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COMMITMENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2017
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12. | COMMITMENTS
One Earth and NuGen have combined forward purchase contracts for approximately 7.7 million bushels of corn, the principal raw material for their ethanol plants. They expect to take delivery of a majority of the corn through June 2017. One Earth and NuGen have combined sales commitments for approximately 59.7 million gallons of ethanol, 67,000 tons of distillers grains and 14.4 million pounds of non-food grade corn oil. They expect to deliver the ethanol, distillers grains and corn oil through June 2017. One Earth has entered into an agreement with an unrelated party for the use of a portion of the party’s natural gas pipeline. The term of the agreement is 10 years, and the amount is $4,380,000, which is paid over 120 equal monthly installments of $36,500. Payments began in February 2009. One Earth paid approximately $438,000 pursuant to the lease in each of fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014. One Earth and NuGen have entered into agreements with unrelated parties for the lease of railcars that will be used to ship ethanol and distillers grains. These leases expire on various dates through February 1, 2024. One Earth and NuGen pay a monthly lease amount per railcar. One Earth and NuGen combined incurred expenses of approximately $8,515,000, $7,221,000 and $7,024,000 pursuant to the leases in fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. One Earth and NuGen each have a contract with an unrelated party (“Distillers Grains Marketer”) for distillers grains marketing services. Under the terms of the contracts, the Distillers Grains Marketers will purchase all of One Earth’s and NuGen’s distillers grains production during the term of the contracts. The contracts call for One Earth and NuGen to pay a fee per ton of distillers grains for the Distillers Grains Marketers’ services. The terms of the agreements are for one year and shall renew automatically for additional one year terms, unless either party sends notice to the other party of its intent to terminate the agreement at least 90 days prior to the expiration of the then current term of the agreement. One Earth and NuGen incurred fees of approximately $1,194,000, $1,169,000 and $1,190,000 in fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for these marketing services. One Earth has a grain origination agreement with Alliance Grain, a minority equity owner, under which it purchased 100% of its grain during fiscal years 2016, 2015 and 2014. One Earth pays to Alliance Grain a certain amount per bushel for procurement fees. The term of the agreement expires October 31, 2016, and shall renew automatically for additional one year terms, unless either party sends notice to the other party of its intent to terminate the agreement at least 180 days prior to the expiration of the then current term of the agreement.

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