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                                                                    Exhibit 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Argan, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") on 10-KSB,  as filed with the Securities  and Exchange  Commission on
the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Arthur F. Trudel,  Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, hereby certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, that to the
best of my knowledge:

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

2.    Information  contained  in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all  material
      respects,  the  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  of the
      Company.


/s/ Arthur F. Trudel
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Arthur F. Trudel
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 26, 2005

A signed  original of this document has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.

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