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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments And Contingencies Tables |
Sales commitments |
|  | Fixed-Price Contracts |
Ethanol |  | $ | 70 |
WDG |  |  | 521 |
Total |  | $ | 591 |
|  | Indexed-Price Contracts (Volume) |
Ethanol (gallons) |  |  | 97,708 |
WDG (tons) |  |  | 55 |

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