10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                to

Commission File Number 001-36245

RiceBran Technologies

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	87-0673375
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
25420 Kuykendahl Rd., Suite B300 Tomball, TX	77375
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 675-2421

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value per share	RIBT	The NASDAQ Capital Market

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☐	Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒	Smaller reporting company  ☒
	Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates was $34.3 million calculated by using the closing price of the common stock on such date on NASDAQ Capital Market of $6.70 per share.

As of March 16, 2023, there were 6,384,334 shares of our common stock outstanding.

Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its annual meeting of shareholders, which Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Auditor Firm PCAOB ID: 49 Auditor Name: RSM US LLP Auditor Location: Houston, Texas

FORM 10-K

INDEX

PART I			Page
	Item 1.	Business	4
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	8
	Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	14
	Item 2.	Properties	14
	Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	14
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	14
PART II
	Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	15
	Item 6.	Reserved	15
	Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	15
	Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	17
	Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	17
	Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	41
	Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	41
	Item 9B.	Other Information	42
	Item 9C.	Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections	42
PART III
	Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	42
	Item 11.	Executive Compensation	42
	Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	42
	Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	42
	Item 14.	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	42
PART IV
	Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	42
Signatures			47

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs and our assumptions. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “will,” “may” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and concern matters that could subsequently differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this Annual Report. These risks and uncertainties include those described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this Annual Report. We do not endorse any projections regarding future performance that may be made by third parties.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to RiceBran Technologies, and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

Our Company

We are a specialty ingredient and milling company that produces nutritional and functional ingredients derived from rice and other small and ancient grains for the nutraceutical, healthy food, companion animal and equine feed categories. Notably, we are a market leader in North America in converting raw rice bran into stabilized rice bran (SRB) and high value SRB derivative products including:

● RiBalance, a complete rice bran nutritional package derived from further processing SRB;

● RiSolubles, a highly nutritious, carbohydrate and lipid rich fraction of RiBalance;

● RiFiber, a protein and fiber rich insoluble derivative of RiBalance; and

● our family of ProRyza products, which includes derivatives composed of protein and protein/fiber blends.

We have developed our products by optimizing proprietary processes. Our products are healthy, natural, and non-genetically modified ingredients that are hypoallergenic and gluten free for use in baked goods, cereals, coatings, health foods, high-end animal nutrition, and animal health. Our customer include food and animal nutrition manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, both domestic and international.

We incorporated under the laws of the State of California in 2000. From July 2003 until October 2012, our corporate name was “NutraCea.” In October 2012, we changed our name to “RiceBran Technologies”. In 2018, we moved our corporate headquarters to Texas, from Arizona.

We produce SRB at four locations: two raw rice bran stabilization facilities located within supplier-owned rice mills in Arbuckle and West Sacramento, California, one company-owned rice bran stabilization facility in Mermentau, Louisiana, and our wholly owned rice mill in Wynne, Arkansas.

We further process SRB into high-value SRB derivatives at our Dillon, Montana facility using proprietary equipment and technology. Our primary products include: RiSolubles, RiFiber, RiBalance, in both organic and conventional formats, and our ProRyza family of products.

We own and operate two specialty mills: a rice mill and bran stabilization facility in Wynne, Arkansas operated be Golden Ridge Rice Mills, Inc. (Golden Ridge), acquired in 2018; and a grain mill and processing facility in East Grand Forks, Minnesota operated by MGI Grain, Incorporated (MGI), acquired in 2019.

Stabilized RiceBran (SRB)

As the leading supplier of SRB, we believe our greatest market opportunities are in the food ingredient and animal nutrition markets. Nutritionally balanced, minimally processed, gluten free, non-GMO and clean-label food and animal feed ingredients are in high demand, and we are strategically positioned to take advantage of this growing and sustainable market opportunity.

Food Ingredients

Our SRB and SRB derivative products are nutritional and beneficial food products that contain a unique combination of oil, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, fibers, and antioxidants that enhance the nutritional value of popular consumer products. Our products replace ingredients like soy protein isolate, soy protein concentrate, modified food starch, pea protein, mustard flour and yeast at a significantly reduced cost. Foods that are ideally suited for the addition of our SRB to their products include processed meats, cereals, snacks, beverages, baked goods, breading, and batters.

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Animal Nutrition

Our SRB is marketed as a feed ingredient in the United States and international animal nutrition markets, and we will continue to pursue sales opportunities with attractive margins in those markets. SRB is currently used as an equine feed ingredient as it has been shown to provide health benefits for show and performance horses. We believe that there are also numerous market opportunities for utilizing SRB in the production of food for companion animals. We have multiple engagements with customers in the companion animal market, and we are aggressively pursuing other opportunities.

Rice Bran

Rice is the staple food for over half of the world’s population, especially in some of the world’s most populous countries. Asia accounts for roughly 90% of global rice production and China is the world’s number one rice producer. Globally, the United States ranks 12th in rice production with approximately 1% of the global total.

After harvest, individual rice kernels are stored in common receiving locations such as farm silos for future delivery to grain dryers or area rice mills. At this stage, large quantities of individual rice kernels are collectively called “paddy rice,” or “rough” rice. In this form, the rice kernel is fully enveloped by the rice hull, which serves as a protective cover, shielding the inner rice kernel from damage.

After storage and drying, paddy rice is cleaned of foreign material (scalping, de-stoning and aspiration). The paddy husker then uses differential speed rubber rollers to remove the hulls from rough rice. Aspiration carries off the loosened hulls, and the normal brown rice kernels (caryopsis) are separated from the unhusked kernels which are returned to the paddy husker.

Once husked, the outer brown layers of bran are removed from the inner white starch endosperm by an abrasive or frictional milling process producing a milled white rice kernel. After milling, white rice is typically sorted by size to remove broken kernels from whole kernels, and by color to remove discolored kernels. Further processing may also be used to polish the white rice for a smooth surface.

Raw rice bran collected from the milling process is composed of rice germ and several sub-layers (pericarp, testa, nucellus and aleurone) surrounding the white starchy endosperm. Commercial rice bran makes up approximately 10% of rough rice by weight. Rice germ, an especially nutrient rich material, makes up approximately 10% of commercial rice bran by weight.

In the milling process the oils present in raw rice bran come into contact with native lipase enzymes that are naturally present in the rice kernel which initiate a rapid enzymatic hydrolysis of the oil, converting oils (triglycerides) into monoglycerides, diglycerides and free fatty acids (FFA). As the FFA content builds in raw rice bran, the bran becomes unpalatable and off flavors (rancidity) develop.

If left unchecked, enzymatic degradation at room temperatures can increase the FFA levels to 5-8% within 24 hours continuing at a rate of approximately 4-5% per day thereafter. Rice bran stabilization deactivates the native enzymes to prevent the increase of FFA otherwise caused by lipase enzyme activity. Proper stabilization is critical in the preservation of the nutritional value of the bran.

Historically, there have been a number of attempts to develop rice bran stabilization techniques, including the use of chemicals, microwave heating or variations of existing extrusion technology. Many of these approaches have had limited success in part because they have produced rice bran with limited shelf life or with significant degradation of nutrients.

Rice Bran Stabilization

We stabilize rice bran with proprietary processes to create a combination of temperature, pressure and other conditions necessary to thoroughly deactivate enzymes without significantly damaging the structure or nutrient content of the raw rice bran, leaving the higher value compounds in bran, such as oils, proteins and phytonutrients undamaged and are available for utilization.

Our stabilizers are located in close proximity to the rice mills where we source raw bran so that the raw bran can be delivered quickly. We maintain exact process conditions within a prescribed pressure/temperature regime and have the ability to purge our equipment of material in the event of power failure or interruption of the flow of fresh bran into the system.

Once stabilized, SRB leaving our system is then discharged onto cooling units specifically designed to control air pressure and humidity. Once cooled, SRB can be loaded into bulk hopper trucks for large volume customers or sent by pneumatic conveyor to a bagging unit for packaging into various size bags or 2,000-pound sacks.

We operate stabilizers of our own design which we believe offer certain advantages. Each stabilizer processes approximately 2,000 pounds of bran per hour and has a capacity to produce over 7,200 tons of SRB per year. Stabilization production capacity can be doubled, tripled or further multiplied by installing additional units sharing a common conveyor and stage system.

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SRB can be further processed to produce fractions enriched in one or more macronutrients, including proteins, fibers, lipids and micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals and phytosterols, among others. In these processes, SRB is put into an aqueous slurry, treated with one or more enzymes, centrifugally separated and the fractions are dried.

SRB Attributes

Rice bran is free of all major allergens and is a valuable source of protein with a balanced amino acid profile for food ingredient products and is rich in healthy oil, vitamins, antioxidants, dietary fiber and other nutrients. The approximate composition and caloric content of our SRB is as follows:

Fat (oil)	18-23%
Protein	12-16%
Total Dietary Fiber	20-30%
Moisture	4-8%
Ash	6-14%
Calories	3.2 kcal/gram

Because SRB contains approximately 18-23% oil, it has a favorable fatty acid composition and excellent heat stability which makes it an attractive ingredient for a wide variety of applications.

Specialty Milling

Rice Mill

Our Golden Ridge rice mill and bran stabilization facility is located on nearly 32 acres in Wynne, Arkansas. Golden Ridge provides a presence in the largest rice-producing state and a cost-efficient source of SRB close to customers in the Midwest and Eastern U.S. Golden Ridge produces U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2 Grade U.S. premium long and medium white rice milled to USDA standards. Golden Ridge adheres to standard operating procedures and passed all the prerequisite audits required to meet Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and Safe Quality Food (SQF) certifications.

Barley and Oats Mill

Our MGI grain mill and processing facility in East Grand Forks, Minnesota specializes in processing barley, oats, and mustard. MGI provides us a presence in a key production region in the U.S. and a complimentary portfolio of ingredients purchased by substantially the same buyers as our rice products. MGI’s facility is an American Institute of Baking (AIB) certified barley pearling facility, Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and SQF certified.

Intellectual Property

Our stabilization processes are an adaptation of standard food processing technology applied to rice bran. We have chosen to treat our methods and processes as a trade secret and not to pursue process or process equipment patents on the original processes. As we develop improvements, we intend to periodically review whether we should seek patent protection for them. We believe that certain unique products, and their biological effects, resulting from our SRB may be patentable in the future.

Market Opportunity

There is an expanding market for minimally processed plant-based ingredients that provide dense and balanced nutrition as well as high functionality while being non-GMO, gluten and allergen free. Regulatory requirements to add front-of-label warnings on food items and increasing demand from consumers for less processed ingredients is driving a shift to cleaner ingredients. We anticipate further adoption of our ingredients by food companies as a result, with a corresponding transition among high-end animal nutrition companies.

Our Customers

We use internal sales staff, outside independent sales representatives and third-party distributors to market our portfolio of products to customers domestically and internationally. In 2022 and 2021, three customers accounted for 29.2% and 32.4% of our revenues. We continue to focus efforts on diversification of our customer base to mitigate the concentration of customers.

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Government Regulations

Our operations are subject to federal, foreign, state and local government laws and regulations, including those relating to zoning, workplace safety and accommodations for the disabled, and our relationships with our employees are subject to regulations, including minimum wage requirements, anti-discrimination laws, overtime and working conditions and citizenship requirements.

In both our U.S. and foreign markets, we are affected by extensive laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations, court decisions and similar constraints. Such laws, regulations and other constraints exist at the federal, state and local levels in the U.S., and at all levels of government in foreign jurisdictions, including to the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale and storage of our products. We are also subject to regulations regarding product claims and advertising.

The formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, advertising, distribution and sale of our products are subject to regulation by one or more federal agencies, including the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the USDA. We are also regulated by various states and local agencies where our products are manufactured and/or sold, as well as a host of agencies outside the U.S. Among other matters, the FDA and FTC are concerned with product safety and claims made with respect to a product’s ability to provide health-related benefits. The FDA, under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), regulates the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution and sale of food and food ingredients, while the FTC regulates their advertising.

Federal agencies, including the FDA and the FTC, have a variety of enforcement remedies, including investigations, issuing warning letters and cease-and-desist orders, requiring corrective labeling or advertising, requiring consumer redress such as requiring that a company offer to repurchase products previously sold, seeking injunctive relief or product seizures, imposing civil penalties or commencing criminal prosecution. Certain state agencies have similar authority. These federal and state agencies have in the past used these remedies in regulating participants in the food and food ingredient industries, including the imposition of civil penalties.

The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), enacted January 4, 2011, amended the FDCA to significantly enhance the FDA’s authority over various aspects of food regulation. The FSMA granted the FDA mandatory recall authority when the FDA determines there is a reasonable probability that a food is adulterated or misbranded and that the use of, or exposure to, the food will cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals. One of the more significant changes under FSMA is the requirement of hazard analysis and risk-based preventive controls (HARPC) for all human and animal food processing facilities. We are committed to FSMA compliance and are SQF certified at all our facilities.

Any substance that is intentionally added to food is a food additive and is subject to premarket review and approval by the FDA, unless the substance is generally recognized, among qualified experts, as having been adequately shown to be safe under the conditions of its intended use, or unless the use of the substance is otherwise excluded from the definition of a food additive. When an additive is proposed for use in a meat, its safety, technical function and conditions of use must also be evaluated by the USDA. Because the USDA retains jurisdiction over meat products and food ingredients intended for use in meats, the use of our SRB meat enhancers is regulated by this agency. SRB has USDA approval for use in certain meat products.

Animal feed ingredients are regulated by the FDA at the federal level and by the individual states. Our SRB is defined for animal use as heat stabilized rice bran for use as a feed ingredient.

Competition

Recently, we have seen increased competition from companies that have invested significant resources to develop technologies for stabilizing and processing rice bran. We believe that we have proprietary technologies and processes for stabilizing rice bran, as well as significant brand recognition in the animal feed and food ingredient sectors both domestically and internationally. We also believe that we have industry-leading manufacturing facilities. However, we believe that increased competition negatively impacted our financial results in 2022 and is likely to continue to impact us negatively in the foreseeable future.

We are also aware of several new producers of rice-based animal nutrition and food ingredient products in the United States, Europe and Asia. We believe that our major competitors include producers of isolated soy protein, wheat bran and oat bran, particularly in the food ingredients market segment. We compete with other companies that offer products incorporating SRB as well as companies that offer other food ingredients. Many consumers may consider such products to be a replacement for our products.

Human Capital

We employ a skilled workforce within a broad range of functions. As of December 31, 2022, we had 94 employees. Our employees are located throughout the United States to serve our business operations. From year to year, we experience normal variable labor fluctuation at our production facilities.

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We attract and retain our workforce through a dynamic and inclusive culture by providing a safe work environment, flexible work arrangements, and competitive pay and benefits, including access to personal health advocates offering independent guidance. We believe that we have positive relationships with our employees and have deployed programs that advance employee engagement, communication, and feedback. None of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Available Information

We maintain an Internet website at the following address: www.ricebrantech.com. We make available on or through our Internet website certain reports and amendments to those reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act). These include our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, our current reports on Form 8-K and the reports of beneficial ownership. We make this information available on our website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file the information with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference in this report on Form 10-K and shall not be deemed “filed” under the Exchange Act.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described below, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and the trading price of our common stock. Investors or potential investors in our stock should carefully consider the risks described below.

RISK FACTORS

Risks Relating to Our Business

We have not yet achieved annual positive cash flows.

Our net cash used in operating activities was $3.9 million in 2022 and $4.2 million in 2021. We may not be able to achieve revenue growth, profitability or positive cash flow, on either a quarterly or annual basis, and that profitability, if achieved, may not be sustained. If we are unable to achieve or sustain profitability, we may not be financially viable in the future and may have to curtail, suspend, or cease operations, restructure existing operations to attempt to ensure future viability, or pursue other alternatives such as pursuing dissolution and liquidation, seeking to merge with another company, selling all or substantially all of our assets or raising additional capital through equity or debt financings.

We have generated significant losses since our inception in 2000, and losses in the future could cause the trading price of our stock to decline or have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, cash flow, and ability to pay our debts as they become due.

Through December 31, 2022, we have incurred an accumulated deficit in excess of $316 million. We may not be able to achieve profitability or maintain profitable operations if achieved. If our losses continue, our liquidity may continue to be severely impaired, our stock price may fall and our shareholders may lose all or a significant portion of their investment. If we are not able to attain profitability in the near future our financial condition could deteriorate further which could have a material adverse impact on our business and prospects and result in a significant or complete loss of shareholder investment. Further, we may be unable to pay our debt obligations as they become due, which include obligations to secured creditors.

We may need to raise additional funds in the future to achieve our business objectives and to satisfy our cash obligations, which would dilute the ownership of our existing shareholders and possibly subordinate certain of their rights to the rights of new investors.

We may need to raise additional funds through debt or equity financings to complete our business objectives. We also may choose to raise additional funds in debt or equity financings if they are available to us on reasonable terms to increase our working capital, strengthen our financial position or to make acquisitions. Our board of directors has the ability, without seeking shareholder approval, to issue convertible debt and additional shares of common stock or preferred stock that is convertible into common stock for such consideration as the board of directors may consider sufficient, which may be at a discount to the market price. Any sales of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution of the equity interests of our existing shareholders, which could be substantial. Additionally, if we issue shares of preferred stock or convertible debt to raise funds, the holders of those securities might be entitled to various preferential rights over the holders of our common stock, including repayment of their investment, and possibly additional amounts, before any payments could be made to holders of our common stock in connection with an acquisition of us. Such preferred shares, if authorized, might be granted rights and preferences that would be senior to, or otherwise adversely affect, the rights and the value of our common stock. Also, new investors may require that we and certain of our shareholders enter into voting arrangements that give them additional voting control or representation on our board of directors. We have a limited number of authorized and unissued (and unreserved) shares, which limits our ability to raise additional funds through such debt or equity financings. Our shareholders would need to approve any increase in the number of authorized shares. If we determine that such an increase is desirable, it is possible our shareholders will not approve the increase.

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Our outstanding debt is subject to terms that may adversely affect our operations and financial condition.

We entered into a factoring agreement in October 2019. The factoring agreement provides for a $7.0 million credit facility which we may draw upon to the extent we have qualifying accounts receivable as defined in the agreement. The lender has the right to demand repayment of advances under the facility at any time, and amounts owed under the agreement are secured by our personal property assets. If the lender demands repayment and we fail to make such repayment, or if we cause or permit any other event of default as defined in the agreement or fail to comply with covenants set forth in the agreement (including restrictions on incurring other debt under unsecured loans), we would be subject to additional expenses or possible foreclosure on our assets that secure our obligations under the agreement. Such results could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

We received $1.8 million on an SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan in April 2020 as provided for in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, enacted into U.S. law in March 2020. The outstanding principal and related accrued interest on our PPP loan were completely forgiven in January 2021. The SBA may audit any PPP loan at its discretion through January 2027, six years after the date the SBA forgave the loan. The SBA may review any or all of the following when auditing a PPP loan: whether the borrower qualified for the PPP loan, whether the PPP loan amount was appropriately calculated and the proceeds used for allowable purposes, and whether the loan forgiveness amount was appropriately determined. We could be deemed ineligible for the PPP loan received in 2020 upon audit by the SBA. We believe the SBA’s stated intention is to focus its reviews on borrowers with loans greater than $2 million, thereby mitigating our future risk of an audit. The SBA continues to develop and issue new and updated guidance regarding required borrower certifications and requirements for forgiveness of loans made under the program.

As of March 16, 2023, we have $2.5 million outstanding on a mortgage promissory note. The note is secured by our real property located in Arkansas. If we fail to make repayment, we would be subject to additional expenses or possible foreclosure on the assets that secure our obligations under the agreement. Such results could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.

Inflation could adversely impact our ability to control operating expenses and capital costs, increase our level of indebtedness and adversely impact our customer base.

We could be adversely impacted by inflationary pressures in the underlying economy. Most notably, we have a considerable amount of debt for which the interest rate is indexed to market costs of borrowing, which could increase in an inflationary environment. Should our cost of borrowing rise significantly as a result of inflation, we may not be able to service this debt in a timely manner and/or may be forced to default on some of these obligations. Similarly, we have entered into agreements to purchase raw materials and to sell finished goods. Some of the agreements to purchase raw materials are indexed to an underlying commodity price index. Should the cost of raw materials rise faster than we are able to raise the prices of our finished goods, it could have a negative impact on our gross profits which may cause the price of our common stock to decline.

If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in our consolidated financial statements and our Company, which could have a material adverse effect on our business and our stock price.

We are required to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting and to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls in accordance with the framework established by Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. If we fail to maintain effective internal controls in the future, this could result in a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis, which could cause investors to lose confidence in our financial information or cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.

There are significant market risks associated with our business.

Our business plan and strategies are based on certain assumptions regarding the size of the rice, rice bran, barley and oat markets, our anticipated share of these markets, the estimated price and acceptance of our products and other factors. These assumptions are based on our best estimates; however, our assessments may not prove to be correct. Any future success may depend upon factors including changes in governmental regulation, increased levels of competition, including the entry of additional competitors and increased success by existing competitors, changes in general economic conditions, increases in operating costs including costs of rice bran, production, supplies, personnel, equipment, and reduced margins caused by competitive pressures. Many of these factors are beyond our control.

Effects of COVID-19 pandemic and other health epidemics and outbreaks, including economic, regulatory, legal, workforce and cyber security risks, could adversely impact our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the business and financial markets of many countries, disrupted global supply chains, and created significant volatility in the financial markets. In addition, the pandemic has resulted in travel restrictions, business closures and the institution of quarantining and other restrictions on movement in communities. With widespread availability of vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revised its guidance, travel restrictions have started to lift and businesses have reopened. However, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and the extent to which our business and results of operations are impacted will depend on various factors beyond our control, such as duration, severity and sustained geographic resurgence of the virus, the emergence of new variants, and the success of actions to contain the virus and its variants or treat its impact. The pandemic could adversely affect the demand for our products, and it poses the risk that we, or our customers, suppliers, and other business partners may be disrupted or prevented from conducting business for an uncertain period of time. The extent to which this would impact our financial results is unknown as it is dependent on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. As such, it is difficult to estimate the exact magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.

