a minus sign, that indicates a credit balance and no payment is due
  4. Remit To Address: Payment can be mailed to this address or dropped off at any of our CHS offices.
  5. Date: Date product or service was provided
  6. Inv Due Date: Date payment is due for this invoice
  7. PO/TKT#: Number on ticket when product was picked up
  8. Invoice Number: Individual invoice number
  9. Description: Description of product or service provided
  10. Qty: Number of units, acres or other merchandise provided
  11. Unit Price
  12. Invoice Total: Total of individual lines for each invoice
  13. Payment Received: Lists any payments received
  14. Running Balance: Running total of all invoices and payments, which can be a credit balance if minus sign precedes amount
  15. Summary By Category: This is a detailed summary by category for the statement period each month with total quantity and total dollars
  16. Account Status: Indicates any prepay, current balance and past due balances on your account.
  17. Begin Prepay: Prepay balance from previous month’s statement
    A – Prepay Increase: Prepaid dollars received this statement period
    B – Prepay Decrease: Prepaid dollars applied to this statement
    C – End Prepay Balance: Remaining prepay for this statement
  18. Begin Budget: Previous month’s budget balance
    A – Budget Activity: Additional invoices generated in this statement period, less deliveries made
    B – End Budget Balance: Total (budget invoices generated, less deliveries made) Will be positive value, if additional invoices exceed deliveries made
  19. Future/Deferred: Amount due at a future date
  20. Current Due: Amount due this statement
  21. Total balance: Total of current and future amounts due
  22. Number of Pages in Statement

Thank you

Thank you for continuing to trust CHS as a valued partner in your home, business or farming operation.

Contact your local CHS office for additional help with your statement.