CHS (CHSCN) 10-Q 2006 Q2 Quarterly report

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of CHS Inc. (the “Company”) onForm 10-Q for the quarterly period ended February 28, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, John D. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  John D. Johnson

John D. Johnson

President and Chief Executive Officer

April 13, 2006