We have not had, and we do not expect any of our facilities to be closed subject to government-mandated closures, and we have informed our customers that we anticipate operating throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Disruption in the supply chain of raw materials used to produce our products as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, has not caused us to close any of our facilities, and to date, our employees have been reporting to work, either remotely or in-person without any material change in attendance or productivity. However, we cannot ensure that the COVID-19 outbreak will not cause disruptions to our business in the future.

We depend on a limited number of customers and their ability to meet their obligations.

In 2022, three customers accounted for 29.2% of revenues and the top ten customers accounted for 54.4% of revenues. As of December 31, 2022, the customers with the highest ten balances accounted for 63.7% of accounts receivable.

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We are dependent upon the continued growth, viability and financial stability of our customers. We expect to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of our revenues. Consolidation among our customers may reduce our number of customers or result in a concentration of credit risk with respect to outstanding accounts receivable. We consider the financial strength of our customers, the remoteness of the possible risk that a default event will occur, the potential benefits to our future growth and development, possible actions to reduce the likelihood of a default event, and the benefits from the transaction, before entering into a large credit limit with a customer. Although we analyze these factors, the ultimate collection of the obligation from the customer may not occur. Although we continue to expand our customer base in an attempt to mitigate the concentration of credit risk, writing off of an accounts receivable balance could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of cash equivalents and trade receivables. Historically, we have not experienced any loss of our cash and cash equivalents, but we have experienced losses to our trade receivables. A significant reduction in sales to any of our significant customers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

We may encounter difficulties in maintaining relationships with distributors and customers while enforcing our credit policies.

We define credit risk as the risk of loss from obligors or counterparty default. Our credit risks arise from both distributors and customers. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond our control. Our ability to forecast future trends and spot shifts in consumer patterns or behavior even before they occur are vital for success in today’s economy. In managing risk, our objective is to protect our profitability, but also to protect, to the extent we can, our ongoing relationships with our distributors and customers. However, as part of our credit risk policies, we occasionally must, among other things, cancel, reduce credit limits and place cash-only requirements for certain questionable accounts. These credit risk policies may negatively impact our relationships with our distributors and customers, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

Our ability to generate sales is dependent upon our ability to continue our ongoing marketing efforts to raise awareness of our products and benefits of rice bran products generally.

We are dependent on our ability to market products to animal food producers, food manufacturers, mass merchandisers, health food retailers and to other companies for use in their products. We must increase the level of awareness and benefits of rice bran products to be used in food and food ingredients in general and our products in particular. We will be required to devote substantial management and financial resources to these marketing and advertising efforts and such efforts may not be successful.

Our ability to adapt to sudden increases in demand for our ingredient products is limited by an adequate supply of feedstock.

Our ability to manufacture SRB is currently limited to the production capability of our equipment located at our two suppliers’ rice mills in California, our own plant located adjacent to our supplier in Mermentau, Louisiana and our rice mill in Wynne, Arkansas. At these facilities and our value-added product plant in Dillon, Montana, we currently are capable of producing enough finished products to meet current demand. If demand for our products were to increase dramatically in the future, we would need additional production capacity, which may take time and may expose us to additional long-term operating costs.

Adverse economic, weather, or other conditions may impact the price and supply of our feedstocks.

If economic or weather conditions, for example drought conditions in California or flooding in Arkansas and Louisiana, adversely affect the amount of rice planted or harvested, the cost of rice bran products that we use may increase. Drought or excessive moisture can have similar impacts on the timing and number of acres planted to barley and oats in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Manitoba as well. We are not always able to immediately pass cost increases to our customers. Therefore, cost increases could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

We face competition from producers of bran, grains and other alternative ingredients with similar benefits as our rice brans.

Competition in our targeted industries, including food ingredients, animal feed supplements and companion pet food ingredients is vigorous, with many businesses engaged in the various industries. Many of our competitors have established reputations for successfully developing and marketing their products, including products that incorporate bran from other cereal grains and other alternative ingredients that are widely recognized as providing similar benefits as rice bran. In addition, many of our competitors have greater financial, managerial and technical resources than we do. If we are not successful in competing in these markets, we may not be able to attain our business objectives.

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We are affected by extensive laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations, court decisions and similar constraints both domestically and abroad and our failure to comply with these laws, regulations and constraints could lead to the imposition of significant penalties or claims, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.

In both the U.S. and foreign markets, the formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, distribution, sale and storage of our products are affected by extensive laws, governmental regulations, administrative determinations, court decisions and similar constraints. Such laws, regulations and other constraints may exist at the federal, state or local levels in the United States and at all levels of government in foreign jurisdictions. We are subject to regulation by one or more federal agencies including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state and local authorities and foreign governmental agencies. In addition, the adoption of new regulations or changes in the interpretations of existing regulations may result in significant compliance costs or discontinuation of product sales and may negatively impact the marketing of our products, resulting in significant loss of sales revenues. Our failure to comply with these current and new regulations could lead to the imposition of significant penalties or claims, limit the production or marketing of any non-compliant products or advertising and could negatively impact our business.

Our warehousing and manufacturing facilities are subject to risks that may negatively affect our business and operations.

Our ability to make, store, and move our products is important to our success. Disruption to our manufacturing capabilities or to our storage capabilities, due to damage to our facilities or equipment, inability or delay in replacing parts or equipment, weather, natural disaster, fire, terrorism, pandemic, or other factors, could impair our ability to manufacture or distribute our products. If we fail to mitigate the possible impact of such events, or effectively manage them if they occur, they could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Such events could also require additional resources to restore our supply chain.

Our facilities are subject to laws and regulations administered by the FDA, USDA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and other federal, state, and local governmental agencies relating to the production, storage, distribution, quality, and safety of food products and the health and safety of our employees. Our failure to comply with such laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits, administrative penalties, and civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, and recalls of our products. Changes in such laws or regulations that impose additional requirements on us could increase the cost of operating our facilities, causing our results of operations to be adversely affected.

We may be subject to product liability claims and product recalls.

We sell food and nutritional products for animal and human consumption, which involves risks such as product contamination or spoilage, product tampering and other adulteration of food products. We may be subject to liability if the consumption of any of our products causes injury, illness or death. We maintain a product liability policy for $5.0 million per year in the aggregate. In addition, we may voluntarily recall products in the event of contamination or damage. A significant product liability judgment or a widespread product recall may cause a material adverse effect on our financial condition. Even if a product liability claim is unsuccessful, there may be negative publicity surrounding any assertion that our products caused illness or injury which could adversely affect our reputation with existing and potential customers.

Many of the risks of our business have only limited insurance coverage and many of our business risks are uninsurable.

Our business operations are subject to potential product liability, environmental, fire, employee, manufacturing, shipping and other risks. Although we have insurance to cover some of these risks, the amount of this insurance is limited and includes numerous exceptions and limitations to coverage. In the event we were to suffer a significant uninsured claim, our financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

Our success depends in part on our ability to obtain, enforce and protect our licenses and other intellectual property rights for our products and technology.

Our success is dependent upon our ability to protect and enforce the trade secrets and trademarks that we have and to develop and obtain new patents and trademarks for future processes, machinery, compounds and products that we develop. The process of seeking patent protection may be long and expensive, and patents might not be issued or not be broad enough in scope. We may not be able to protect our technology adequately, and our competition may be able to develop similar technology that does not infringe or encroach upon any of our rights.

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There currently are no claims or lawsuits pending or threatened against us regarding possible infringement claims, but infringement claims by third parties, or claims for indemnification resulting from infringement claims, could be asserted in the future or that such assertions, if proven to be accurate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In the future, litigation may be necessary to protect our trade secrets or know-how or to defend against claimed infringement of the rights of others and to determine the scope and validity of the proprietary rights of others. Any litigation could result in substantial cost and diversion of our efforts and other resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Adverse determinations in any litigation could result in the loss of our proprietary rights, subjecting us to significant liabilities to third parties, require us to seek licenses from third parties or prevent us from manufacturing or selling our systems, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. A license under a third party’s intellectual property rights might not be available to us on reasonable terms, if at all.

We are dependent on key employees.

Our success depends upon the efforts of our top management team and certain other key employees, including the efforts of our executive chairman, chief financial officer, and the other members of the senior leadership team. Although we have written employment agreements with these employees, such individuals could die, become disabled, retire, or resign. In addition, our success is dependent upon our ability to attract and retain key management persons for positions relating to the marketing and distribution of our products. We may not be able to recruit and employ such executives at times and on terms acceptable to us. Also, volatility, lack of positive performance in our stock price and changes in our overall compensation program, including our equity incentive program, may adversely affect our ability to retain such key employees.

Our officers and directors have limited liability and have indemnification rights.

Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that we may indemnify our officers and directors against losses sustained or liabilities incurred which arise from any transaction in that officer’s or director’s respective managerial capacity, unless that officer or director violates a duty of loyalty, did not act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated the law, approved an improper dividend or derived an improper benefit from the transaction.

Risks Relating to Our Stock

Our stock price is volatile.

The market price of our common stock has fluctuated significantly in the past and may continue to fluctuate significantly in the future. The market price of the common stock may continue to fluctuate in response to a number of factors, including:

● fluctuations in our quarterly or annual operating results;

● fluctuations in the cost of raw rice bran or the other feedstocks for our business;

● developments in our relationships with customers and suppliers;

● our ability to obtain financing;

● announcements of new products or product enhancements by us or our competitors;

● announcements of technological innovations or new systems or enhancements used by us or our competitors;

● the loss of services of one or more of our executive officers or other key employees;

● developments in our or our competitors’ intellectual property rights;

● adverse effects to our operating results due to the impairment of goodwill;

● failure to meet the expectation of securities analysts or the public;

● general economic and market conditions;

● our ability to expand our operations, domestically and internationally;

● the amount and timing of expenditures related to any expansion;

● litigation involving us, our industry or both;

● actual or anticipated changes in expectations by investors or analysts regarding our performance; and

● price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company. Our stock price is volatile and in prior years we have been the target of shareholder litigation. Any shareholder litigation brought against us in the future could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources from our business.

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We have significant “equity overhang” which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities.

As of March 16, 2023, 6,384,334 shares of common stock were outstanding, 2,349,083 shares of common stock were issuable upon exercise of our outstanding stock options and warrants, 14,235 shares of common stock were issuable upon conversion of preferred stock and 682,204 shares of common stock issuable upon vesting of restricted stock units. The possibility that substantial amounts of our common stock may be sold by investors or the perception that such sales could occur, often called “equity overhang,” could adversely affect the market price of our common stock and could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities in the future. The issuance of the additional shares upon an increase in our authorized shares of common stock would significantly increase the amount of our common stock outstanding and the amount of the equity overhang.

The authorization and issuance of preferred stock may have an adverse effect on the rights of holders of our common stock.

Our Board, without further action or vote by holders of our common stock, has the right to establish the terms, preference, rights and restrictions and issue shares of preferred stock. Any series of preferred stock could be issued with terms, rights, preferences and restrictions that could adversely affect the rights of holders of our common stock and thereby reduce the value of our common stock. The designation and issuance of preferred stock favorable to current management or shareholders could make it more difficult to gain control of our board of directors or remove our current management and may be used to defeat hostile bids for control which might provide shareholders with premiums for their shares. We have designated and issued five series of preferred stock that no longer remain outstanding. In addition, in February 2017, we designated a seventh series of preferred stock, Series G. As of March 16, 2023, 150 shares of Series G preferred stock remain outstanding. We may issue additional series of preferred stock in the future.

If we fail to comply with the continuing listing standards of The NASDAQ Capital Market, our securities could be delisted, which could affect the market price of our common stock and reduce our ability to raise capital.

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “RIBT”. For our common stock to continue to be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market, we must meet the current NASDAQ Capital Market continued listing requirements, including maintaining a minimum of $2.5 million in shareholders’ equity and maintaining a minimum common stock bid price of $1.00. If we were unable to meet these requirements, including, but not limited to, requirements to obtain shareholder approval of a transaction other than a public offering involving the sale or issuance equal to 20% or more of our common stock at a price that is less than the market value of our common stock, our common stock could be delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain compliance with the continued listing requirements for Nasdaq. If we fail to maintain compliance with any such continued listing requirement, there can also be no assurance that we will be able to regain compliance with any such continued listing requirement in the future or that our common stock will not be delisted from NASDAQ Capital Market in the future.

If our securities were to be delisted from the NASDAQ Capital Market, our securities could continue to trade on the over-the-counter bulletin board following any delisting from the NASDAQ Capital Market, or on the Pink Sheets, as the case may be. Any such delisting of our securities could have an adverse effect on the market price of, and the efficiency of the trading market for our securities, not only in terms of the number of shares that can be bought and sold at a given price, but also through delays in the timing of transactions and less coverage of us by securities analysts, if any. Also, if in the future we were to determine that we need to seek additional equity capital, it could have an adverse effect on our ability to raise capital in the public or private equity markets.

General Risks

We must comply with our contractual obligations.

We have numerous ongoing contractual obligations under various purchase, sale, supply, production and other agreements which govern our business operations. While we seek to always comply with these obligations, we may not be able to comply with the terms of all contracts during all periods of time, especially if there are significant changes in market conditions or our financial condition. If we are unable to comply with our material contractual obligations, there likely would be a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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Compliance with corporate governance and public disclosure regulations may result in additional expenses.

In order to comply with laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) entitled “Internal Control - Integrated Framework”, and other regulations issued by the SEC, such as Dodd-Frank, we may need to invest substantial resources to comply with these evolving standards, and this investment would result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities.

Breaches of our information system security measures could disrupt our internal operations.

We are dependent upon information technology for the distribution of information internally and to our customers and suppliers. This information technology is subject to theft, damage or interruption from a variety of sources, including but not limited to malicious computer viruses, security breaches and defects in design. Security breaches may result from employees’ failure to observe internal control protocols designed to protect the security of our network and the information on it, or solely from external intrusion despite our best efforts to protect our network and the information on it. Various measures have been implemented to manage our risks related to information system and network disruptions, but a system failure or breach of these measures could negatively impact our operations and financial results.

Our inability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity problem could cause material financial loss, regulatory actions, reputational harm or legal liability.

Should we experience a local or regional disaster or other business continuity problem, such as a terrorist attack, pandemic, security breach, power loss, telecommunications failure, earthquake, hurricane or other natural or man-made disaster, our continued success will depend, in part, on the availability of key personnel, and the proper functioning of computer, telecommunication and other related systems and operations. Further, we could potentially lose customer data or experience adverse interruptions to our operations in a disaster recovery scenario, which could result in material financial loss, regulatory action, reputational harm or legal liability.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We use and maintain various facilities for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution. These facilities consist of both owned and leased properties. The following table summarizes the properties used to conduct our operations as of December 31, 2022:

Location	Status	Primary Use
West Sacramento, California	Leased	Warehousing
Mermentau, Louisiana	Owned	Manufacturing
Lake Charles, Louisiana	Building – owned	Warehousing
Lake Charles, Louisiana	Land – leased	Warehousing
Dillon, Montana	Owned	Manufacturing
Wynne, Arkansas	Owned	Manufacturing
East Grand Forks, Minnesota	Owned	Manufacturing

We believe that all our facilities are in good operating condition and the machinery and equipment is well-maintained. We believe the facilities are suitable for their intended purposes and have capacities adequate for current operations. 

Our wholly owned rice mill in Wynne, Arkansas, (Golden Ridge), carries a mortgage agreement with a lender pursuant to a promissory note, originally date July 2020, and modified in January 2023 (see Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the promissory note).

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We currently are not a party to any material litigation or other material legal proceedings. From time to time, we may be subject to legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Price Range of Common Stock

Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “RIBT.” Our CUSIP No. is 762831303.

Holders

As of March 16, 2023, there were approximately 224 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently anticipate that we will retain all future earnings for the expansion and operation of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the near future.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, we issued the securities described below without registration under the Securities Act. The description below does not include issuances that were disclosed previously on Current Reports on Form 8-K. Unless otherwise indicated below, the securities were issued pursuant to the private placement exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. All issuances below were made without any public solicitation, to a limited number of sophisticated persons and were acquired for investment purposes only.

On December 31, 2022, we issued 600 shares of common stock to a service provider, that is not a natural person, as compensation for service provided. The shares were valued at an aggregate of $2,100.

Share Repurchases

None

ITEM 6. RESERVED

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Results of Operations

Revenues were $41.6 million in 2022, an increase of $10.5 million, or 33.7%, compared to $31.1 million in 2021. The increase was due to strong growth from our MGI and Golden Ridge milling operations, as well as growth in core SRB sales, offset in part by lower sales of value-add SRB derivative products. The primary driver of growth for all three of the expanding businesses was higher volumes resulting from improved sales and operations. The decrease in value-add SRB derivative sales stemmed from multiple factors, including increased competition from new market entrants and production issues with our organic products due to poor quality feedstock and the necessity for enzyme changes.

Gross loss was $0.8 million in 2022, compared to gross profit of $0.4 million in 2021. The $1.2 million decrease in gross profit in the was attributable primarily to lower gross profits from our value-added SRB derivative products and, to a lesser extent, lower margins from core SRB sales, offset in part by a significant reduction in gross loss from our specialty milling facilities. Most notably, Golden Ridge generated its first positive operating cash flows from milling operations in the fourth quarter of 2022 following the implementation of our new operating agreement with Gander Foods, LLC, which commenced October 1, 2022.

Selling general and administrative (SG&A) expenses were $6.6 million in 2022, a decline of $0.5 million, or 6.5%, compared to $7.1 million in 2021. The reduction was achieved despite higher wage rates and insurance premiums, due to reductions in director compensation and efforts to drive other efficiencies. We further reduced SG&A by $0.1 million with a sublet of our corporate headquarters. The sublet began in the third quarter of 2022 and ends in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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We recognized a gain of $0.1 million in 2022 on the involuntary conversion of assets when we finalized our insurance claim for hurricane damage that occurred in August 2020 to our Lake Charles, Louisiana property. In 2021, we recorded a $3.9 million non-cash, non-tax-deductible impairment charge equal to the entire amount of our goodwill (as discussed further in Note 7 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements).

Operating loss was $7.2 million in 2022, compared to an operating loss of $10.6 million in 2021, as the decline in gross profits were offset by the improvement in SG&A, the gain on involuntary conversion and the impact of the 2021 goodwill impairment.

In 2021, we recognized a $1.8 million gain on extinguishment of our Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan (see Note 14 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the loan).

Net loss in 2022 was $7.8 million, or $1.41 per share, compared to a net loss of $8.9 million, or $1.87 per share, in 2021. The $3.3 million decline in operating loss was offset by the $0.2 million change in fair value of derivative liability, the $0.2 million increase in interest and other expense due to higher average outstanding debt, and the impact of the 2021 $1.8 million gain on the PPP loan extinguishment.

Liquidity, Going Concern and Capital Resources

We had $3.9 million in cash and equivalents as of December 31, 2022, a decline of $1.9 million from $5.8 million on December 31, 2021. Cash used in operating activities in 2022 was $3.9 million compared to $4.2 million in 2021, driven principally by an increase in net losses. Cash used in investing activities in 2022 was $0.5 million, which consisted of $0.6 million in capital expenditures offset by $0.1 million in insurance proceeds. Cash from financing activities in the 2022 was $2.5 million, which included $1.3 million from the sale of common stock and warrants, net of cash offering costs, and a $0.9 million over-advance on our factoring facility (see Note 9 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the over-advance).

Management believes that despite the multi-year history of operating losses and negative operating cash flows from continuing operations, there is no substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that these financial statements included in this Annual Report are issued. Factors alleviating this concern include $3.9 million in cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022, the recent improvement in profitability of our milling business, and our ability to procure additional capital if needed through a variety of sources, most notably through the disposition, or borrowing against, of one of our owned facilities.

On March 30, 2020, we entered into a sales agreement with respect to an at-the-market (ATM) offering program, under which we may offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $6.0 million, which we currently have $2.8 million remaining. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement related to a September 2021 offering, we are prohibited from entering into an agreement to effect any at-the-market issuance until September 13, 2023. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement related to the October offerings, we are generally prohibited from entering into an agreement to effect an offering of our common stock or common stock equivalents until May 20, 2023, or a variable rate transaction, as defined in the agreement, until October 20, 2023.

Critical Accounting Policies

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. Dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Critical accounting estimates are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. While we apply our judgment based on assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could vary from these assumptions. It is possible that materially different amounts would be reported using different assumptions. The following is a description of what we consider to be our most significant critical accounting policies.

Inventories – We state inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We employ a full absorption procedure using standard cost techniques for most of our operations. The standards are customarily reviewed and adjusted so that they are materially consistent with actual purchase and production costs. We make provisions for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory based upon our analysis of inventory levels, historical obsolescence and future sales forecasts. We write-off inventory determined to be obsolete immediately.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation on the straight-line basis and recognize it over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We expense maintenance and repairs as incurred and capitalize renewals and betterments. We include gains or losses on the sale of property and equipment in net income (loss).

