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7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) (EthanolMember, USD $) | Sep. 30, 2012 gal
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EthanolMember |
Fixed-price purchase contracts to purchase, ethanol | $ 14,153,000
Indexed-price contracts to purchase ethanol, gallons | 112,000

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