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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2025
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Derivative Assets at Fair Value [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information about the fair values of the Company’s derivative financial instruments (that are not accounted for under the “normal purchases and normal sales” scope exemption of ASC 815) and the line items on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in which the fair values are reflected (in thousands):

 

   Asset Derivatives
Fair Value
   Liability Derivatives
Fair Value
 
   October 31,
2025
   January 31,
2025
   October 31,
2025
   January 31,
2025
 
                     
Forward purchase contracts (1)  $517   $1,253   $615   $378 
                     
Cash collateral balance (2)  $1,114   $2,523   $
-
   $
-
 
Commodity futures (3)   (372)    (1,291)    
-
    
-
 
Net position with broker  $742   $1,232   $
-
   $
-
 
                     
Total  $1,259   $2,485   $615   $378 

 

  (1) Forward purchase contracts assets are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 8.6 million bushels and 16.8 million bushels of corn at October 31, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.
     
    Forward purchase contracts liabilities are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts are for purchases of approximately 5.7 million bushels and 7.6 million bushels of corn at October 31, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.
     
  (2) As of October 31, 2025 and January 31, 2025, all of the derivative financial instruments held by the Company were subject to enforceable master netting arrangements. The Company’s accounting policy is to offset position amounts owed or owing with the same counterparty. Depending on the amount of unrealized gains and losses on derivative contracts held by the Company, the counterparty may require collateral to secure the Company’s derivative contract positions. As of October 31, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company recorded this collateral balance within “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.
     
  (3) Commodity futures assets and liabilities are included in “Prepaid expenses and other” on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. These contracts included short/sell positions and long-buy positions for approximately 185,000 and 5.3 million bushels of corn, respectively at October 31, 2025. These contracts included short/sell positions and long/buy positions for approximately 6.3 million and 575,000 bushels of corn, respectively, at January 31, 2025. These contracts also included short/sell positions for approximately 4.2 million gallons of ethanol at January 31, 2025.
     
    See Note 5 which contains fair value information related to derivative financial instruments.
Schedule of Derivative Instruments [Table Text Block]

The following table provides information about (losses) gains recognized in income from the Company’s derivative financial instruments and the line items on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations in which the fair values are reflected for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 (amounts in thousands):

 

   Three Months Ended
October 31,
   Nine Months Ended
October 31,
 
   2025   2024   2025   2024 
                     
Net sales  $(328)  $300   $(110)  $737 
                     
Cost of sales  $1,878   $3,753   $4,163   $(2,362)