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Impairment of Long-lived Assets – We review our long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and right-of-use assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. The impairment loss is the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value. We determine the estimated fair value based on either the discounted future cash flows or other appropriate fair value methods with the amount of any such deficiency charged to operations in the current year. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current operating results, expected market trends and competitive influences. We report assets to be disposed of by sale at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Intangible Assets – We amortize recognized intangible assets over the useful lives of the assets unless that life is determined to be indefinite. All of our intangible assets are finite lived. We evaluate the remaining useful life of an intangible asset each reporting period to determine whether events or circumstances may indicate that a revision to the useful life is warranted to reflect the remaining expected use of the asset. If an intangible asset’s useful life is determined to be finite, but the precise length of that life is not known, the intangible asset is amortized over our best estimate of the asset’s useful life in a manner that reflects the pattern in which the asset’s economic benefits are consumed or expected to be realized. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognized an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. Our primary intangible asset is a customer relationship intangible which derives its value from future cash flows expected from the acquired customers. Changes in the actual or estimated future cash flows of these customers could result in a material adjustment to amortization expense, an impairment loss, or both. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current cash flows, expected market trends and competitive influences.

Revenue Recognition – We account for a contract with a customer when the written contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Substantially all of our revenue is derived by fulfilling customer orders for the purchase of our products under contracts which contain a single performance obligation, to supply continually defined quantities of product at fixed prices. We account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a good as a fulfillment cost rather than as an additional promised service. We recognize revenue at the point in time that control of the ordered product(s) is transferred to the customer, which is upon delivery to the customer, or its designee at our location, a customer location or other customer-designated delivery point. For substantially all of our contracts, control of the ordered product(s) transfers at our location. Amounts invoiced to customers for shipping and handling are reported as revenues and the related costs incurred to deliver product to the customer are reported as cost of goods sold.

We measure revenue as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for fulfilling product orders. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. Our contracts do not include a significant financing component. Our contracts may include terms that could cause variability in the transaction price, including, for example, rebates and volume discounts, or other forms of contingent revenue. The amount of consideration we expect to receive and revenue we recognize includes estimates of variable consideration, including costs for rebates and discounts. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, we estimate the amount to which we expect to be entitled using either the expected value or most likely amount method. Changes in judgments and estimates regarding probability of collection and variable consideration might result in a change in the timing or amount of revenue recognized.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RiceBran Technologies

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RiceBran Technologies and its subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

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Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

Long-Lived Asset Impairment

As described in Notes 6 and 7 to the financial statements, the Company’s net consolidated property and equipment and intangible assets balances were $14,207,000 and $380,000, respectively, at December 31, 2022. As further described in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company reviews long-lived assets, including property and equipment and intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the caring amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. Based on events occurring during the year ended December 31, 2022, management performed an impairment assessment to test long-lived assets for impairment. The results of this assessment indicated that estimated undiscounted future cash flows exceed the carrying amount of the assets. The Company’s impairment assessment required management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to a number of factors, including forecasts of revenue growth rates and cash flows.

We identified the long-lived asset impairment assessment as a critical audit matter because changes in certain significant assumptions management used in the impairment analysis, including revenue growth rates and operating margins could have a significant impact on the analysis. Auditing these assumptions involved a high degree of auditor judgment and subjectivity and increased audit effort.

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Our audit procedures related to the Company’s long-lived asset impairment assessment included the following, among others:

● We obtained an understanding of the relevant controls related to the development of forecasted revenue growth rates and operating margins

● We tested the reasonableness of management’s process for determining the forecasts of revenue growth rates and operating margins

● We tested the reasonableness of management’s assumptions of revenue growth rates and operating margins by comparing management’s prior forecast to historical results for the Company comparing the projections for consistency to the Company’s strategic plans and initiatives and comparing the projections to industry forecasts

● We evaluated whether the estimates of revenue growth rates and cash flows were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit

/s/ RSM US LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

Houston, Texas

March 16, 2023

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

December 31, 2022 and 2021

(in thousands, except share amounts)

	2022			2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,941		$	5,825
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $27 and $18		3,703			4,136
Inventories		2,378			2,444
Other current assets		1,046			810
Total current assets		11,068			13,215
Property and equipment, net		14,207			15,444
Operating lease right-of-use assets		1,778			2,127
Intangible assets		380			527
Total assets	$	27,433		$	31,313
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,232		$	826
Commodities payable		1,546			1,702
Accrued salary, wages and benefits		696			787
Accrued expenses		1,124			683
Operating lease liabilities, current portion		391			382
Due under bank line of credit		1,832			-
Due under factoring agreement		3,150			3,379
Due under insurance premium finance agreements		185			128
Finance lease liabilities, current portion		125			86
Long-term debt, current portion		996			1,183
Total current liabilities		11,364			9,156
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		1,557			1,948
Finance lease liabilities, less current portion		325			100
Long-term debt, less current portion		1,296			1,356
Derivative warrant liability		69			258
Total liabilities		14,524			12,818
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized: Series G, convertible, 3,000 shares authorized, stated value $150, 150 shares, issued and outstanding		75			75
Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 6,309,509 shares and 5,158,967 shares, issued and outstanding		328,551			326,279
Accumulated deficit		(315,717	)		(307,859	)
Total shareholders' equity		12,909			18,495
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	27,433		$	31,313

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

	2022			2021
Revenues	$	41,617		$	31,131
Cost of goods sold		42,376			30,689
Gross profit (loss)		(759	)		442
Selling, general and administrative expenses		6,690			7,087
Impairment of goodwill		-			3,915
Loss (gain) on involuntary conversion of property and equipment		(147	)		6
Operating loss		(7,302	)		(10,566	)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(572	)		(463	)
Interest income		22			1
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability		189			389
Gain on extinguishment of PPP Loan		-			1,792
Other income		7			4
Other expense		(183	)		(85	)
Loss before income taxes		(7,839	)		(8,928	)
Income tax expense		(19	)		(21	)
Net loss	$	(7,858	)	$	(8,949	)
Loss per common share:
Basic	$	(1.42	)	$	(1.87	)
Diluted	$	(1.42	)	$	(1.87	)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		5,514,671			4,773,895
Diluted		5,514,671			4,773,895

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

(in thousands, except share amounts)

	Shares
						Preferred			Common		Accumulated
	Series G			Common		Stock			Stock		Deficit			Equity
Balance, January 1, 2021		225			4,523,809	$	112		$	322,218	$	(298,910	)	$	23,420
Sales of common stock, net of costs					306,240		-			2,721		-			2,721
Common stock awards under equity incentive plans		-			70,858		-			1,114		-			1,114
Exercise of common stock warrants		-			248,543		-			171		-			171
Common stock issued to vendors		-			2,400		-			18		-			18
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock		(75	)		7,117		(37	)		37		-			-
Net loss		-			-		-			-		(8,949	)		(8,949	)
Balance, December 31, 2021		150			5,158,967		75			326,279		(307,859	)		18,495
Sales of common stock and common stock warrants, net of costs		-			675,000		-			986		-			986
Common stock awards under equity incentive plans		-			137,695		-			1,261		-			1,261
Exercise of common stock warrant		-			325,000		-			-		-			-
Common stock issued to vendors		-			2,400		-			10		-			10
Stock units issued to vendors		-			-		-			15		-			15
Other		-			10,447		-			-		-			-
Net loss		-			-		-			-		(7,858	)		(7,858	)
Balance, December 31, 2022		150			6,309,509	$	75		$	328,551	$	(315,717	)	$	12,909

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

(in thousands)

	2022			2021
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(7,858	)	$	(8,949	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation		2,103			2,397
Amortization		147			195
Stock and share-based compensation		1,286			1,132
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability		(189	)		(389	)
Impairment of goodwill		-			3,915
Loss (gain) on disposition and involuntary conversion of property and equipment		(147	)		6
Gain on extinguishment of PPP loan		-			(1,792	)
Provision for bad debts		64			15
Accretion of interest		24			83
Other		(33	)		-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		369			(1,332	)
Inventories		66			(566	)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		624			280
Commodities payable		(156	)		876
Other		(236	)		(69	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(3,936	)		(4,198	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(563	)		(1,440	)
Proceeds from insurance on involuntary conversion		109			639
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		-			3
Net cash used in investing activities		(454	)		(798	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances on factoring agreement		38,117			31,038
Payments on factoring agreement		(38,346	)		(29,519	)
Advances on bank line of credit		3,867			-
Payments on bank line of credit		(2,035	)		-
Advances on insurance premium finance agreements		927			962
Payments on insurance premium finance agreements		(870	)		(960	)
Advances on long-term debt, net of issuance costs		900			1,167
Payments of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities		(1,310	)		(665	)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock and warrants, net of cash issuance costs		1,256			3,364
Proceeds from common stock warrant exercises		-			171
Net cash provided by financing activities		2,506			5,558
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	$	(1,884	)	$	562
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		5,825			5,263
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		3,941			5,825
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	(1,884	)	$	562
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for interest	$	548		$	354
Cash paid for income taxes	$	26		$	18

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1. LIQUIDITY AND MANAGEMENT’S PLAN

Our multi-year history of operating losses and negative operating cash flows from continuing operations raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern before consideration of management’s plans, however after consideration of management’s plans and the factors below, we believe substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued has been alleviated. The factors that alleviated the substantial doubt are summarized below:

Cash Reserves - As of December 31, 2022, we had $3.9 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Improving Operating Cash Flows - We expect an improvement in operating cash flows in 2023 due to the full year impact of two 2022 events: (i) effective October 1, 2022, we transitioned sourcing and selling activities for our Arkansas mill (Golden Ridge) to Gander Foods, LLC, a service provider with local expertise, and (ii) we made major capital investments in capacity expansion at our Minnesota mill (MGI) during 2022. Golden Ridge has been a significant source of operating losses for us since its acquisition in 2018, however it made its first positive quarterly contribution to operating cash flows in the fourth quarter of 2022 as a result of the transition to the service provider. MGI, which has been consistently profitable since its acquisition in 2019, saw a significant increase in sales and profit contribution in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to the additional capacity coming online in the third quarter of 2022. The transition of Golden Ridge to positive operating cash flows and expansion in MGI’s contribution to operating cash flows, together with (i) the steps we have taken to lower our run rate for selling and general administrative expenses and (ii) recovery of our SRB derivatives business, should provide us with a pathway to improved operating cash flows in 2023.

Access to Equity Funding - We could raise additional capital from offerings of equity, including common equity and equivalents once the restrictions discussed in Note 10 lapse in September 2023. We successfully completed equity raises in both 2022 and 2021 as further described in Note 10.

Ability to Leverage and/or Sell Real Property - We have been able to supplement liquidity by borrowing against our real property located in Wynne, Arkansas. We also own our facilities in Mermentau, Louisiana, Dillon, Montana, and North Grand Forks, Minnesota, with no existing liens. We could sell or mortgage these facilities to provide additional liquidity.

Strategic Review Process - In light of our challenges in achieving our operating and financial targets in 2022, we are currently undergoing a strategic review of all the possible alternatives to generate improved returns to our shareholders.

NOTE 2. BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business

We are a specialty ingredient company focused on the development, production, and marketing of products derived from traditional and ancient small grains. We create and produce products utilizing proprietary processes to deliver improved nutrition, ease of use, and extended shelf-life, while addressing consumer demand for all natural, non-GMO and organic products.

Notably, we convert raw rice bran into stabilized rice bran (SRB), and high value-added derivative products including: RiBalance, a rice bran nutritional package derived from SRB; RiSolubles, a nutritious, carbohydrate and lipid rich fraction of RiBalance; RiFiber, a fiber rich insoluble derivative of RiBalance and ProRyza, a rice bran protein-based product.

SRB is an additive used in human and animal foods. SRB has certain attractions compared to additives based on the by-products of other agricultural commodities, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, and yeast. Our SRB and SRB derivatives are healthy, natural, hypoallergenic, gluten free, and non-genetically modified ingredients used in a variety of applications.

We produce SRB from four locations: two facilities located within supplier-owned rice mills in California; and two company-owned facility in the Louisiana and Arkansas delta region. We produce SRB derivatives at our Dillon, Montana, facility and we operate two specialty milling facilities, a rice mill in Arkansas, Golden Ridge, and a barley and oats mill in Minnesota, MGI.

Segment Reporting

Given the integrated nature of the products we produce and the facilities in which we produce them, we have one reporting unit and one operating segment, as defined in applicable accounting guidance, specialty ingredients.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Recent Accounting Guidance

Recent accounting standards not yet adopted

The following discusses the accounting standard(s) not yet adopted that will, or are expected to, result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which changes the accounting for credit losses for certain instruments, including trade receivables, from an incurred loss method to a current expected loss method. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The guidance, and subsequent guidance related to the topic, is effective for our annual and interim periods beginning in 2023 and must be adopted on a modified retrospective approach through cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2023. Based on the nature of our current receivables and our credit loss history, we do not expect the adoption of the guidance to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RiceBran Technologies and all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. All significant inter-company balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Because of the uncertainty inherent in such estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications – Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts reported for the prior year to achieve consistent presentation with the current year. Such reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net loss or shareholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. In all periods presented, we maintained our cash and cash equivalents with major banks. We maintain cash in bank accounts in amounts which at times may exceed federally insured limits. At times we invest in money market funds which are also not federally insured. We have not experienced any losses on such accounts.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – Accounts receivable represent amounts receivable on trade accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our assessment of the collectability of customer accounts and the aging of accounts receivable. We analyze the aging of customer accounts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment patterns when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. From period to period, differences in judgments or estimates utilized may result in material differences in the amount and timing of the provision for doubtful accounts. We periodically evaluate our credit policy to ensure that customers are worthy of terms and support our business plans. We generally do not require collateral.

Inventories – We state inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We employ a full absorption procedure using standard cost techniques for most of our operations. The standards are customarily reviewed and adjusted so that they are materially consistent with actual purchase and production costs. We make provisions for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory based upon our analysis of inventory levels, historical obsolescence and future sales forecasts. We write-off inventory determined to be obsolete immediately.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation on the straight-line basis and recognize it over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We expense maintenance and repairs as incurred and capitalize renewals and betterments. We include gains or losses on the sale of property and equipment in net income (loss).

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Impairment of Long-lived Assets – We review our long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and right-of-use assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. The impairment loss is the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value. We determine the estimated fair value based on either the discounted future cash flows or other appropriate fair value methods with the amount of any such deficiency charged to operations in the current year. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current operating results, expected market trends and competitive influences. We report assets to be disposed of by sale at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Intangible Assets – We amortize recognized intangible assets over the useful lives of the assets unless that life is determined to be indefinite. All of our intangible assets are finite lived. We evaluate the remaining useful life of an intangible asset each reporting period to determine whether events or circumstances may indicate that a revision to the useful life is warranted to reflect the remaining expected use of the asset. If an intangible asset’s useful life is determined to be finite, but the precise length of that life is not known, the intangible asset is amortized over our best estimate of the asset’s useful life in a manner that reflects the pattern in which the asset’s economic benefits are consumed or expected to be realized. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. Our primary intangible asset is a customer relationship intangible which derives its value from future cash flows expected from the acquired customers. Changes in the actual or estimated future cash flows of these customers could result in a material adjustment to amortization expense, an impairment loss, or both. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current cash flows, expected market trends and competitive influences.

Leases – We lease certain buildings, land and corporate office space under operating leases with monthly or annual rent payments. We lease certain machinery and equipment under finance leases with monthly rent payments. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We present operating lease assets as operating lease right-of-use assets and the related liabilities as operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. We include finance lease right-of-use assets in property and equipment, net, and the related liabilities as finance lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

We recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term, beginning at the commencement date, for leases exceeding a year. Minimum lease payments include the fixed lease components of the lease and any variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date. Lease terms may include options to renew when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. We combine lease and nonlease components and account for them as a single lease component. Certain leases contain rent escalation clauses, rent holidays, capital improvement funding or other lease concessions.

In determining our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, we apply a discount rate to the minimum lease payments within each lease. When we cannot readily determine the discount rate implicit in a lease, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate, the rate of interest that we would incur to borrow, on a collateralized basis over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. To estimate the incremental borrowing rate, we reference a market yield curve consistent with our assessment of our credit quality.

We recognize operating lease expense related to the minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, we recognize amortization expense related to the minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term while interest expense is recognized using the effective interest method. Expense related to variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index and short-term rentals, on leases with terms less than a year, are expensed as incurred.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Revenue Recognition – We account for a contract with a customer when the written contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Substantially all of our revenue is derived by fulfilling customer orders for the purchase of our products under contracts which contain a single performance obligation, to supply continually defined quantities of product at fixed prices. We account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a good as a fulfillment cost rather than as an additional promised service. We recognize revenue at the point in time that control of the ordered product(s) is transferred to the customer, which is upon delivery to the customer, or its designee at our location, a customer location or other customer-designated delivery point. For substantially all of our contracts, control of the ordered product(s) transfers at our location. We report amounts invoiced to customers for shipping and handling are reported as revenues and the related costs incurred to deliver product to the customer are reported as cost of goods sold.

We measure revenue as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for fulfilling product orders. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. Our contracts do not include a significant financing component. Our contracts may include terms that could cause variability in the transaction price, including, for example, rebates and volume discounts, or other forms of contingent revenue. The amount of consideration we expect to receive and revenue we recognize includes estimates of variable consideration, including costs for rebates and discounts. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, we estimate the amount to which we expect to be entitled using either the expected value or most likely amount method. Changes in judgments and estimates regarding probability of collection and variable consideration might result in a change in the timing or amount of revenue recognized.

We capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining a revenue contract and amortized those costs on a straight-line basis over the expected customer relationship period if we expect to recover those costs. As a practical expedient, we expense costs to obtain a contract as incurred if the amortization period would have been a year or less. Typically, costs to incur revenue contracts are not significant.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses include salaries and wages, bonuses and incentives, share-based compensation expense, employee-related expenses, facility-related expenses, marketing and advertising expense, depreciation of non-operating property and equipment, professional fees, amortization of intangible assets, provisions for losses on accounts receivable and other operating expenses.

Share-Based Compensation – For awards of nonvested common stock and common stock units to employees and directors, share-based compensation is measured based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant and the corresponding expense is recognized over the period during which the holder is required to provide service in exchange for the award. Compensation expense related to service-based awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the award. In the event we require no specific future performance, the entire amount of compensation is recognized immediately.

We have outstanding common stock options as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. We have not granted any stock options since 2020. Share-based compensation expense for common stock options granted to employees and directors was calculated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model required us to estimate key assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk-free interest rates and dividend yield to determine the fair value of share-based awards, based on both historical information and management’s judgment regarding market factors and trends.

We recognize forfeitures of employee and director awards as they occur. In the event an employee or director terminates service prior to the vesting of an award, we reverse the entire amount of previously recognized compensation expense related to the award.

Share-based compensation for awards to nonemployees is calculated as of the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfaction of performance conditions, in a manner consistent with awards to employees. The expense associated with share-based awards for service is recognized over the term of service. In the event services are terminated early or we require no specific future performance, the entire amount of unrecognized compensation is expensed. The expense associated with share-based awards made in exchange for goods is generally attributed to expense in the same manner as if the vendor had been paid in cash.

Income Taxes – We account for income taxes by recording a deferred tax asset or liability for the recognition of future deductible or taxable amounts and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We recognize a deferred tax expense or benefit as a result of timing differences between the recognition of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We recognized deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. When necessary, we establish a valuation allowance to reduce that deferred tax asset if it is more likely than not that the related tax benefits will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets can be affected by, among other things, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the length of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with utilizing operating losses and tax credit carryforwards by jurisdiction, and tax planning alternatives that may be available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that may be different from current estimates of the tax liabilities. If our estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be less than the recorded amounts, the reversal of the liabilities may result in income tax benefits being recognized in the period when it is determined that the liabilities are no longer necessary.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Derivative Warrant Liability – We have an outstanding warrant agreement that provides for cash settlement of the warrant in certain circumstances. We account for this warrant as a liability instrument. This warrant is carried at fair value as a derivative warrant liability in our consolidated balance sheets at the end of each reporting period and any resultant changes in fair value are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense) as change in fair value of derivative warrant liability.

Fair Value – Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Certain assets and liabilities may be presented in the financial statements at fair value. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis may include property and equipment.

We assess the inputs used to measure fair value using a three-tier hierarchy based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market:

● Level 1 – inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable.

● Level 2 – inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, currency exchange rates and yield curves.

● Level 3 – inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

NOTE 3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As of December 31, 2022, we had $2.7 million of cash and cash equivalents invested in a money market fund with net assets invested in U.S. Dollar denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. We consider all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

We have cash on deposit in excess of federally insured limits at a bank. We do not believe that maintaining substantially all such assets with the bank or investing in a liquid mutual fund represent material risks.

NOTE 4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND REVENUES

We classify amounts billed as accounts receivable on our consolidated balance sheets and require payment on a short-term basis. Invoices are generally issued at the point control transfers and substantially all of our invoices are due within 30 days or less, however certain customers have terms of up to 120 days. For substantially all of our contracts, control of the ordered product(s) transfers at our location. Periodically, we require payment prior to the point in time we recognize revenue. We classify amounts received from customers prior to revenue recognition on a contract as customer prepayments liability on our consolidated balance sheets. We typically apply customer prepayments to an invoice within 30 days of the prepayment. Revenues in 2022 and 2021 include $0.1 million, or less, in unearned revenue as of the end of the prior year.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Our accounts receivable potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk. Revenues and accounts receivable from significant customers (customers with revenue or accounts receivable in excess of 10% of consolidated totals) are stated below as a percent of consolidated totals.

	Customer
	A			B			C
% of revenue, 2022		14.0	%		8.5	%		6.8	%
% of revenue, 2021		11.9	%		0.3	%		11.4	%
% of accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2022		11.6	%		18.6	%		0.2	%
% of accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2021		17.2	%		0.0	%		9.0	%

The following table presents revenues by geographic area shipped to (in thousands).

