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Note 4 - Inventory
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

4)

INVENTORY

 

The carrying values of inventory were as follows as of:

 

   

September 30, 2024

   

December 31, 2023

 

At average cost (approximates current cost)

               

Finished goods

  $ 7,914     $ 16,235  

Work in process

    748       611  

Raw materials and supplies

    22,732       25,532  
      31,394       42,378  

LIFO reserve

    (6,516 )     (9,400 )

Total inventory

  $ 24,878     $ 32,978  

 

A Last In First Out (“LIFO”) liquidation of $935 occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. There was no liquidation in the twelve months ended December 31, 2023.