Exhibit 32.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Argan,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation
(the "Company"),  on Form 10-QSB for the period ended,  April 30, 2004, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Arthur F. Trudel,  Senior Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer of the
Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to  Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of  2002,  that  to the  best of my
knowledge:

      1.    The Report fully complies with the  requirements of Section 13(a) or
            15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      2.    Information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
            respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations of the
            Company.


                               By: /s/ Arthur F. Trudel
                               -----------------------------------------------
                               Arthur F. Trudel
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: June 9, 2004


A signed original of this document has been provided to the Company and will be
  retained by the Company and furnished to the SEC or its staff upon request.