	2022		2021
United States	$	40,267	$	29,637
Other countries		1,350		1,494
Revenues	$	41,617	$	31,131

NOTE 5. INVENTORIES

The following table details the components of inventories (in thousands).

	December 31
	2022		2021
Finished goods	$	1,737	$	1,560
Raw materials		423		718
Packaging		218		166
Inventories	$	2,378	$	2,444

NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following table details the components of property and equipment (amounts in thousands).

	December 31
	2022		2021		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Land	$	730	$	730
Furniture and fixtures		259		265	5	-	10
Plant		10,095		10,457	20	-	40 or life of lease
Computer and software		450		452	3	-	5
Leasehold improvements		1,838		1,828	4	-	15 or life of lease
Machinery and equipment		15,703		15,115	5	-	15
Property and equipment, cost		29,075		28,847
Less accumulated depreciation		14,868		13,403
Property and equipment, net	$	14,207	$	15,444

Amounts payable for property and equipment included in accounts payable totaled $0.1 million at December 31, 2022, and $0.2 million at December 31, 2021. Assets which had not yet been placed in service, included in property and equipment, totaled $1.2 million at December 31, 2022, and $0.9 million at December 31, 2021.

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NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, consist of the following (in thousands).

			December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Estimated Useful Life		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships		15	$	930	$	564	$	366	$	930	$	423	$	507
Trademarks		10		13		5		8		13		3		10
Non-compete agreement		5		22		16		6		22		12		10
Total intangible assets			$	965	$	585	$	380	$	965	$	438	$	527

The customer relationship intangible is amortizing over the 15-year period of expected future economic benefit, in proportion to the discounted expected future cash flows used to estimate the value of the intangible at acquisition in 2019. It is amortizing at a more rapid rate in the earlier periods than in later periods. Other finite-lived intangible assets are amortizing on a straight-line basis.

As of December 31, 2022, the weighted-average remaining amortization period for intangibles other than goodwill is 9.9 years and future intangible amortization is expected to total the following (in thousands):

2023	$	111
2024		80
2025		58
2026		42
2027		31
Thereafter		58
Total amortization	$	380

We performed our annual impairment testing of goodwill as of December 31, 2021. We estimated the fair value of our company by a discounted cash flow method, reconciled to our market capitalization.  We determined the fair value of our equity, based on our market capitalization, was substantially below our carrying value. As a result, in 2021, we recorded a non-cash, non-tax-deductible impairment charge equal to the entire amount of our goodwill, $3.9 million.

NOTE 8. LEASES

The components of lease expense and cash flows from leases (in thousands) follow.

	2022		2021
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of use assets, included in cost of goods sold	$	97	$	89
Interest on lease liabilities		21		11
Operating lease cost, included in selling, general and administrative expenses:
Fixed leases cost		515		515
Variable lease cost		168		149
Short-term lease cost		85		61
Total lease cost	$	886	$	825
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	21	$	11
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	515	$	515
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	104	$	96

As of December 31, 2022, variable lease payments do not depend on a rate or index. As of December 31, 2022, property and equipment, net, includes $0.6 million of finance lease right-of-use-assets, with an original cost of $0.9 million. During 2022, we financed the purchase of $0.4 million of property and equipment in noncash finance lease transactions. During 2021, we financed the purchase of $0.1 million of property and equipment in noncash finance lease transactions.

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As of December 31, 2022, we do not believe it is certain that we will exercise any lease renewal options. The remaining terms of our leases and the discount rates used in the calculation of the fair value of our leases as of December 31, 2022, follows.

	Operating Leases				Finance Leases
Remaining leases terms (in years)		0.8	-	10.2		0.3	-	4.8
Weighted average remaining lease terms (in years)				5.5				4.0
Discount rates		6.3%	-	9.0%		2.8%	-	10.4%
Weighted average discount rate				7.8%				8.2%

As of December 31, 2022, operating leases have maturities extending through 2032. Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022, follows (in thousands).

	Operating			Finance
	Leases			Leases
2023	$	528		$	158
2024		429			117
2025		439			102
2026		451			99
2027		232			60
Thereafter		346			-
Total lease payments		2,425			536
Amounts representing interest		(477	)		(86	)
Present value of lease obligations	$	1,948		$	450

NOTE 9. DEBT

We finance certain amounts owed for annual insurance premiums under financing agreements. As of December 31, 2022, amounts due under insurance premium financing agreements are due in monthly installments of principal and interest through March 31, 2023, at an interest rate of 3.9% per year.

We also borrow under a factoring agreement with a lender (the Lender), which provides a $7.0 million credit facility. We may only borrow to the extent we have qualifying accounts receivable to use as collateral as defined in the agreement. The facility had an initial two-year term and automatically renews for successive annual periods until delivery of a proper termination notice. The facility term automatically extended to October 2023. We incur recurring fees under the agreement, including a funding fee of 0.5% above the prime rate, in no event to be less than 5.5%, on any advances, as well as a service fee on average net funds borrowed. The lender has a security interest in our personal property assets and the right to demand repayment of the advances at any time.

The Lender advanced us $0.9 million effective September 30, 2022 (the Over-advance), pending restructuring of our mortgage promissory note with the Lender. The Over-advance accrued interest at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the Lender's prime rate (14.5% at December 31 2022). and 10.3% until it was repaid in January 2023. As of December 31, 2022, the Over-advance is classified as long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet as it was refinanced on a long-term basis in January 2023, as discussed below.

Additional information related to our factoring obligation (exclusive of the Over-advance) follows.

	2022			2021
Average borrowings outstanding (in thousands)	$	3,179		$	1,622
Amortization of debt issuance costs (in thousands)	$	-		$	75
Fees paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings		5.8	%		6.2	%
Interest paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings		7.0	%		6.4	%

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Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands).

	December 31,
	2022		2021
Mortgage promissory note - Originally dated July 2020 and modified in December 2021 and January 2023. As modified, interest accrues at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the Lender's prime rate (14.5% at December 31, 2022) and 10.3%. Payable in monthly installments through January 2025. Face amount $2.5 million. Secured by certain real property in Wynne, Arkansas.	$	2,211	$	2,469
Progress payment agreement - Dated August 2022. Original principal $37. Interest is payable monthly at the rate of 25.2% per year. Due on demand, until a finance lease is executed with the lender before that date for the related equipment.		39		-
Equipment note - Dated May 2021. Original principal $46. Due in monthly installments through June 2025. Interest accrues at the effective discount rate of 3.6% per year.		24		33
Equipment note - Dated December 2019. Original principal $40. Due in monthly installments through December 2024. Interest accrues at the effective discount rate of 9.3% per year.		18		26
Other				11
Total long-term debt, net	$	2,292	$	2,539

In December 2021, we entered into agreements with the Lender to effect a modification of the terms of our mortgage promissory note. This modification involved entering into a new mortgage promissory note in the principal amount of $2.5 million, with terms as indicated in the table above. We received $1.2 million in cash from the lender and the lender applied the remainder of the principal to the $1.3 million principal and interest then outstanding under our old promissory note. We recognized no gain or loss with the modification. At modification, the carrying amount of the new note equaled the total of (i) the $1.3 million carrying amount of the old note prior to modification (ii) the $1.2 million advanced by the lender at modification and (iii) the debt issuance costs associated with the modification. Under the terms of the original note, (i) interest accrued at an annual rate which was the greater of 11.0% above the 1ender’s prime rate and 14.3% and (ii) principal and interest were payable in monthly installments through May 2022 and a final payment of $1.0 million was due in June 2022. This December 2021 note was replaced with a new note in January 2023. 

In January 2023, we entered into agreements with the Lender to effect a modification of the terms of the December 2021 note. This modification involved us entering into a new mortgage promissory note in the principal amount of $2.5 million. We received $0.3 million in cash and the Lender applied the remainder of the new principal to the $1.3 million then outstanding on the December 2021 term note and the $0.9 million Over-advance on the factoring agreement. Under the terms of the January 2023 note, (i) interest accrues at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the 1ender’s prime rate and 10.3% and (ii) principal and interest are payable in equal monthly installments through January 2025. The new note is secured by a mortgage on our real property in Arkansas. The current portion of long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet as of  December 31, 2022, reflects the terms of the January 2023 modification.

Future principal maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2022, reflecting the January 2023 modification of the mortgage promissory note, follow (in thousands).

2023	$	996
2024		1,194
2025		111
Principal maturities		2,301
Debt issuance costs		(9	)
Total long-term debt, net	$	2,292

NOTE 10. EQUITY, SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION, WARRANTS AND SECURITIES OFFERINGS

In August 2022, our board of directors approved a 1 for 10 reverse split of our common stock. Our common stock began trading on a post-split basis on August 26, 2022. All share and per share information has been retrospectively adjusted for all prior periods presented giving retroactive effect to the reverse stock split. Such adjustments include calculations of our weighted average number of shares outstanding and loss per share, as well as disclosures regarding our share-based compensation and warrants.

Preferred Stock

Our board of directors, without further action or vote by holders of our common stock, has the right to establish the terms, preference, rights and restrictions and issue shares of preferred stock. We previously designated and issued six series of preferred stock of which no shares remain outstanding. In addition, we designated and issued a seventh series of preferred stock, Series G, of which 150 shares remain outstanding as of December 31, 2022.

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The Series G preferred stock is non-voting and may be converted into shares of our common stock at the holders’ election at any time, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations, at a ratio of 1 preferred share for 94.89915 shares of common stock. The Series G preferred stock is entitled to receive dividends if we pay dividends on our common stock, in which case the holders of the preferred stock are entitled to receive the amount and form of dividends that they would have received if they held the common stock that is issuable upon conversion of the Series G preferred stock. If we are liquidated or dissolved, the holders of Series G preferred stock are entitled to receive, before any amounts are paid in respect of our common stock, an amount per share of preferred stock equal to $1,000, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon.

Securities Offerings

In October 2022, we issued and sold 675,000 shares of our common stock and a prefunded warrant (the 2022 Prefunded Warrant) exercisable into 325,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3. The holder exercised the 2022 Prefunded Warrant with an exercise price of $0.0001 per share (net of the $1.4999 per share prefunded) in full in 2022. In a concurrent private placement, we issued and sold warrants for the purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.60 per share, which are exercisable in April 2023, and expire in October 2025. The net proceeds from the concurrent offerings of $1.0 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of $0.5 million, were allocated to equity. As of December 31, 2022, $0.3 million of these offering costs were unpaid. We determined the exercise price of the 2022 Prefunded Warrant was nominal and, as such, we will consider the shares underlying that warrant to be outstanding effective October 20, 2022, for the purposes of calculating basic earnings (loss) per share (EPS). We intend to use the net proceeds from the October 2022 offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include funding capital expenditures, working capital and repaying indebtedness. In addition, we issued warrants for the purchase of up to 63,000 shares of our common stock to the placement agent at an exercise price of $1.875 per share which expire in October 2027.

In September 2021, we issued and sold 230,750 shares of common stock, a warrant for the purchase of up to 230,769 shares of common stock (Warrant A), and a prefunded warrant (the 2021 Prefunded Warrant) for the purchase of up to 230,786 shares of common stock pursuant to our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3. The initial $10.00 per share exercise price of Warrant A was subject to adjustment in September 2022, and will be subject to adjustment again in September 2023, if 110% of the 5-day volume weighted average price of our common stock is less than the then-current exercise price. The 2021 Prefunded Warrant, which the holder exercised in full in 2021, had an exercise price of $0.001 (net of the $6.499 per share prefunded). We determined that the 2021 Prefunded Warrant qualified for equity accounting, however, Warrant A did not qualify for equity accounting because the holder may elect cash settlement of this warrant in the event of a change of control. As a result, we carry Warrant A as a liability at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets and the change in fair value of this warrant is recorded in our consolidated statements of operations. The net proceeds from the offering of $2.8 million, after deducting commissions and other cash offering expenses of $0.2 million were allocated to derivative warrant liability, in an amount equal to the $0.6 million estimated fair value of Warrant A as of September 13, 2021, with the remainder of the proceeds recorded in equity. We determined the exercise price of the Prefunded Warrant was nominal and, as such, considered the 230,786 shares initially underlying the 2021 Prefunded Warrant to be outstanding effective September 13, 2021, for the purposes of calculating basic EPS. We used the net proceeds from the September 2021 offering for general corporate purposes, which included funding capital expenditures and working capital and repaying indebtedness.

On March 30, 2020, we entered into an at market issuance (ATM) sales agreement with respect to an at-the-market offering program through B. Riley FBR, Inc, as sales agent. The issuances and sales of our common stock under the ATM sales agreement are made pursuant to our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3. During 2021, we issued and sold 75,490 shares of common stock under an at market issuance sales agreement, at an average price of $8.00 per share. Proceeds from those 2021 sales of $0.5 million are recorded in equity, net of $0.1 million of stock issuance costs.

Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement related to the September 2021 offering, we are prohibited from entering into an agreement to effect any ATM issuance until September 13, 2023. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement related to the October offerings, we are generally prohibited from entering into an agreement to effect an offering of our common stock or common stock equivalents until May 20, 2023, or a variable rate transaction, as defined in the agreement, until October 20, 2023.

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Equity Incentive Plan

Our board of directors adopted our Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2014 Plan) after shareholders approved the plan, and amendments thereto. On July 14, 2022, shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan of 600,000 shares. The total shares of common stock now authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan is 1,230,000 shares. Under the terms of the plan, we may grant stock options, shares of common stock and share-based awards to officers, directors, employees or consultants providing services on such terms as are determined by the board of directors. Our board of directors administers the plan, determines vesting schedules on plan awards and may accelerate the vesting schedules for award recipients. The stock options granted under the 2014 Plan have terms of up to 10 years and vesting periods of up to 4 years. The restricted stock units granted under the plan vest over periods of up to 5 years. As of December 31, 2022, awards for the purchase of 1,088,457 shares of common stock have been granted and remain outstanding (common stock options, common stock and restricted stock units) and 141,543 shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under the 2014 Plan.

Share-based compensation expenses related to employees and directors are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Share-based compensation by type of award follows (in thousands).

	2022		2021
Restricted stock units	$	1,160	$	866
Stock options		101		140
Common stock		-		108
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plan	$	1,261	$	1,114

Information regarding common stock issued under the 2014 Plan, including shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units follows. All shares of common stock issued in 2022 or 2021 were vested as of the date issued.

	2022				2021
	Shares Issued		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares Issued		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Directors		34,875	$	6.71		13,608	$	7.95
Employees		89,307		5.75		57,250		5.52
Consultant		13,516		6.47		-
		137,698				70,858

In the period from January1, 2023 to March 16, 2023, we issued 68,693 shares of common stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

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Restricted Stock Units

We have outstanding (i) restricted stock units issued under the 2014 Plan (RSUs) to employees and directors and (ii) other restricted stock units issued to a service provider (SUs). Each RSU and SU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. Summaries of nonvested and vested stock unit and activity follow.

	RSUs										SUs
	Number of Units			Unrecognized Compensation (in thousands)			Average Grant Date Fair Value per share		Weighted Average Expense Period (Years)		Number of Units		Unrecognized Compensation (in thousands)			Average Grant Date Fair Value per share		Weighted Average Expense Period (Years)
Nonvested at January 1, 2021		149,540		$	730		$	4.88		1.4		-	$	-		$	-	$	-
Granted		82,469			796			9.65		1.0		-		-			-		-
Forfeited		(291	)		(3	)		10.31		0.7		-		-			-		-
Vested with service		(105,115	)		-					-		-		-			-		-
Expensed		-			(865	)	NA			-		-		-			-		-
Nonvested at December 31, 2021		126,603			658			5.20		0.9		-		-			-		-
Granted		527,871			1,680			3.18		2.7		160,000		216			1.35		3.0
Impact of Modification:												-		-			-		-
Before modification		(17,050	)		(150	)		8.77		0.6		-		-			-		-
After modification		17,050			64			3.73		-		-		-			-		-
Forfeited		(11,744	)		(68	)		5.77		1.1		-		-			-		-
Vested with Service		(275,912	)		-					-		-		-			-		-
Expensed		-			(1,160	)	NA			-		-		(15	)	NA			-
Nonvested at December 31, 2022		366,818		$	1,024		$	2.79		2.8		160,000	$	201		$	1.26		2.7

	Number of RSUs
Vested at January 1, 2021		38,640
Vested with service		105,115
Issued at vesting		(57,250	)
Vested at December 31, 2021		86,505
Vested with service		275,912
Issued at vesting		(83,725	)
Issued at termination of service		(53,967	)
Vested at December 31, 2022		224,725

At December 31, 2022, unvested RSUs had an intrinsic value of $0.3 million. unvested SUs had an intrinsic value of $0.1 million, and vested RSUs had an intrinsic value of $0.2 million. As of December 31, 2022, the intrinsic value of all RSUs and SUs outstanding was $0.6 million, unrecognized compensation was $1.2 million and the remaining vesting period was 2.8 years. At December 31, 2022, issuance of 165,790 shares of common stock subject to the unvested RSUs and 224,725 shares of common stock subject to the vested RSUs, is deferred to the date the holder is no longer providing service to our company.

We issued 160,000 SUs to a service provider in 2022, which the service provider elected to purchase with a $0.2 million cash signing fee. The SUs vest in three annual installments ending in September 2025 and we are expensing the fair value of the SUs over three years. The service provider may also earn performance-based cash compensation beginning October 1, 2022, if certain performance criteria are met. The performance compensation will be paid quarterly in an amount of cash which may then be used to purchase, at the election of the service provider, a number of fully vested SUs equal to (a) the performance compensation, divided by (b) the volume weighted average closing price of our common stock over the 90 consecutive trading days ending on the last day of the applicable performance period. The aggregate number of SUs purchased by the service provider, including the initial 160,000 SUs issued in 2022 may not exceed 1,000,000.

In 2022, we modified RSUs held by resigning directors and an employee such that the awards vested on the date of their termination of service. Prior to the modification, the resigning directors and employee would have forfeited the unvested RSUs on the date service terminated. As a result of the modifications, we adjusted cumulative expense on the RSUs to equal the fair value of the awards on the modification dates in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, as indicated in the table above.

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Options

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had outstanding options for the purchase of up 55,424 and 64,396 shares of common stock. We granted no stock options in 2022 and 2021. Stock options for the purchase of up to 8,972 and 3,107 shares of common stock forfeited or expired in 2022 and 2021. As of December 31, 2022, outstanding stock options had an intrinsic value of zero, a weighted average exercise price of $19.42 per share, a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.1 years and a weighted average contractual remaining term of 5.9 years. As of December 31, 2022, unrecognized stock option compensation cost was $70 thousand. As of December 31, 2022, exercisable options had an intrinsic value of zero.

Unrecognized Compensation

As of December 31, 2022, the total amount of unrecognized compensation for all outstanding common stock awards (options, RSUs and SUs was $1.3 million, and the remaining average expense period was 2.7 years (including unrecognized compensation on SUs of $0.2 million with a remaining average expense period of 2.7 years.)

Warrants

The 2022 Prefunded Warrant was exercised in its entirety in 2022 and we issued 325,000 shares of common stock upon the cash exercises. The 2021 Prefunded Warrant was cashless exercised in its entirety in 2021 and we issued 230,750 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercises. The initial $10.00 per share exercise price of Warrant A adjusted, pursuant to its original terms, to $2.72 per share in September 2022, and will be subject to adjustment again in September 2023, if 110% of the 5-day volume weighted average price of our common stock is less than the then-current exercise price.

Warrant activity, excluding activity related to prefunded warrants follows.

	2022							2021
	Shares Under Warrants			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Shares Under Warrants			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding at January 1		875,067		$	9.76		1.4		664,592		$	9.82		1.1
Issued		2,063,000			1.61		3.1		230,769		$	10.00		5.0
Impact of Warrant A exercise price adjustment:
Before adjustment		230,769			10.00		4.0
After adjustment		(230,769	)		2.72		4.0
Cash exercised									(17,794	)		9.60		0.8
Expired		(639,298	)		9.60		-		(2,500	)		52.50		-
Outstanding at December 31		2,298,769		$	1.76		2.9		875,067		$	9.76		1.4

The following table summarizes information related to exercisable and outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2022.

		Outstanding						Exercisable
Exercise Prices		Shares Under Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Shares Under Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
$	1.60		2,000,000	$	1.60		2.8		-	$	-		-
$	1.88		63,000		1.88		4.8		-		-		-
$	2.72		230,769		2.72		3.7		230,769		2.72		3.7
$	20.00		5,000		20.00		0.1		5,000		20.00		0.1
			2,298,769	$	1.76		2.9		235,769	$	3.09		3.6

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NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES

Deferred tax asset (liability) is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	December 31
	2022			2021
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	14,264		$	13,385
Stock options and warrants		1,151			832
Property and equipment		(46	)		16
Intangible assets		875			950
Capitalized expenses		117			105
Other		655			64
Operating right-of-use lease assets		(478	)		(566	)
Operating right-of-use lease liabilities		645			670
Net deferred tax assets		17,183			15,456
Less: Valuation allowance		(17,183	)		(15,456	)
Deferred tax asset (liability)	$	-		$	-

We have determined it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

The following table summarizes the change in the valuation allowance (in thousands):

	2022			2021
Valuation allowances, beginning of year	$	15,456		$	12,421
Net operating loss and other temporary differences		1,997			2,926
Expiration of net operating losses and limitations		(90	)		-
Adjustment to deferred taxes		(197	)		67
Impact of state tax rate change		22			42
Other		(5	)		-
Valuation allowance, end of year	$	17,183		$	15,456

As of December 31, 2022, net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards for U.S. federal tax purposes totaled $54.4 million. NOLs generated after December 31, 2017, do not expire. Federal NOLs of $9.9 million expire at various dates from 2023 through 2037 and the remainder do not expire. NOL carryforwards for state tax purposes totaled $46.0 million at December 31, 2022, and expire at various dates from 2023 through 2042.

