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Accounting Policies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory are as follows for the periods presented (amounts in thousands):

		April 30, 2015				January 31, 2015
Ethanol and other finished goods		$	4,402			$	3,039
Work in process			2,420				2,609
Grain and other raw materials			12,744				12,414
Total		$	19,566			$	18,062

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 2

-Paragraph 6

-Subparagraph a,b,c

-Article 5

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