Our ability to utilize previously accumulated NOL carryforwards is subject to substantial annual limitations due to the changes in ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986, as amended, and similar state regulations. Prior to 2020, we experienced several ownership changes as defined in IRC Section 382(g). In general, the annual limitation is equal to the value of our stock immediately before the ownership change, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate for the month in which the ownership change occurred. Any unused annual limitation may generally be carried over to later years until the NOL carryforwards expire. Accordingly, we have reduced our NOL in the table above to reflect these limitations.

We are subject to taxation in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions. We record liabilities for income tax contingencies based on our best estimate of the underlying exposures. We are open for audit by the IRS for years after 2018 and, generally, by U.S. state tax jurisdictions after 2017.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Reconciliations between the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to loss before income taxes, and income tax expense (benefit) follows (in thousands):

	2022			2021
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate	$	(1,646	)	$	(1,875	)
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State tax benefit, net of federal tax effect		(421	)		(605	)
Effect of change in state tax rate		(22	)		(42	)
Change in valuation allowance		1,727			3,035
Expirations of net operating losses and application of IRC 382 limitation		90			-
PPP loan forgiveness, nontaxable		-			(376	)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability, nontaxable		5			(81	)
Other nondeductible expenses		89			32
Adjustments to deferreds		197			(67	)
Income tax expense	$	19		$	21

Based on an analysis of tax positions taken on income tax returns filed, we determined no material liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions existed as of December 31, 2022 or 2021. Although we believe the amounts reflected in our tax returns substantially comply with applicable U.S. federal, state and local tax regulations, the respective taxing authorities may take contrary positions based on their interpretation of the law. A tax position successfully challenged by a taxing authority could result in an adjustment to our provision or benefit for income taxes in the period in which a final determination is made.

NOTE 12. INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (EPS)

Basic EPS is calculated under the two-class method under which all earnings (distributed and undistributed) are allocated to each class of common stock and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Our outstanding convertible preferred stock are considered participating securities as the holders may participate in undistributed earnings with holders of common shares and are not obligated to share in our net losses.

Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period increased by the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the impact of assumed exercises and conversions is dilutive. The dilutive effects of outstanding options, warrants, nonvested shares of common stock and nonvested restricted stock units that vest solely on the basis of a service condition are calculated using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effects of the outstanding preferred stock are calculated using the if-converted method.

Below are reconciliations of the numerators and denominators in the EPS computations.

	2022			2021
NUMERATOR (in thousands):
Basic and diluted - net loss	$	(7,858	)	$	(8,949	)
DENOMINATOR:
Weighted average number of shares of shares of common stock outstanding		5,414,079			4,710,567
Weighted average number of shares of common stock underlying vested restricted stock units		100,592			63,328
Basic EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding		5,514,671			4,773,895
Effect of dilutive securities outstanding		-			-
Diluted EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding		5,514,671			4,773,895

No effects of potentially dilutive securities outstanding were included in the calculation of diluted EPS for 2022 and 2021, because to do so would be anti-dilutive due to our net loss. Potentially dilutive securities outstanding during 2022 and 2021 included our outstanding convertible preferred stock, options, warrants and nonvested restricted stock units. Those potentially dilutive securities, further described in Note 10, could potentially dilute EPS in the future.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, commodities payable and short-term debt approximated their carrying value due to shorter maturities. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of our operating lease liabilities was approximately $0.2 million lower than their carrying values, based on current market rates for similar debt and leases with similar maturities (Level 3 measurements). As of December 31, 2022, the fair values of our long-term debt and finance lease liabilities approximated their carrying values, based on current market rates for similar debt and leases with similar maturities (Level 3 measurements).

The following tables summarize the fair values by input hierarchy of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis on our consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
As of December 31, 2021:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-	$	258	$	258
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	-	$	258	$	258

The following tables summarize the changes in level 3 items measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	Fair Value as of Beginning of Period		Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)			Issuance of New Instruments		Net Transfers (Into) Out of Level 3		Fair Value, at End of Period		Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Still Held
2022:
Derivative warrant liability	$	258	$	(189	)	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	(189	)
Total Level 3 fair value	$	258	$	(189	)	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	(189	)
2021:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-		$	647	$	-	$	258	$	(389	)
Total Level 3 fair value	$	-	$	-		$	647	$	-	$	258	$	(389	)

The derivative warrant liability in the tables above relates to Warrant A, discussed further in Note 10. Warrant A is carried in our consolidated balance sheets as derivative warrant liability because the holder may elect cash settlement of the warrant in the event of a change of control. We estimated the fair value of Warrant A using the Black-Scholes. Changes in the estimated fair value of Warrant A are included in other income (loss) in our consolidated statements of operations. The following are the assumptions used in valuing Warrant A.

	December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Assumed exercise price, per share	$	2.72		$	10.00		$	10.00
Assumed volatility		92.2	%		69.5	%		71.0	%
Assumed risk free interest rate		4.3	%		0.8	%		0.4	%
Expected life of options (in years)		4.0			4.8			5.0
Expected dividends		-			-			-

The fair value of Warrant A approximates the cash settlement the holder could elect to be paid in the event of a change in control. At December 31, 2022, a $0.10 increase in our stock price would have resulted in an approximate $10 thousand increase in the Black Scholes fair value of Warrant A.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

PPP Audit Contingency

In  April 2020, we received $1.8 million on a Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan as provided for in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, enacted into U.S. law in March 2020. Under certain conditions, the loan and accrued interest were forgivable, if we used the loan proceeds for maintaining workforce levels. We used the loan proceeds for maintaining workforce levels and the SBA forgave the entire loan and related accrued interest in  January 2021. The SBA may audit any PPP loan at its discretion through January 2027, six years after the date the SBA forgave the loan. The SBA  may review any or all of the following when auditing a PPP loan: whether the borrower qualified for the PPP loan, whether the PPP loan amount was appropriately calculated and the proceeds used for allowable purposes, and whether the loan forgiveness amount was appropriately determined. The SBA could deem us ineligible for the PPP loan received in 2020 upon audit by the SBA. We believe the SBA’s stated intention is to focus its reviews on borrowers with loans greater than $2 million, thereby mitigating our future risk of an audit. The SBA continues to develop and issue new and updated guidance regarding required borrower certifications and requirements for forgiveness of loans made under the program.

Employment Contracts and Severance Payments

In the normal course of business, we periodically enter into employment agreements which incorporate indemnification provisions. While the maximum amount to which we may be exposed under such agreements cannot be reasonably estimated, we maintain insurance coverage, which we believe will effectively mitigate our obligations under these indemnification provisions. No amounts have been recorded in our financial statements with respect to any obligations under such agreements.

We have employment contracts with certain officers and key management that include provisions for potential severance payments in the event of without-cause terminations or terminations under certain circumstances after a change in control. In addition, vesting of outstanding nonvested equity grants would accelerate following a change in control.

Legal Matters

From time to time, we are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. These matters may relate to employment and labor claims, patent and intellectual property claims, claims of alleged non-compliance with contract provisions and claims related to alleged violations of laws and regulations. When applicable, we record accruals for contingencies when it is probable that a liability will be incurred, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Defense costs are expensed as incurred and are included in professional fees. While the outcome of lawsuits and other proceedings against us cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, individually or in the aggregate, no such lawsuits and other proceedings had or are expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations in 2022 and 2021.

In January 2023, we received $0.3 million in restitution payments from a former employee. The payments were ordered by a federal court in 2012.

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PART II

(continued)

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a and Rule15d-15(e)) under the Exchange Act was performed as of December 31, 2022, under the supervision and with the participation of our current management, including our current Executive Chairman, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Executive Chairman and Chief Financial Officer to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Based on this evaluation, our Executive Chairman and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2022.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2022, that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention, or timely detection, of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Under the supervision and with the participation of current management, including our current Executive Chairman, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer, we conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth in the framework established by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) entitled “Internal Control - Integrated Framework (the 2013 Framework).” Based on this analysis, our management concluded that as of December 31, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based upon the criteria set forth by the 2013 Framework.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by Item 10 of Part III is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by Item 11 of Part III is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

The information required by Item 12 of Part III is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required by Item 13 of Part III is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by Item 14 of Part III is incorporated by reference to our definitive proxy statement, to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, or will be included in an amendment to this Form 10-K.

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

See Exhibit Index attached hereto.

The Financial Statements are included under Item 8.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

		Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit Number	Filing/Effective Date	Filed Herewith
3.01.01	Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on December 13, 2001	10-KSB	000-32565	3.3	April 16, 2002
3.01.02	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on August 4, 2003	SB-2	333-129839	3.01.1	November 21, 2005
3.01.03	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on October 31, 2003	10-QSB	000-32565	3.4	November 19, 2003
3.01.04	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on September 29, 2005	SB-2	333-129839	3.03	November 21, 2005
3.01.05	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on August 20, 2007	10-Q	000-32565	3.1	August 14, 2007
3.01.06	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on June 30, 2011	8-K	000-32565	3.1	July 5, 2011
3.01.07	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on July 12, 2013	10-Q	000-32565	3.1	August 14, 2013
3.01.08	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on May 30, 2014	S-3	333-196541	3.01.08	June 5, 2014
3.01.09	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on February 15, 2017	S-3	333-217131	3.1.9	April 04, 2017
3.01.10	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on June 18, 2020	10-Q	001-36245	3.1	August 12, 2020
3.01.11	Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of California on August 25, 2022	8-K	000-32565	3.1	August, 25, 2022
3.02	Certificate of Designation of the Rights, Preferences, and Privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of California on December 13, 2001	SB-2	333-89790	4.1	June 4, 2002
3.03	Certificate of Determination, Preferences and Rights of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of California on October 4, 2005	8-K	000-32565	3.1	October 4, 2005
3.04	Certificate of Determination, Preferences and Rights of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of California on May 10, 2006	8-K	000-32565	3.1	May 15, 2006
3.05	Certificate of Determination, Preferences and Rights of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of California on October 17, 2008	8-K	000-32565	3.1	October 20, 2008
3.06	Certificate of Determination, Preferences and Rights of the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of California on May 7, 2009	8-K	000-32565	3.1	May 8, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX

			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit Number	Filing/Effective Date	Filed Herewith
3.07		Certificate of Determination, Preferences and Rights of the Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of California on February 18, 2016	8-K	001-36245	3.1	February 23, 2016
3.08		Form of Certificate of Determination of Preferences and Rights of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock, filed with the Secretary of State of California on February 9, 2017	8-K	001-36245	3.1	February 15, 2017
3.09.1		Bylaws	SB-2	333-134957	3.05	June 12, 2006
3.09.2		Amendment of Bylaws, effective June 19, 2007	8-K	000-32565	3.1	June 25, 2007
3.09.3		Amendment of Bylaws, effective December 4, 2009	8-K	000-32565	3.1	December 10, 2009
3.09.4		Amendment of Bylaws, effective as of February 13, 2017	S-3	333-217131	3.9.4	April 04, 2017
3.09.5		Amendment to Bylaws, effective July 30, 2019	8-K	001-36245	3.1	August 5, 2019
3.10		Certificate of Ownership dated October 3, 2012	8-K	000-32565	3.01	October 10, 2012
4.01		Form of Warrant (Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	4.1	September 13, 2021
4.02		Form of Prefunded Warrant (Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	4.2	September 13, 2021
4.03		Description of Registrant’s Securities Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended					X
4.04		Form of Pre-Funded Warrant (Registered Direct Offering and Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	4.1	October 20, 2022
4.05		Form of Private Placement Warrant (Registered Direct Offering and Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	4.2	October 20, 2022
4.06		Form of Wainwright Warrant (Registered Direct Offering and Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	4.3	October 20, 2022
10.01	*	Employment Agreement with Todd T. Mitchell dated May 28, 2019	10-Q	001-36245	10.2	May 5, 2020
10.02	*	Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended on June 17, 2020	8-K	001-36245	10.2	July 17, 2020
10.03	*	Form of Award of Deferred and Restricted Stock Units for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	8-K	001-36245	10.3	July 17, 2020
10.04	*	Form of Stock Option Agreement for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	10-K	001-36245	10.72	March 31, 2015

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EXHIBIT INDEX

			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description	Form	File No.	Exhibit Number	Filing/Effective Date	Filed Herewith
10.05	*	Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	10-K	001-36245	10.73	March 31, 2015
10.06	*	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	8-K	001-36245	10.1	October 3, 2018
10.07	*	Employee Agreement (Offer Letter) with Peter G. Bradley dated August 12, 2020	10-K	001-36245	10.21	February 25, 2021
10.08	*	Amendment No. 1 to Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Award Agreement with Todd T. Mitchell, effective December 15, 2021	10-K	001-36245	10.08	March 17, 2022
10.09	*	Form of Indemnification Agreement for Officers and Directors	10-Q	000-32565	10.2	May 12, 2011
10.10	*	Form of Award of Contingently Granted Deferred and Restricted Stock Units for 2014 Equity Incentive Plan	10-K	001-36245	10-24	March 17, 2022
10.11		Agreement for Purchase and Sale with Republic Business Credit, LLC dated October 28, 2019	8-K	001-36245	10.1	November 1, 2019
10.12		Purchase Agreement dated December 17, 2019 (Public Offering)	8-K	001-36245	1.1	December 19, 2019
10.13		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 9, 2021 (Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	10.1	September 13, 2021
10.14		Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated March 7, 2019	8-K	001-36245	10.3	March 13, 2019
10.15		At Market Issuance Sales Agreement with B Riley FBR, Inc	8-K	001-36245	10.1	March 30, 2020
10.16		Promissory Note dated as of April 15, 2020 (Paycheck Protection Program)	8-K	001-36245	10.1	April 16, 2002
10.17		Mortgage Agreement and Amendment for Purchase and Sale with Republic Business Credit, LLC, dated July 10, 2020	8-K	001-36245	10.1	July 17, 2020
10.18		Mortgage Agreement and Amendment for Purchase and Sale with Republic Business Credit, LLC, dated December 6, 2021	8-K	001-36245	10.1	December 10, 2021
10.19		Mortgage Agreement and Amendment for Purchase and Sale with Republic Business Credit, LLC, dated January 12, 2023	8-K	001-36245	10.1	January 19, 2023
10.20		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (Registered Direct Offering and Private Placement)	8-K	001-36245	10.1	October 20, 2022
21		List of Subsidiaries					X
23.1		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm					X
24.1		Power of Attorney – Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

			Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description		Form	File No.	Exhibit Number	Filing/Effective Date	Filed Herewith
31.1		Certification by CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002						X
31.2		Certification by CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.						X
32.1		Certification by CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.						X
101.INS	@	Inline XBRL Instance Document						X
101.SCH	@	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document						X
101.CAL	@	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document						X
101.DEF	@	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document						X
101.LAB	@	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document						X
101.PRE	@	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document						X
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan, contract or arrangement in which any Director or any Executive Officer participates.

^@ iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES
Date: March 16, 2023	By:	/s/ Peter G. Bradley
		Name: Peter G. Bradley
		Title: Director and Executive Chairman

Power of Attorney

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Peter G. Bradley, true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for him/her in any and all capacities, to sign amendments to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
Principal Executive Officer:
/s/ Peter G. Bradley	Director and Executive Chairman	March 16, 2023
Peter G. Bradley
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ Todd T. Mitchell	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer	March 16, 2023
Todd T. Mitchell
Additional Directors:
/s/ Will T. Black	Director	March 16, 2023
Will T. Black
/s/ David I. Chemerow	Director	March 16, 2023
David I. Chemerow
/s/ Jean M. Heggie	Director	March 16, 2023
Jean M. Heggie
/s/ Brent D. Rosenthal	Director and Chairman	March 16, 2023
Brent D. Rosenthal

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EX-4.03

Exhibit 4.03

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES

REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

RiceBran Technologies (“RBT,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) has one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: our common stock.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following summary of the terms of our capital stock is based upon our articles of incorporation (as amended, the “Articles of Incorporation”) and our bylaws (as amended, the “Bylaws”). The summary is not complete and is qualified by reference to our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated by reference herein. We encourage you to read our Articles of Incorporation, our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the California Corporations Code for additional information.

Our authorized capital stock consists of 15,000,000 shares of common stock, no par value, and 20,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, no par value, of which 3,000,000 shares are designated Series A Preferred Stock, 25,000 shares are designated Series B Preferred Stock, 25,000 shares are designated Series C Preferred Stock, 10,000 shares are designated Series D Preferred Stock, 2,743 shares are designated Series E Preferred Stock, 3,000 are designated as Series F Preferred Stock and 3,000 are designated as Series G Preferred Stock. As of March 16, 2023, there were 6,384,334 shares of common stock outstanding and 150 shares of Series G Preferred Stock outstanding. No other capital stock was outstanding as of March 16, 2023.

Common Stock

Subject to any preferential dividend rights granted to the holders of any shares of preferred stock that may be outstanding, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably dividends when, as, and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. Upon our liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive ratably the net assets available after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding shares of preferred stock.

The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders. Pursuant to our Bylaws, shareholders do not have the right to vote cumulatively. Holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, or redemption rights. The outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and nonassessable. The rights and privileges of holders of our common stock are subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of holders of shares of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

Our board of directors is authorized to issue preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights and rates, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series, without any vote or action by our shareholders. Any preferred stock to be issued could rank prior to our common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on liquidation. Our board of directors, without shareholder approval, may issue preferred stock with voting and conversion rights which could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our common stock and discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of RBT.

Series G Preferred Stock

We have authorized a total of 3,000 shares of Series G Preferred Stock, 150 of which are issued and outstanding as of March 16, 2023. The Series G Preferred Stock is non-voting and may be converted into shares of our common stock at the holders’ election at any time, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations, at a ratio of 1 share of Series G Preferred Stock for 94.8992 shares of common stock. The Series G Preferred Stock is entitled to receive dividends if we pay dividends on our common stock, in which case the holders of Series G Preferred Stock are entitled to receive the amount and form of dividends that they would have received if they held the common stock that is issuable upon conversion of the Series G Preferred Stock. If we are liquidated or dissolved, the holders of Series G Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, before any amounts are paid in respect of our common stock, an amount per share of Series G Preferred Stock equal to $1,000, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon.

Listing

Our common stock is listed and principally traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbol “RIBT.”

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, New York, New York, serves as transfer agent for the shares of common stock.

Certain Anti-Takeover Effects

Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect.

Advance Notice Requirements for Shareholder Proposals and Director Nominations. Our Bylaws provide advance notice procedures for shareholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of shareholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of shareholders and specify certain requirements regarding the form and content of a shareholder’s notice. These provisions might preclude our shareholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of shareholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of shareholders if the proper procedures are not followed.

Additional Authorized Shares of Capital Stock. The additional shares of authorized common stock and preferred stock available for issuance under our Articles of Incorporation could be issued at such times, under such circumstances and with such terms and conditions as to impede a change in control.

EX-21

Exhibit 21

RiceBran Technologies

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

As of March 16, 2023

Those subsidiaries not listed would not, in the aggregate, constitute a “significant subsidiary” of RiceBran Technologies, as that term is defined in Rule 1-02(w) of Regulations S-X.

Subsidiaries of the Registrant	State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Golden Ridge Rice Mills, Inc. (1)	Delaware corporation
MGI Grain Incorporated (1)	Delaware corporation
NutraCea, LLC (1)	Delaware limited liability company
RBT PRO, LLC (3)	Delaware limited liability company
RBT – YOUJI, LLC (4)	Delaware limited liability company
RiceX Nutrients, Inc. (2)	Montana corporation.

(1) wholly owned subsidiary of RiceBran Technologies

(2) wholly owned subsidiary of The RiceX Company

(3) 50.0 % interest

(4) 55.0 % interest

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 333-196541, 333-196950, 333-199646, 333-212658, 333-217131, 333-221124, 333-230963, 333-232447 and 333-266194) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-110585, 333-135814, 333-199648 and 333-221781) on Form S-8 of RiceBran Technologies of our report dated March 16, 2023, relating to the consolidated financial statements of RiceBran Technologies, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of RiceBran Technologies for the year ended December 31, 2022.

/s/RSM US LLP

Houston, Texas

March 16, 2023

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Peter G. Bradley, Director and Executive Chairman of RiceBran Technologies, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of RiceBran Technologies, a California corporation;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: March 16, 2023

/s/ Peter G. Bradley                  

Name: Peter G. Bradley

Title: Director and Executive Chairman

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Todd Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer of RiceBran Technologies, certify that:

1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of RiceBran Technologies, a California corporation;

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4) The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report was prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5) The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: March 16, 2023

/s/ Todd T. Mitchell                  

Name: Todd T. Mitchell

Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(SUBSECTIONS (a) AND (b) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF

TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)

In connection with the Annual Report of RiceBran Technologies (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Peter G. Bradley, Executive Chairman of the Company, and Todd T. Mitchell, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

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

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

Dated: March 16, 2023

By: /s/ Peter G. Bradley         

Peter G. Bradley

Director and Executive Chairman

By: /s/ Todd T. Mitchell         

Todd T. Mitchell

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 16, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Central Index Key	0001063537
Entity Registrant Name	RiceBran Technologies
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Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
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Entity File Number	001-36245
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	CA
Entity Tax Identification Number	87-0673375
Entity Address, Address Line One	25420 Kuykendahl Rd., Suite B300
Entity Address, City or Town	Tomball
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77375
City Area Code	281
Local Phone Number	675-2421
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, no par value per share
Trading Symbol	RIBT
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
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Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
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Auditor Firm ID	49
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Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,941	$ 5,825
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $27 and $18	3,703	4,136
Inventories	2,378	2,444
Other current assets	1,046	810
Total current assets	11,068	13,215
Property and equipment, net	14,207	15,444
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,778	2,127
Intangible assets	380	527
Total assets	27,433	31,313
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,232	826
Commodities payable	1,546	1,702
Accrued salary, wages and benefits	696	787
Accrued expenses	1,124	683
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	391	382
Due under line of credit	3,150	3,379
Due under insurance premium finance agreements	185	128
Finance lease liabilities, current portion	125	86
Long-term debt, current portion	996	1,183
Total current liabilities	11,364	9,156
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion	1,557	1,948
Finance lease liabilities, less current portion	325	100
Long-term debt, less current portion	1,296	1,356
Derivative warrant liability	69	258
Total liabilities	14,524	12,818
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, 20,000,000 shares authorized: Series G, convertible, 3,000 shares authorized, stated value $150, 150 shares, issued and outstanding	75	75
Common stock, no par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 6,309,509 shares and 5,158,967 shares, issued and outstanding	328,551	326,279
Accumulated deficit	(315,717)	(307,859)
Total shareholders' equity	12,909	18,495
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	27,433	31,313
Line of Credit With Bank [Member]
Current liabilities:
Due under line of credit	$ 1,832	$ 0

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 27	$ 18
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000	20,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	6,309,509	5,158,967
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	6,309,509	5,158,967
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	3,000	3,000
Preferred stock, stated value (in dollars per share)	$ 150	$ 150
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	150	150
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	150	150

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues	$ 41,617	$ 31,131
Cost of goods sold	42,376	30,689
Gross profit (loss)	(759)	442
Selling, general and administrative expenses	6,690	7,087
Impairment of goodwill	0	3,915
Loss (gain) on disposition and involuntary conversion of property and equipment	(147)	6
Operating loss	(7,302)	(10,566)
Other income (expense):
Interest expense	(572)	(463)
Interest income	22	1
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability	189	389
Gain on extinguishment of PPP Loan	0	1,792
Other income	7	4
Other expense	(183)	(85)
Loss before income taxes	(7,839)	(8,928)
Income tax expense	(19)	(21)
Net loss	$ (7,858)	$ (8,949)
Loss per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.42)	$ (1.87)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (1.42)	$ (1.87)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	5,514,671	4,773,895
Diluted (in shares)	5,514,671	4,773,895

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Stock Units Issued (SUI) [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Stock Units Issued (SUI) [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Stock Units Issued (SUI) [Member] Retained Earnings [Member]	Stock Units Issued (SUI) [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2020					225	4,523,809
Balance at Dec. 31, 2020					$ 112	$ 322,218	$ (298,910)	$ 23,420
Sales of common stock, net of costs (in shares)						306,240
Sales of common stock, net of costs					$ 0	$ 2,721	0	2,721
Common stock awards under equity incentive plans (in shares)					0	70,858
Common stock awards under equity incentive plans					$ 0	$ 1,114	0	1,114
Exercise of common stock warrants (in shares)					0	248,543
Exercise of common stock warrants					$ 0	$ 171	0	171
Common stock issued to vendors (in shares)					0	2,400
Common stock issued to vendors					$ 0	$ 18	0	18
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock (in shares)					(75)	7,117
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock					$ (37)	$ 37	0	0
Net loss					$ 0	$ 0	(8,949)	(8,949)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021					150	5,158,967
Balance at Dec. 31, 2021					$ 75	$ 326,279	(307,859)	18,495
Common stock awards under equity incentive plans (in shares)					0	137,695
Common stock awards under equity incentive plans					$ 0	$ 1,261	0	1,261
Exercise of common stock warrants (in shares)					0	325,000
Exercise of common stock warrants					$ 0	$ 0	0	0
Common stock issued to vendors (in shares)	0	0			0	2,400
Common stock issued to vendors	$ 0	$ 15	$ 0	$ 15	$ 0	$ 10	0	10
Net loss					$ 0	$ 0	(7,858)	(7,858)
Sales of common stock and common stock warrants, net of costs (in shares)					0	675,000
Sales of common stock and common stock warrants, net of costs					$ 0	$ 986	0	986
Other (in shares)					0	10,447
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022					150	6,309,509
Balance at Dec. 31, 2022					$ 75	$ 328,551	$ (315,717)	$ 12,909

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash flow from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (7,858)	$ (8,949)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation	2,103	2,397
Amortization	147	195
Stock and share-based compensation	1,286	1,132
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability	(189)	(389)
Impairment of goodwill	0	3,915
Loss (gain) on disposition and involuntary conversion of property and equipment	(147)	6
Gain on extinguishment of PPP loan	0	(1,792)
Provision for bad debts	64	15
Accretion of interest	24	83
Other	(33)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	369	(1,332)
Inventories	66	(566)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	624	280
Commodities payable	(156)	876
Other	(236)	(69)
Net cash used in operating activities	(3,936)	(4,198)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(563)	(1,440)
Proceeds from insurance on involuntary conversion	109	639
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	3
Net cash used in investing activities	(454)	(798)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances on factoring agreement	38,117	31,038
Payments on bank line of credit	(2,035)	0
Advances on insurance premium finance agreements	927	962
Payments on insurance premium finance agreements	(870)	(960)
Advances on long-term debt, net of issuance costs	900	1,167
Payments of long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	(1,310)	(665)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock and warrants, net of cash issuance costs	1,256	3,364
Proceeds from common stock warrant exercises	0	171
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,506	5,558
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1,884)	562
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	5,825	5,263
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	3,941	5,825
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,884)	562
Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid for interest	548	354
Cash paid for income taxes	26	18
Factoring Agreement [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments on factoring agreement	(38,346)	(29,519)
Line of Credit With Bank [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Advances on factoring agreement	$ 3,867	$ 0

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Note 1 - Liquidity and Management's Plan

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Substantial Doubt about Going Concern [Text Block]

NOTE 1. LIQUIDITY AND MANAGEMENT’S PLAN

Our multi-year history of operating losses and negative operating cash flows from continuing operations raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern before consideration of management’s plans, however after consideration of management’s plans and the factors below, we believe substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued has been alleviated. The factors that alleviated the substantial doubt are summarized below:

Cash Reserves - As of December 31, 2022, we had $3.9 million in cash and cash equivalents.

Improving Operating Cash Flows - We expect an improvement in operating cash flows in 2023 due to the full year impact of two 2022 events: (i) effective October 1, 2022, we transitioned sourcing and selling activities for our Arkansas mill (Golden Ridge) to Gander Foods, LLC, a service provider with local expertise, and (ii) we made major capital investments in capacity expansion at our Minnesota mill (MGI) during 2022. Golden Ridge has been a significant source of operating losses for us since its acquisition in 2018, however it made its first positive quarterly contribution to operating cash flows in the fourth quarter of 2022 as a result of the transition to the service provider. MGI, which has been consistently profitable since its acquisition in 2019, saw a significant increase in sales and profit contribution in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to the additional capacity coming online in the third quarter of 2022. The transition of Golden Ridge to positive operating cash flows and expansion in MGI’s contribution to operating cash flows, together with (i) the steps we have taken to lower our run rate for selling and general administrative expenses and (ii) recovery of our SRB derivatives business, should provide us with a pathway to improved operating cash flows in 2023.

Access to Equity Funding - We could raise additional capital from offerings of equity, including common equity and equivalents once the restrictions discussed in Note 10 lapse in September 2023. We successfully completed equity raises in both 2022 and 2021 as further described in Note 10.

Ability to Leverage and/or Sell Real Property - We have been able to supplement liquidity by borrowing against our real property located in Wynne, Arkansas. We also own our facilities in Mermentau, Louisiana, Dillon, Montana, and North Grand Forks, Minnesota, with no existing liens. We could sell or mortgage these facilities to provide additional liquidity.

Strategic Review Process - In light of our challenges in achieving our operating and financial targets in 2022, we are currently undergoing a strategic review of all the possible alternatives to generate improved returns to our shareholders.

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Note 2 - Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Organization, Consolidation, Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE 2. BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Business

We are a specialty ingredient company focused on the development, production, and marketing of products derived from traditional and ancient small grains. We create and produce products utilizing proprietary processes to deliver improved nutrition, ease of use, and extended shelf-life, while addressing consumer demand for all natural, non-GMO and organic products.

Notably, we convert raw rice bran into stabilized rice bran (SRB), and high value-added derivative products including: RiBalance, a rice bran nutritional package derived from SRB; RiSolubles, a nutritious, carbohydrate and lipid rich fraction of RiBalance; RiFiber, a fiber rich insoluble derivative of RiBalance and ProRyza, a rice bran protein-based product.

SRB is an additive used in human and animal foods. SRB has certain attractions compared to additives based on the by-products of other agricultural commodities, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, and yeast. Our SRB and SRB derivatives are healthy, natural, hypoallergenic, gluten free, and non-genetically modified ingredients used in a variety of applications.

We produce SRB from four locations: two facilities located within supplier-owned rice mills in California; and two company-owned facility in the Louisiana and Arkansas delta region. We produce SRB derivatives at our Dillon, Montana, facility and we operate two specialty milling facilities, a rice mill in Arkansas, Golden Ridge, and a barley and oats mill in Minnesota, MGI.

Segment Reporting

Given the integrated nature of the products we produce and the facilities in which we produce them, we have one reporting unit and one operating segment, as defined in applicable accounting guidance, specialty ingredients.

Recent Accounting Guidance

Recent accounting standards not yet adopted

The following discusses the accounting standard(s) not yet adopted that will, or are expected to, result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which changes the accounting for credit losses for certain instruments, including trade receivables, from an incurred loss method to a current expected loss method. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The guidance, and subsequent guidance related to the topic, is effective for our annual and interim periods beginning in 2023 and must be adopted on a modified retrospective approach through cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2023. Based on the nature of our current receivables and our credit loss history, we do not expect the adoption of the guidance to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RiceBran Technologies and all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. All significant inter-company balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Because of the uncertainty inherent in such estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications – Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts reported for the prior year to achieve consistent presentation with the current year. Such reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net loss or shareholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents – We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. In all periods presented, we maintained our cash and cash equivalents with major banks. We maintain cash in bank accounts in amounts which at times may exceed federally insured limits. At times we invest in money market funds which are also not federally insured. We have not experienced any losses on such accounts.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – Accounts receivable represent amounts receivable on trade accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our assessment of the collectability of customer accounts and the aging of accounts receivable. We analyze the aging of customer accounts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment patterns when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. From period to period, differences in judgments or estimates utilized may result in material differences in the amount and timing of the provision for doubtful accounts. We periodically evaluate our credit policy to ensure that customers are worthy of terms and support our business plans. We generally do not require collateral.

Inventories – We state inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We employ a full absorption procedure using standard cost techniques for most of our operations. The standards are customarily reviewed and adjusted so that they are materially consistent with actual purchase and production costs. We make provisions for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory based upon our analysis of inventory levels, historical obsolescence and future sales forecasts. We write-off inventory determined to be obsolete immediately.

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation on the straight-line basis and recognize it over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We expense maintenance and repairs as incurred and capitalize renewals and betterments. We include gains or losses on the sale of property and equipment in net income (loss).

Impairment of Long-lived Assets – We review our long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and right-of-use assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. The impairment loss is the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value. We determine the estimated fair value based on either the discounted future cash flows or other appropriate fair value methods with the amount of any such deficiency charged to operations in the current year. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current operating results, expected market trends and competitive influences. We report assets to be disposed of by sale at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Intangible Assets – We amortize recognized intangible assets over the useful lives of the assets unless that life is determined to be indefinite. All of our intangible assets are finite lived. We evaluate the remaining useful life of an intangible asset each reporting period to determine whether events or circumstances may indicate that a revision to the useful life is warranted to reflect the remaining expected use of the asset. If an intangible asset’s useful life is determined to be finite, but the precise length of that life is not known, the intangible asset is amortized over our best estimate of the asset’s useful life in a manner that reflects the pattern in which the asset’s economic benefits are consumed or expected to be realized. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. Our primary intangible asset is a customer relationship intangible which derives its value from future cash flows expected from the acquired customers. Changes in the actual or estimated future cash flows of these customers could result in a material adjustment to amortization expense, an impairment loss, or both. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current cash flows, expected market trends and competitive influences.

Leases – We lease certain buildings, land and corporate office space under operating leases with monthly or annual rent payments. We lease certain machinery and equipment under finance leases with monthly rent payments. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We present operating lease assets as operating lease right-of-use assets and the related liabilities as operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. We include finance lease right-of-use assets in property and equipment, net, and the related liabilities as finance lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

We recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term, beginning at the commencement date, for leases exceeding a year. Minimum lease payments include the fixed lease components of the lease and any variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date. Lease terms may include options to renew when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. We combine lease and nonlease components and account for them as a single lease component. Certain leases contain rent escalation clauses, rent holidays, capital improvement funding or other lease concessions.

In determining our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, we apply a discount rate to the minimum lease payments within each lease. When we cannot readily determine the discount rate implicit in a lease, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate, the rate of interest that we would incur to borrow, on a collateralized basis over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. To estimate the incremental borrowing rate, we reference a market yield curve consistent with our assessment of our credit quality.

We recognize operating lease expense related to the minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, we recognize amortization expense related to the minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term while interest expense is recognized using the effective interest method. Expense related to variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index and short-term rentals, on leases with terms less than a year, are expensed as incurred.

Revenue Recognition – We account for a contract with a customer when the written contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Substantially all of our revenue is derived by fulfilling customer orders for the purchase of our products under contracts which contain a single performance obligation, to supply continually defined quantities of product at fixed prices. We account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a good as a fulfillment cost rather than as an additional promised service. We recognize revenue at the point in time that control of the ordered product(s) is transferred to the customer, which is upon delivery to the customer, or its designee at our location, a customer location or other customer-designated delivery point. For substantially all of our contracts, control of the ordered product(s) transfers at our location. We report amounts invoiced to customers for shipping and handling are reported as revenues and the related costs incurred to deliver product to the customer are reported as cost of goods sold.

We measure revenue as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for fulfilling product orders. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. Our contracts do not include a significant financing component. Our contracts may include terms that could cause variability in the transaction price, including, for example, rebates and volume discounts, or other forms of contingent revenue. The amount of consideration we expect to receive and revenue we recognize includes estimates of variable consideration, including costs for rebates and discounts. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, we estimate the amount to which we expect to be entitled using either the expected value or most likely amount method. Changes in judgments and estimates regarding probability of collection and variable consideration might result in a change in the timing or amount of revenue recognized.

We capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining a revenue contract and amortized those costs on a straight-line basis over the expected customer relationship period if we expect to recover those costs. As a practical expedient, we expense costs to obtain a contract as incurred if the amortization period would have been a year or less. Typically, costs to incur revenue contracts are not significant.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses include salaries and wages, bonuses and incentives, share-based compensation expense, employee-related expenses, facility-related expenses, marketing and advertising expense, depreciation of non-operating property and equipment, professional fees, amortization of intangible assets, provisions for losses on accounts receivable and other operating expenses.

Share-Based Compensation – For awards of nonvested common stock and common stock units to employees and directors, share-based compensation is measured based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant and the corresponding expense is recognized over the period during which the holder is required to provide service in exchange for the award. Compensation expense related to service-based awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the award. In the event we require no specific future performance, the entire amount of compensation is recognized immediately.

We have outstanding common stock options as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. We have not granted any stock options since 2020. Share-based compensation expense for common stock options granted to employees and directors was calculated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model required us to estimate key assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk-free interest rates and dividend yield to determine the fair value of share-based awards, based on both historical information and management’s judgment regarding market factors and trends.

We recognize forfeitures of employee and director awards as they occur. In the event an employee or director terminates service prior to the vesting of an award, we reverse the entire amount of previously recognized compensation expense related to the award.

Share-based compensation for awards to nonemployees is calculated as of the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfaction of performance conditions, in a manner consistent with awards to employees. The expense associated with share-based awards for service is recognized over the term of service. In the event services are terminated early or we require no specific future performance, the entire amount of unrecognized compensation is expensed. The expense associated with share-based awards made in exchange for goods is generally attributed to expense in the same manner as if the vendor had been paid in cash.

Income Taxes – We account for income taxes by recording a deferred tax asset or liability for the recognition of future deductible or taxable amounts and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We recognize a deferred tax expense or benefit as a result of timing differences between the recognition of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes.

We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We recognized deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. When necessary, we establish a valuation allowance to reduce that deferred tax asset if it is more likely than not that the related tax benefits will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets can be affected by, among other things, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the length of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with utilizing operating losses and tax credit carryforwards by jurisdiction, and tax planning alternatives that may be available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that may be different from current estimates of the tax liabilities. If our estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be less than the recorded amounts, the reversal of the liabilities may result in income tax benefits being recognized in the period when it is determined that the liabilities are no longer necessary.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Derivative Warrant Liability – We have an outstanding warrant agreement that provides for cash settlement of the warrant in certain circumstances. We account for this warrant as a liability instrument. This warrant is carried at fair value as a derivative warrant liability in our consolidated balance sheets at the end of each reporting period and any resultant changes in fair value are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense) as change in fair value of derivative warrant liability.

Fair Value – Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Certain assets and liabilities may be presented in the financial statements at fair value. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis may include property and equipment.

We assess the inputs used to measure fair value using a three-tier hierarchy based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market:

● Level 1 – inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable.

● Level 2 – inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, currency exchange rates and yield curves.

● Level 3 – inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

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Note 3 - Cash and Cash Equivalents

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

As of December 31, 2022, we had $2.7 million of cash and cash equivalents invested in a money market fund with net assets invested in U.S. Dollar denominated money market securities of domestic and foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities and repurchase agreements. We consider all liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.

We have cash on deposit in excess of federally insured limits at a bank. We do not believe that maintaining substantially all such assets with the bank or investing in a liquid mutual fund represent material risks.

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Note 4 - Accounts Receivable and Revenues

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND REVENUES

We classify amounts billed as accounts receivable on our consolidated balance sheets and require payment on a short-term basis. Invoices are generally issued at the point control transfers and substantially all of our invoices are due within 30 days or less, however certain customers have terms of up to 120 days. For substantially all of our contracts, control of the ordered product(s) transfers at our location. Periodically, we require payment prior to the point in time we recognize revenue. We classify amounts received from customers prior to revenue recognition on a contract as customer prepayments liability on our consolidated balance sheets. We typically apply customer prepayments to an invoice within 30 days of the prepayment. Revenues in 2022 and 2021 include $0.1 million, or less, in unearned revenue as of the end of the prior year.

Our accounts receivable potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk. Revenues and accounts receivable from significant customers (customers with revenue or accounts receivable in excess of 10% of consolidated totals) are stated below as a percent of consolidated totals.

	Customer
	A			B			C
% of revenue, 2022		14.0	%		8.5	%		6.8	%
% of revenue, 2021		11.9	%		0.3	%		11.4	%
% of accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2022		11.6	%		18.6	%		0.2	%
% of accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2021		17.2	%		0.0	%		9.0	%

The following table presents revenues by geographic area shipped to (in thousands).

	2022		2021
United States	$	40,267	$	29,637
Other countries		1,350		1,494
Revenues	$	41,617	$	31,131

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Note 5 - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 5. INVENTORIES

The following table details the components of inventories (in thousands).

	December 31
	2022		2021
Finished goods	$	1,737	$	1,560
Raw materials		423		718
Packaging		218		166
Inventories	$	2,378	$	2,444

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Note 6 - Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The following table details the components of property and equipment (amounts in thousands).

	December 31
	2022		2021		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Land	$	730	$	730
Furniture and fixtures		259		265	5	-	10
Plant		10,095		10,457	20	-	40 or life of lease
Computer and software		450		452	3	-	5
Leasehold improvements		1,838		1,828	4	-	15 or life of lease
Machinery and equipment		15,703		15,115	5	-	15
Property and equipment, cost		29,075		28,847
Less accumulated depreciation		14,868		13,403
Property and equipment, net	$	14,207	$	15,444

Amounts payable for property and equipment included in accounts payable totaled $0.1 million at December 31, 2022, and $0.2 million at December 31, 2021. Assets which had not yet been placed in service, included in property and equipment, totaled $1.2 million at December 31, 2022, and $0.9 million at December 31, 2021.

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Note 7 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

Intangible assets, excluding goodwill, consist of the following (in thousands).

			December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Estimated Useful Life		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships		15	$	930	$	564	$	366	$	930	$	423	$	507
Trademarks		10		13		5		8		13		3		10
Non-compete agreement		5		22		16		6		22		12		10
Total intangible assets			$	965	$	585	$	380	$	965	$	438	$	527

The customer relationship intangible is amortizing over the 15-year period of expected future economic benefit, in proportion to the discounted expected future cash flows used to estimate the value of the intangible at acquisition in 2019. It is amortizing at a more rapid rate in the earlier periods than in later periods. Other finite-lived intangible assets are amortizing on a straight-line basis.

As of December 31, 2022, the weighted-average remaining amortization period for intangibles other than goodwill is 9.9 years and future intangible amortization is expected to total the following (in thousands):

2023	$	111
2024		80
2025		58
2026		42
2027		31
Thereafter		58
Total amortization	$	380

We performed our annual impairment testing of goodwill as of December 31, 2021. We estimated the fair value of our company by a discounted cash flow method, reconciled to our market capitalization.  We determined the fair value of our equity, based on our market capitalization, was substantially below our carrying value. As a result, in 2021, we recorded a non-cash, non-tax-deductible impairment charge equal to the entire amount of our goodwill, $3.9 million.

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Note 8 - Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 8. LEASES

The components of lease expense and cash flows from leases (in thousands) follow.

	2022		2021
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of use assets, included in cost of goods sold	$	97	$	89
Interest on lease liabilities		21		11
Operating lease cost, included in selling, general and administrative expenses:
Fixed leases cost		515		515
Variable lease cost		168		149
Short-term lease cost		85		61
Total lease cost	$	886	$	825
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	21	$	11
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	515	$	515
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	104	$	96

As of December 31, 2022, variable lease payments do not depend on a rate or index. As of December 31, 2022, property and equipment, net, includes $0.6 million of finance lease right-of-use-assets, with an original cost of $0.9 million. During 2022, we financed the purchase of $0.4 million of property and equipment in noncash finance lease transactions. During 2021, we financed the purchase of $0.1 million of property and equipment in noncash finance lease transactions.

As of December 31, 2022, we do not believe it is certain that we will exercise any lease renewal options. The remaining terms of our leases and the discount rates used in the calculation of the fair value of our leases as of December 31, 2022, follows.

	Operating Leases				Finance Leases
Remaining leases terms (in years)		0.8	-	10.2		0.3	-	4.8
Weighted average remaining lease terms (in years)				5.5				4.0
Discount rates		6.3%	-	9.0%		2.8%	-	10.4%
Weighted average discount rate				7.8%				8.2%

As of December 31, 2022, operating leases have maturities extending through 2032. Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2022, follows (in thousands).

	Operating			Finance
	Leases			Leases
2023	$	528		$	158
2024		429			117
2025		439			102
2026		451			99
2027		232			60
Thereafter		346			-
Total lease payments		2,425			536
Amounts representing interest		(477	)		(86	)
Present value of lease obligations	$	1,948		$	450

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Note 9 - Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 9. DEBT

We finance certain amounts owed for annual insurance premiums under financing agreements. As of December 31, 2022, amounts due under insurance premium financing agreements are due in monthly installments of principal and interest through March 31, 2023, at an interest rate of 3.9% per year.

We also borrow under a factoring agreement with a lender (the Lender), which provides a $7.0 million credit facility. We may only borrow to the extent we have qualifying accounts receivable to use as collateral as defined in the agreement. The facility had an initial two-year term and automatically renews for successive annual periods until delivery of a proper termination notice. The facility term automatically extended to October 2023. We incur recurring fees under the agreement, including a funding fee of 0.5% above the prime rate, in no event to be less than 5.5%, on any advances, as well as a service fee on average net funds borrowed. The lender has a security interest in our personal property assets and the right to demand repayment of the advances at any time.

The Lender advanced us $0.9 million effective September 30, 2022 (the Over-advance), pending restructuring of our mortgage promissory note with the Lender. The Over-advance accrued interest at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the Lender's prime rate (14.5% at December 31 2022). and 10.3% until it was repaid in January 2023. As of December 31, 2022, the Over-advance is classified as long-term debt in our consolidated balance sheet as it was refinanced on a long-term basis in January 2023, as discussed below.

Additional information related to our factoring obligation (exclusive of the Over-advance) follows.

	2022			2021
Average borrowings outstanding (in thousands)	$	3,179		$	1,622
Amortization of debt issuance costs (in thousands)	$	-		$	75
Fees paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings		5.8	%		6.2	%
Interest paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings		7.0	%		6.4	%

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands).

	December 31,
	2022		2021
Mortgage promissory note - Originally dated July 2020 and modified in December 2021 and January 2023. As modified, interest accrues at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the Lender's prime rate (14.5% at December 31, 2022) and 10.3%. Payable in monthly installments through January 2025. Face amount $2.5 million. Secured by certain real property in Wynne, Arkansas.	$	2,211	$	2,469
Progress payment agreement - Dated August 2022. Original principal $37. Interest is payable monthly at the rate of 25.2% per year. Due on demand, until a finance lease is executed with the lender before that date for the related equipment.		39		-
Equipment note - Dated May 2021. Original principal $46. Due in monthly installments through June 2025. Interest accrues at the effective discount rate of 3.6% per year.		24		33
Equipment note - Dated December 2019. Original principal $40. Due in monthly installments through December 2024. Interest accrues at the effective discount rate of 9.3% per year.		18		26
Other				11
Total long-term debt, net	$	2,292	$	2,539

In December 2021, we entered into agreements with the Lender to effect a modification of the terms of our mortgage promissory note. This modification involved entering into a new mortgage promissory note in the principal amount of $2.5 million, with terms as indicated in the table above. We received $1.2 million in cash from the lender and the lender applied the remainder of the principal to the $1.3 million principal and interest then outstanding under our old promissory note. We recognized no gain or loss with the modification. At modification, the carrying amount of the new note equaled the total of (i) the $1.3 million carrying amount of the old note prior to modification (ii) the $1.2 million advanced by the lender at modification and (iii) the debt issuance costs associated with the modification. Under the terms of the original note, (i) interest accrued at an annual rate which was the greater of 11.0% above the 1ender’s prime rate and 14.3% and (ii) principal and interest were payable in monthly installments through May 2022 and a final payment of $1.0 million was due in June 2022. This December 2021 note was replaced with a new note in January 2023. 

In January 2023, we entered into agreements with the Lender to effect a modification of the terms of the December 2021 note. This modification involved us entering into a new mortgage promissory note in the principal amount of $2.5 million. We received $0.3 million in cash and the Lender applied the remainder of the new principal to the $1.3 million then outstanding on the December 2021 term note and the $0.9 million Over-advance on the factoring agreement. Under the terms of the January 2023 note, (i) interest accrues at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the 1ender’s prime rate and 10.3% and (ii) principal and interest are payable in equal monthly installments through January 2025. The new note is secured by a mortgage on our real property in Arkansas. The current portion of long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet as of  December 31, 2022, reflects the terms of the January 2023 modification.

Future principal maturities of long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2022, reflecting the January 2023 modification of the mortgage promissory note, follow (in thousands).

2023	$	996
2024		1,194
2025		111
Principal maturities		2,301
Debt issuance costs		(9	)
Total long-term debt, net	$	2,292

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

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NOTE 10. EQUITY, SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION, WARRANTS AND SECURITIES OFFERINGS

In August 2022, our board of directors approved a 1 for 10 reverse split of our common stock. Our common stock began trading on a post-split basis on August 26, 2022. All share and per share information has been retrospectively adjusted for all prior periods presented giving retroactive effect to the reverse stock split. Such adjustments include calculations of our weighted average number of shares outstanding and loss per share, as well as disclosures regarding our share-based compensation and warrants.

Preferred Stock

Our board of directors, without further action or vote by holders of our common stock, has the right to establish the terms, preference, rights and restrictions and issue shares of preferred stock. We previously designated and issued six series of preferred stock of which no shares remain outstanding. In addition, we designated and issued a seventh series of preferred stock, Series G, of which 150 shares remain outstanding as of December 31, 2022.

The Series G preferred stock is non-voting and may be converted into shares of our common stock at the holders’ election at any time, subject to certain beneficial ownership limitations, at a ratio of 1 preferred share for 94.89915 shares of common stock. The Series G preferred stock is entitled to receive dividends if we pay dividends on our common stock, in which case the holders of the preferred stock are entitled to receive the amount and form of dividends that they would have received if they held the common stock that is issuable upon conversion of the Series G preferred stock. If we are liquidated or dissolved, the holders of Series G preferred stock are entitled to receive, before any amounts are paid in respect of our common stock, an amount per share of preferred stock equal to $1,000, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon.

Securities Offerings

In October 2022, we issued and sold 675,000 shares of our common stock and a prefunded warrant (the 2022 Prefunded Warrant) exercisable into 325,000 shares of our common stock pursuant to our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3. The holder exercised the 2022 Prefunded Warrant with an exercise price of $0.0001 per share (net of the $1.4999 per share prefunded) in full in 2022. In a concurrent private placement, we issued and sold warrants for the purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.60 per share, which are exercisable in April 2023, and expire in October 2025. The net proceeds from the concurrent offerings of $1.0 million, after deducting placement agent fees and other offering expenses of $0.5 million, were allocated to equity. As of December 31, 2022, $0.3 million of these offering costs were unpaid. We determined the exercise price of the 2022 Prefunded Warrant was nominal and, as such, we will consider the shares underlying that warrant to be outstanding effective October 20, 2022, for the purposes of calculating basic earnings (loss) per share (EPS). We intend to use the net proceeds from the October 2022 offerings for general corporate purposes, which may include funding capital expenditures, working capital and repaying indebtedness. In addition, we issued warrants for the purchase of up to 63,000 shares of our common stock to the placement agent at an exercise price of $1.875 per share which expire in October 2027.

In September 2021, we issued and sold 230,750 shares of common stock, a warrant for the purchase of up to 230,769 shares of common stock (Warrant A), and a prefunded warrant (the 2021 Prefunded Warrant) for the purchase of up to 230,786 shares of common stock pursuant to our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3. The initial $10.00 per share exercise price of Warrant A was subject to adjustment in September 2022, and will be subject to adjustment again in September 2023, if 110% of the 5-day volume weighted average price of our common stock is less than the then-current exercise price. The 2021 Prefunded Warrant, which the holder exercised in full in 2021, had an exercise price of $0.001 (net of the $6.499 per share prefunded). We determined that the 2021 Prefunded Warrant qualified for equity accounting, however, Warrant A did not qualify for equity accounting because the holder may elect cash settlement of this warrant in the event of a change of control. As a result, we carry Warrant A as a liability at fair value in our consolidated balance sheets and the change in fair value of this warrant is recorded in our consolidated statements of operations. The net proceeds from the offering of $2.8 million, after deducting commissions and other cash offering expenses of $0.2 million were allocated to derivative warrant liability, in an amount equal to the $0.6 million estimated fair value of Warrant A as of September 13, 2021, with the remainder of the proceeds recorded in equity. We determined the exercise price of the Prefunded Warrant was nominal and, as such, considered the 230,786 shares initially underlying the 2021 Prefunded Warrant to be outstanding effective September 13, 2021, for the purposes of calculating basic EPS. We used the net proceeds from the September 2021 offering for general corporate purposes, which included funding capital expenditures and working capital and repaying indebtedness.

On March 30, 2020, we entered into an at market issuance (ATM) sales agreement with respect to an at-the-market offering program through B. Riley FBR, Inc, as sales agent. The issuances and sales of our common stock under the ATM sales agreement are made pursuant to our effective “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3. During 2021, we issued and sold 75,490 shares of common stock under an at market issuance sales agreement, at an average price of $8.00 per share. Proceeds from those 2021 sales of $0.5 million are recorded in equity, net of $0.1 million of stock issuance costs.

Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement related to the September 2021 offering, we are prohibited from entering into an agreement to effect any ATM issuance until September 13, 2023. Under the terms of the securities purchase agreement related to the October offerings, we are generally prohibited from entering into an agreement to effect an offering of our common stock or common stock equivalents until May 20, 2023, or a variable rate transaction, as defined in the agreement, until October 20, 2023.

Equity Incentive Plan

Our board of directors adopted our Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2014 Plan) after shareholders approved the plan, and amendments thereto. On July 14, 2022, shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan of 600,000 shares. The total shares of common stock now authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan is 1,230,000 shares. Under the terms of the plan, we may grant stock options, shares of common stock and share-based awards to officers, directors, employees or consultants providing services on such terms as are determined by the board of directors. Our board of directors administers the plan, determines vesting schedules on plan awards and may accelerate the vesting schedules for award recipients. The stock options granted under the 2014 Plan have terms of up to 10 years and vesting periods of up to 4 years. The restricted stock units granted under the plan vest over periods of up to 5 years. As of December 31, 2022, awards for the purchase of 1,088,457 shares of common stock have been granted and remain outstanding (common stock options, common stock and restricted stock units) and 141,543 shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under the 2014 Plan.

Share-based compensation expenses related to employees and directors are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. Share-based compensation by type of award follows (in thousands).

	2022		2021
Restricted stock units	$	1,160	$	866
Stock options		101		140
Common stock		-		108
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plan	$	1,261	$	1,114

Information regarding common stock issued under the 2014 Plan, including shares issued upon vesting of restricted stock units follows. All shares of common stock issued in 2022 or 2021 were vested as of the date issued.

	2022				2021
	Shares Issued		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares Issued		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Directors		34,875	$	6.71		13,608	$	7.95
Employees		89,307		5.75		57,250		5.52
Consultant		13,516		6.47		-
		137,698				70,858

In the period from January1, 2023 to March 16, 2023, we issued 68,693 shares of common stock upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

Restricted Stock Units

We have outstanding (i) restricted stock units issued under the 2014 Plan (RSUs) to employees and directors and (ii) other restricted stock units issued to a service provider (SUs). Each RSU and SU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. Summaries of nonvested and vested stock unit and activity follow.

	RSUs										SUs
	Number of Units			Unrecognized Compensation (in thousands)			Average Grant Date Fair Value per share		Weighted Average Expense Period (Years)		Number of Units		Unrecognized Compensation (in thousands)			Average Grant Date Fair Value per share		Weighted Average Expense Period (Years)
Nonvested at January 1, 2021		149,540		$	730		$	4.88		1.4		-	$	-		$	-	$	-
Granted		82,469			796			9.65		1.0		-		-			-		-
Forfeited		(291	)		(3	)		10.31		0.7		-		-			-		-
Vested with service		(105,115	)		-					-		-		-			-		-
Expensed		-			(865	)	NA			-		-		-			-		-
Nonvested at December 31, 2021		126,603			658			5.20		0.9		-		-			-		-
Granted		527,871			1,680			3.18		2.7		160,000		216			1.35		3.0
Impact of Modification:												-		-			-		-
Before modification		(17,050	)		(150	)		8.77		0.6		-		-			-		-
After modification		17,050			64			3.73		-		-		-			-		-
Forfeited		(11,744	)		(68	)		5.77		1.1		-		-			-		-
Vested with Service		(275,912	)		-					-		-		-			-		-
Expensed		-			(1,160	)	NA			-		-		(15	)	NA			-
Nonvested at December 31, 2022		366,818		$	1,024		$	2.79		2.8		160,000	$	201		$	1.26		2.7

	Number of RSUs
Vested at January 1, 2021		38,640
Vested with service		105,115
Issued at vesting		(57,250	)
Vested at December 31, 2021		86,505
Vested with service		275,912
Issued at vesting		(83,725	)
Issued at termination of service		(53,967	)
Vested at December 31, 2022		224,725

At December 31, 2022, unvested RSUs had an intrinsic value of $0.3 million. unvested SUs had an intrinsic value of $0.1 million, and vested RSUs had an intrinsic value of $0.2 million. As of December 31, 2022, the intrinsic value of all RSUs and SUs outstanding was $0.6 million, unrecognized compensation was $1.2 million and the remaining vesting period was 2.8 years. At December 31, 2022, issuance of 165,790 shares of common stock subject to the unvested RSUs and 224,725 shares of common stock subject to the vested RSUs, is deferred to the date the holder is no longer providing service to our company.

We issued 160,000 SUs to a service provider in 2022, which the service provider elected to purchase with a $0.2 million cash signing fee. The SUs vest in three annual installments ending in September 2025 and we are expensing the fair value of the SUs over three years. The service provider may also earn performance-based cash compensation beginning October 1, 2022, if certain performance criteria are met. The performance compensation will be paid quarterly in an amount of cash which may then be used to purchase, at the election of the service provider, a number of fully vested SUs equal to (a) the performance compensation, divided by (b) the volume weighted average closing price of our common stock over the 90 consecutive trading days ending on the last day of the applicable performance period. The aggregate number of SUs purchased by the service provider, including the initial 160,000 SUs issued in 2022 may not exceed 1,000,000.

In 2022, we modified RSUs held by resigning directors and an employee such that the awards vested on the date of their termination of service. Prior to the modification, the resigning directors and employee would have forfeited the unvested RSUs on the date service terminated. As a result of the modifications, we adjusted cumulative expense on the RSUs to equal the fair value of the awards on the modification dates in accordance with applicable accounting guidance, as indicated in the table above.

Options

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, we had outstanding options for the purchase of up 55,424 and 64,396 shares of common stock. We granted no stock options in 2022 and 2021. Stock options for the purchase of up to 8,972 and 3,107 shares of common stock forfeited or expired in 2022 and 2021. As of December 31, 2022, outstanding stock options had an intrinsic value of zero, a weighted average exercise price of $19.42 per share, a weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.1 years and a weighted average contractual remaining term of 5.9 years. As of December 31, 2022, unrecognized stock option compensation cost was $70 thousand. As of December 31, 2022, exercisable options had an intrinsic value of zero.

Unrecognized Compensation

As of December 31, 2022, the total amount of unrecognized compensation for all outstanding common stock awards (options, RSUs and SUs was $1.3 million, and the remaining average expense period was 2.7 years (including unrecognized compensation on SUs of $0.2 million with a remaining average expense period of 2.7 years.)

Warrants

The 2022 Prefunded Warrant was exercised in its entirety in 2022 and we issued 325,000 shares of common stock upon the cash exercises. The 2021 Prefunded Warrant was cashless exercised in its entirety in 2021 and we issued 230,750 shares of common stock upon the cashless exercises. The initial $10.00 per share exercise price of Warrant A adjusted, pursuant to its original terms, to $2.72 per share in September 2022, and will be subject to adjustment again in September 2023, if 110% of the 5-day volume weighted average price of our common stock is less than the then-current exercise price.

Warrant activity, excluding activity related to prefunded warrants follows.

	2022							2021
	Shares Under Warrants			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Shares Under Warrants			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding at January 1		875,067		$	9.76		1.4		664,592		$	9.82		1.1
Issued		2,063,000			1.61		3.1		230,769		$	10.00		5.0
Impact of Warrant A exercise price adjustment:
Before adjustment		230,769			10.00		4.0
After adjustment		(230,769	)		2.72		4.0
Cash exercised									(17,794	)		9.60		0.8
Expired		(639,298	)		9.60		-		(2,500	)		52.50		-
Outstanding at December 31		2,298,769		$	1.76		2.9		875,067		$	9.76		1.4

The following table summarizes information related to exercisable and outstanding warrants as of December 31, 2022.

		Outstanding						Exercisable
Exercise Prices		Shares Under Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Shares Under Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
$	1.60		2,000,000	$	1.60		2.8		-	$	-		-
$	1.88		63,000		1.88		4.8		-		-		-
$	2.72		230,769		2.72		3.7		230,769		2.72		3.7
$	20.00		5,000		20.00		0.1		5,000		20.00		0.1
			2,298,769	$	1.76		2.9		235,769	$	3.09		3.6

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Note 11 - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES

Deferred tax asset (liability) is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	December 31
	2022			2021
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	14,264		$	13,385
Stock options and warrants		1,151			832
Property and equipment		(46	)		16
Intangible assets		875			950
Capitalized expenses		117			105
Other		655			64
Operating right-of-use lease assets		(478	)		(566	)
Operating right-of-use lease liabilities		645			670
Net deferred tax assets		17,183			15,456
Less: Valuation allowance		(17,183	)		(15,456	)
Deferred tax asset (liability)	$	-		$	-

We have determined it is more likely than not that our deferred tax assets will not be realized. Accordingly, we have provided a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets.

The following table summarizes the change in the valuation allowance (in thousands):

	2022			2021
Valuation allowances, beginning of year	$	15,456		$	12,421
Net operating loss and other temporary differences		1,997			2,926
Expiration of net operating losses and limitations		(90	)		-
Adjustment to deferred taxes		(197	)		67
Impact of state tax rate change		22			42
Other		(5	)		-
Valuation allowance, end of year	$	17,183		$	15,456

As of December 31, 2022, net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards for U.S. federal tax purposes totaled $54.4 million. NOLs generated after December 31, 2017, do not expire. Federal NOLs of $9.9 million expire at various dates from 2023 through 2037 and the remainder do not expire. NOL carryforwards for state tax purposes totaled $46.0 million at December 31, 2022, and expire at various dates from 2023 through 2042.

Our ability to utilize previously accumulated NOL carryforwards is subject to substantial annual limitations due to the changes in ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986, as amended, and similar state regulations. Prior to 2020, we experienced several ownership changes as defined in IRC Section 382(g). In general, the annual limitation is equal to the value of our stock immediately before the ownership change, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate for the month in which the ownership change occurred. Any unused annual limitation may generally be carried over to later years until the NOL carryforwards expire. Accordingly, we have reduced our NOL in the table above to reflect these limitations.

We are subject to taxation in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state and local jurisdictions. We record liabilities for income tax contingencies based on our best estimate of the underlying exposures. We are open for audit by the IRS for years after 2018 and, generally, by U.S. state tax jurisdictions after 2017.

Reconciliations between the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to loss before income taxes, and income tax expense (benefit) follows (in thousands):

	2022			2021
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate	$	(1,646	)	$	(1,875	)
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State tax benefit, net of federal tax effect		(421	)		(605	)
Effect of change in state tax rate		(22	)		(42	)
Change in valuation allowance		1,727			3,035
Expirations of net operating losses and application of IRC 382 limitation		90			-
PPP loan forgiveness, nontaxable		-			(376	)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability, nontaxable		5			(81	)
Other nondeductible expenses		89			32
Adjustments to deferreds		197			(67	)
Income tax expense	$	19		$	21

Based on an analysis of tax positions taken on income tax returns filed, we determined no material liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions existed as of December 31, 2022 or 2021. Although we believe the amounts reflected in our tax returns substantially comply with applicable U.S. federal, state and local tax regulations, the respective taxing authorities may take contrary positions based on their interpretation of the law. A tax position successfully challenged by a taxing authority could result in an adjustment to our provision or benefit for income taxes in the period in which a final determination is made.

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Note 12 - Income (Loss) Per Share (EPS)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

NOTE 12. INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE (EPS)

Basic EPS is calculated under the two-class method under which all earnings (distributed and undistributed) are allocated to each class of common stock and participating securities based on their respective rights to receive dividends. Our outstanding convertible preferred stock are considered participating securities as the holders may participate in undistributed earnings with holders of common shares and are not obligated to share in our net losses.

Diluted EPS is computed by dividing the net income attributable to RiceBran Technologies common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period increased by the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the impact of assumed exercises and conversions is dilutive. The dilutive effects of outstanding options, warrants, nonvested shares of common stock and nonvested restricted stock units that vest solely on the basis of a service condition are calculated using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effects of the outstanding preferred stock are calculated using the if-converted method.

Below are reconciliations of the numerators and denominators in the EPS computations.

	2022			2021
NUMERATOR (in thousands):
Basic and diluted - net loss	$	(7,858	)	$	(8,949	)
DENOMINATOR:
Weighted average number of shares of shares of common stock outstanding		5,414,079			4,710,567
Weighted average number of shares of common stock underlying vested restricted stock units		100,592			63,328
Basic EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding		5,514,671			4,773,895
Effect of dilutive securities outstanding		-			-
Diluted EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding		5,514,671			4,773,895

No effects of potentially dilutive securities outstanding were included in the calculation of diluted EPS for 2022 and 2021, because to do so would be anti-dilutive due to our net loss. Potentially dilutive securities outstanding during 2022 and 2021 included our outstanding convertible preferred stock, options, warrants and nonvested restricted stock units. Those potentially dilutive securities, further described in Note 10, could potentially dilute EPS in the future.

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Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE 13. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, commodities payable and short-term debt approximated their carrying value due to shorter maturities. As of December 31, 2022, the fair value of our operating lease liabilities was approximately $0.2 million lower than their carrying values, based on current market rates for similar debt and leases with similar maturities (Level 3 measurements). As of December 31, 2022, the fair values of our long-term debt and finance lease liabilities approximated their carrying values, based on current market rates for similar debt and leases with similar maturities (Level 3 measurements).

The following tables summarize the fair values by input hierarchy of items measured at fair value on a recurring basis on our consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
As of December 31, 2021:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-	$	258	$	258
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	-	$	258	$	258

The following tables summarize the changes in level 3 items measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	Fair Value as of Beginning of Period		Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)			Issuance of New Instruments		Net Transfers (Into) Out of Level 3		Fair Value, at End of Period		Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Still Held
2022:
Derivative warrant liability	$	258	$	(189	)	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	(189	)
Total Level 3 fair value	$	258	$	(189	)	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	(189	)
2021:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-		$	647	$	-	$	258	$	(389	)
Total Level 3 fair value	$	-	$	-		$	647	$	-	$	258	$	(389	)

The derivative warrant liability in the tables above relates to Warrant A, discussed further in Note 10. Warrant A is carried in our consolidated balance sheets as derivative warrant liability because the holder may elect cash settlement of the warrant in the event of a change of control. We estimated the fair value of Warrant A using the Black-Scholes. Changes in the estimated fair value of Warrant A are included in other income (loss) in our consolidated statements of operations. The following are the assumptions used in valuing Warrant A.

	December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Assumed exercise price, per share	$	2.72		$	10.00		$	10.00
Assumed volatility		92.2	%		69.5	%		71.0	%
Assumed risk free interest rate		4.3	%		0.8	%		0.4	%
Expected life of options (in years)		4.0			4.8			5.0
Expected dividends		-			-			-

The fair value of Warrant A approximates the cash settlement the holder could elect to be paid in the event of a change in control. At December 31, 2022, a $0.10 increase in our stock price would have resulted in an approximate $10 thousand increase in the Black Scholes fair value of Warrant A.

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

PPP Audit Contingency

In  April 2020, we received $1.8 million on a Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan as provided for in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, enacted into U.S. law in March 2020. Under certain conditions, the loan and accrued interest were forgivable, if we used the loan proceeds for maintaining workforce levels. We used the loan proceeds for maintaining workforce levels and the SBA forgave the entire loan and related accrued interest in  January 2021. The SBA may audit any PPP loan at its discretion through January 2027, six years after the date the SBA forgave the loan. The SBA  may review any or all of the following when auditing a PPP loan: whether the borrower qualified for the PPP loan, whether the PPP loan amount was appropriately calculated and the proceeds used for allowable purposes, and whether the loan forgiveness amount was appropriately determined. The SBA could deem us ineligible for the PPP loan received in 2020 upon audit by the SBA. We believe the SBA’s stated intention is to focus its reviews on borrowers with loans greater than $2 million, thereby mitigating our future risk of an audit. The SBA continues to develop and issue new and updated guidance regarding required borrower certifications and requirements for forgiveness of loans made under the program.

Employment Contracts and Severance Payments

In the normal course of business, we periodically enter into employment agreements which incorporate indemnification provisions. While the maximum amount to which we may be exposed under such agreements cannot be reasonably estimated, we maintain insurance coverage, which we believe will effectively mitigate our obligations under these indemnification provisions. No amounts have been recorded in our financial statements with respect to any obligations under such agreements.

We have employment contracts with certain officers and key management that include provisions for potential severance payments in the event of without-cause terminations or terminations under certain circumstances after a change in control. In addition, vesting of outstanding nonvested equity grants would accelerate following a change in control.

Legal Matters

From time to time, we are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. These matters may relate to employment and labor claims, patent and intellectual property claims, claims of alleged non-compliance with contract provisions and claims related to alleged violations of laws and regulations. When applicable, we record accruals for contingencies when it is probable that a liability will be incurred, and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Defense costs are expensed as incurred and are included in professional fees. While the outcome of lawsuits and other proceedings against us cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, individually or in the aggregate, no such lawsuits and other proceedings had or are expected to have a material effect on our financial position or results of operations in 2022 and 2021.

In January 2023, we received $0.3 million in restitution payments from a former employee. The payments were ordered by a federal court in 2012.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Segment Reporting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Segment Reporting

Given the integrated nature of the products we produce and the facilities in which we produce them, we have one reporting unit and one operating segment, as defined in applicable accounting guidance, specialty ingredients.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Guidance

Recent accounting standards not yet adopted

The following discusses the accounting standard(s) not yet adopted that will, or are expected to, result in a significant change in practice and/or have a significant financial impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In June 2016, the FASB issued guidance ASU No. 2016-13 Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments which changes the accounting for credit losses for certain instruments, including trade receivables, from an incurred loss method to a current expected loss method. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The guidance, and subsequent guidance related to the topic, is effective for our annual and interim periods beginning in 2023 and must be adopted on a modified retrospective approach through cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2023. Based on the nature of our current receivables and our credit loss history, we do not expect the adoption of the guidance to have a significant impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation – The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. dollars and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of RiceBran Technologies and all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. All significant inter-company balances are eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Because of the uncertainty inherent in such estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassification, Comparability Adjustment [Policy Text Block]

Reclassifications – Certain reclassifications have been made to amounts reported for the prior year to achieve consistent presentation with the current year. Such reclassifications had no impact on previously reported net loss or shareholders’ equity.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents – We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. In all periods presented, we maintained our cash and cash equivalents with major banks. We maintain cash in bank accounts in amounts which at times may exceed federally insured limits. At times we invest in money market funds which are also not federally insured. We have not experienced any losses on such accounts.

Accounts Receivable [Policy Text Block]

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – Accounts receivable represent amounts receivable on trade accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our assessment of the collectability of customer accounts and the aging of accounts receivable. We analyze the aging of customer accounts, customer concentrations, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends and changes in our customer payment patterns when evaluating the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful accounts. From period to period, differences in judgments or estimates utilized may result in material differences in the amount and timing of the provision for doubtful accounts. We periodically evaluate our credit policy to ensure that customers are worthy of terms and support our business plans. We generally do not require collateral.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories – We state inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We employ a full absorption procedure using standard cost techniques for most of our operations. The standards are customarily reviewed and adjusted so that they are materially consistent with actual purchase and production costs. We make provisions for potentially obsolete or slow-moving inventory based upon our analysis of inventory levels, historical obsolescence and future sales forecasts. We write-off inventory determined to be obsolete immediately.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Property and Equipment – Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. We compute depreciation on the straight-line basis and recognize it over the estimated useful lives of the assets. We expense maintenance and repairs as incurred and capitalize renewals and betterments. We include gains or losses on the sale of property and equipment in net income (loss).

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Impairment of Long-lived Assets – We review our long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and right-of-use assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. The impairment loss is the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value. We determine the estimated fair value based on either the discounted future cash flows or other appropriate fair value methods with the amount of any such deficiency charged to operations in the current year. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current operating results, expected market trends and competitive influences. We report assets to be disposed of by sale at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Intangible Assets – We amortize recognized intangible assets over the useful lives of the assets unless that life is determined to be indefinite. All of our intangible assets are finite lived. We evaluate the remaining useful life of an intangible asset each reporting period to determine whether events or circumstances may indicate that a revision to the useful life is warranted to reflect the remaining expected use of the asset. If an intangible asset’s useful life is determined to be finite, but the precise length of that life is not known, the intangible asset is amortized over our best estimate of the asset’s useful life in a manner that reflects the pattern in which the asset’s economic benefits are consumed or expected to be realized. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. We recognize an impairment loss when the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by the asset to be held and used are not sufficient to recover the unamortized balance of the asset. Our primary intangible asset is a customer relationship intangible which derives its value from future cash flows expected from the acquired customers. Changes in the actual or estimated future cash flows of these customers could result in a material adjustment to amortization expense, an impairment loss, or both. Estimates of future cash flows are based on many factors, including current cash flows, expected market trends and competitive influences.

Lessee, Leases [Policy Text Block]

Leases – We lease certain buildings, land and corporate office space under operating leases with monthly or annual rent payments. We lease certain machinery and equipment under finance leases with monthly rent payments. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We present operating lease assets as operating lease right-of-use assets and the related liabilities as operating lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. We include finance lease right-of-use assets in property and equipment, net, and the related liabilities as finance lease liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

We recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term, beginning at the commencement date, for leases exceeding a year. Minimum lease payments include the fixed lease components of the lease and any variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date. Lease terms may include options to renew when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. We combine lease and nonlease components and account for them as a single lease component. Certain leases contain rent escalation clauses, rent holidays, capital improvement funding or other lease concessions.

In determining our right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, we apply a discount rate to the minimum lease payments within each lease. When we cannot readily determine the discount rate implicit in a lease, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate, the rate of interest that we would incur to borrow, on a collateralized basis over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment. To estimate the incremental borrowing rate, we reference a market yield curve consistent with our assessment of our credit quality.

We recognize operating lease expense related to the minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, we recognize amortization expense related to the minimum lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term while interest expense is recognized using the effective interest method. Expense related to variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index and short-term rentals, on leases with terms less than a year, are expensed as incurred.

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition – We account for a contract with a customer when the written contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Substantially all of our revenue is derived by fulfilling customer orders for the purchase of our products under contracts which contain a single performance obligation, to supply continually defined quantities of product at fixed prices. We account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control of a good as a fulfillment cost rather than as an additional promised service. We recognize revenue at the point in time that control of the ordered product(s) is transferred to the customer, which is upon delivery to the customer, or its designee at our location, a customer location or other customer-designated delivery point. For substantially all of our contracts, control of the ordered product(s) transfers at our location. We report amounts invoiced to customers for shipping and handling are reported as revenues and the related costs incurred to deliver product to the customer are reported as cost of goods sold.

We measure revenue as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for fulfilling product orders. Incidental items that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expense. Our contracts do not include a significant financing component. Our contracts may include terms that could cause variability in the transaction price, including, for example, rebates and volume discounts, or other forms of contingent revenue. The amount of consideration we expect to receive and revenue we recognize includes estimates of variable consideration, including costs for rebates and discounts. If the consideration promised in a contract includes a variable amount, we estimate the amount to which we expect to be entitled using either the expected value or most likely amount method. Changes in judgments and estimates regarding probability of collection and variable consideration might result in a change in the timing or amount of revenue recognized.

We capitalize the incremental costs of obtaining a revenue contract and amortized those costs on a straight-line basis over the expected customer relationship period if we expect to recover those costs. As a practical expedient, we expense costs to obtain a contract as incurred if the amortization period would have been a year or less. Typically, costs to incur revenue contracts are not significant.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses include salaries and wages, bonuses and incentives, share-based compensation expense, employee-related expenses, facility-related expenses, marketing and advertising expense, depreciation of non-operating property and equipment, professional fees, amortization of intangible assets, provisions for losses on accounts receivable and other operating expenses.

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Director [Policy Text Block]

Share-Based Compensation – For awards of nonvested common stock and common stock units to employees and directors, share-based compensation is measured based on the fair value of our common stock on the date of grant and the corresponding expense is recognized over the period during which the holder is required to provide service in exchange for the award. Compensation expense related to service-based awards are recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the award. In the event we require no specific future performance, the entire amount of compensation is recognized immediately.

We have outstanding common stock options as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. We have not granted any stock options since 2020. Share-based compensation expense for common stock options granted to employees and directors was calculated at the grant date using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model and is expensed on a straight-line basis over the service period of the award. The Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model required us to estimate key assumptions such as expected life, volatility, risk-free interest rates and dividend yield to determine the fair value of share-based awards, based on both historical information and management’s judgment regarding market factors and trends.

We recognize forfeitures of employee and director awards as they occur. In the event an employee or director terminates service prior to the vesting of an award, we reverse the entire amount of previously recognized compensation expense related to the award.

Share-based compensation for awards to nonemployees is calculated as of the grant date, taking into consideration the probability of satisfaction of performance conditions, in a manner consistent with awards to employees. The expense associated with share-based awards for service is recognized over the term of service. In the event services are terminated early or we require no specific future performance, the entire amount of unrecognized compensation is expensed. The expense associated with share-based awards made in exchange for goods is generally attributed to expense in the same manner as if the vendor had been paid in cash.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes – We account for income taxes by recording a deferred tax asset or liability for the recognition of future deductible or taxable amounts and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We recognize a deferred tax expense or benefit as a result of timing differences between the recognition of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes.

We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. We recognized deferred tax assets for deductible temporary differences and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. When necessary, we establish a valuation allowance to reduce that deferred tax asset if it is more likely than not that the related tax benefits will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets can be affected by, among other things, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the length of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with utilizing operating losses and tax credit carryforwards by jurisdiction, and tax planning alternatives that may be available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that may be different from current estimates of the tax liabilities. If our estimate of tax liabilities proves to be less than the ultimate assessment, an additional charge to expense would result. If payment of these amounts ultimately proves to be less than the recorded amounts, the reversal of the liabilities may result in income tax benefits being recognized in the period when it is determined that the liabilities are no longer necessary.

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Derivative Warrant Liability – We have an outstanding warrant agreement that provides for cash settlement of the warrant in certain circumstances. We account for this warrant as a liability instrument. This warrant is carried at fair value as a derivative warrant liability in our consolidated balance sheets at the end of each reporting period and any resultant changes in fair value are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in other income (expense) as change in fair value of derivative warrant liability.

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value – Fair value is based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Certain assets and liabilities may be presented in the financial statements at fair value. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis may include property and equipment.

We assess the inputs used to measure fair value using a three-tier hierarchy based on the extent to which inputs used in measuring fair value are observable in the market:

● Level 1 – inputs include quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable.

● Level 2 – inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, currency exchange rates and yield curves.

● Level 3 – inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

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Note 4 - Accounts Receivable and Revenues (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]

	Customer
	A			B			C
% of revenue, 2022		14.0	%		8.5	%		6.8	%
% of revenue, 2021		11.9	%		0.3	%		11.4	%
% of accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2022		11.6	%		18.6	%		0.2	%
% of accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2021		17.2	%		0.0	%		9.0	%

Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block]

	2022		2021
United States	$	40,267	$	29,637
Other countries		1,350		1,494
Revenues	$	41,617	$	31,131

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Note 5 - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	December 31
	2022		2021
Finished goods	$	1,737	$	1,560
Raw materials		423		718
Packaging		218		166
Inventories	$	2,378	$	2,444

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Note 6 - Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	December 31
	2022		2021		Estimated Useful Lives (Years)
Land	$	730	$	730
Furniture and fixtures		259		265	5	-	10
Plant		10,095		10,457	20	-	40 or life of lease
Computer and software		450		452	3	-	5
Leasehold improvements		1,838		1,828	4	-	15 or life of lease
Machinery and equipment		15,703		15,115	5	-	15
Property and equipment, cost		29,075		28,847
Less accumulated depreciation		14,868		13,403
Property and equipment, net	$	14,207	$	15,444

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Note 7 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

			December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
	Estimated Useful Life		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Customer relationships		15	$	930	$	564	$	366	$	930	$	423	$	507
Trademarks		10		13		5		8		13		3		10
Non-compete agreement		5		22		16		6		22		12		10
Total intangible assets			$	965	$	585	$	380	$	965	$	438	$	527

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

2023	$	111
2024		80
2025		58
2026		42
2027		31
Thereafter		58
Total amortization	$	380

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Note 8 - Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

	2022		2021
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of use assets, included in cost of goods sold	$	97	$	89
Interest on lease liabilities		21		11
Operating lease cost, included in selling, general and administrative expenses:
Fixed leases cost		515		515
Variable lease cost		168		149
Short-term lease cost		85		61
Total lease cost	$	886	$	825
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	21	$	11
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	515	$	515
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	104	$	96

Lessee, Operating and Finance Leases, Remaining Terms and Discount Rates [Table Text Block]

	Operating Leases				Finance Leases
Remaining leases terms (in years)		0.8	-	10.2		0.3	-	4.8
Weighted average remaining lease terms (in years)				5.5				4.0
Discount rates		6.3%	-	9.0%		2.8%	-	10.4%
Weighted average discount rate				7.8%				8.2%

Lessee, Operating and Finance Lease Liability, Maturity [Table Text Block]

	Operating			Finance
	Leases			Leases
2023	$	528		$	158
2024		429			117
2025		439			102
2026		451			99
2027		232			60
Thereafter		346			-
Total lease payments		2,425			536
Amounts representing interest		(477	)		(86	)
Present value of lease obligations	$	1,948		$	450

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Note 9 - Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	2022			2021
Average borrowings outstanding (in thousands)	$	3,179		$	1,622
Amortization of debt issuance costs (in thousands)	$	-		$	75
Fees paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings		5.8	%		6.2	%
Interest paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings		7.0	%		6.4	%

Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2022		2021
Mortgage promissory note - Originally dated July 2020 and modified in December 2021 and January 2023. As modified, interest accrues at an annual rate which is the greater of 7.0% above the Lender's prime rate (14.5% at December 31, 2022) and 10.3%. Payable in monthly installments through January 2025. Face amount $2.5 million. Secured by certain real property in Wynne, Arkansas.	$	2,211	$	2,469
Progress payment agreement - Dated August 2022. Original principal $37. Interest is payable monthly at the rate of 25.2% per year. Due on demand, until a finance lease is executed with the lender before that date for the related equipment.		39		-
Equipment note - Dated May 2021. Original principal $46. Due in monthly installments through June 2025. Interest accrues at the effective discount rate of 3.6% per year.		24		33
Equipment note - Dated December 2019. Original principal $40. Due in monthly installments through December 2024. Interest accrues at the effective discount rate of 9.3% per year.		18		26
Other				11
Total long-term debt, net	$	2,292	$	2,539

Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

2023	$	996
2024		1,194
2025		111
Principal maturities		2,301
Debt issuance costs		(9	)
Total long-term debt, net	$	2,292

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Table Text Block]

	2022		2021
Restricted stock units	$	1,160	$	866
Stock options		101		140
Common stock		-		108
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plan	$	1,261	$	1,114

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Activity [Table Text Block]

	2022				2021
	Shares Issued		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Shares Issued		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Directors		34,875	$	6.71		13,608	$	7.95
Employees		89,307		5.75		57,250		5.52
Consultant		13,516		6.47		-
		137,698				70,858

Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Restricted Stock Unit, Activity [Table Text Block]

	RSUs										SUs
	Number of Units			Unrecognized Compensation (in thousands)			Average Grant Date Fair Value per share		Weighted Average Expense Period (Years)		Number of Units		Unrecognized Compensation (in thousands)			Average Grant Date Fair Value per share		Weighted Average Expense Period (Years)
Nonvested at January 1, 2021		149,540		$	730		$	4.88		1.4		-	$	-		$	-	$	-
Granted		82,469			796			9.65		1.0		-		-			-		-
Forfeited		(291	)		(3	)		10.31		0.7		-		-			-		-
Vested with service		(105,115	)		-					-		-		-			-		-
Expensed		-			(865	)	NA			-		-		-			-		-
Nonvested at December 31, 2021		126,603			658			5.20		0.9		-		-			-		-
Granted		527,871			1,680			3.18		2.7		160,000		216			1.35		3.0
Impact of Modification:												-		-			-		-
Before modification		(17,050	)		(150	)		8.77		0.6		-		-			-		-
After modification		17,050			64			3.73		-		-		-			-		-
Forfeited		(11,744	)		(68	)		5.77		1.1		-		-			-		-
Vested with Service		(275,912	)		-					-		-		-			-		-
Expensed		-			(1,160	)	NA			-		-		(15	)	NA			-
Nonvested at December 31, 2022		366,818		$	1,024		$	2.79		2.8		160,000	$	201		$	1.26		2.7

	Number of RSUs
Vested at January 1, 2021		38,640
Vested with service		105,115
Issued at vesting		(57,250	)
Vested at December 31, 2021		86,505
Vested with service		275,912
Issued at vesting		(83,725	)
Issued at termination of service		(53,967	)
Vested at December 31, 2022		224,725

Schedule of Stockholders' Equity Note, Warrants or Rights [Table Text Block]

	2022							2021
	Shares Under Warrants			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Shares Under Warrants			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Outstanding at January 1		875,067		$	9.76		1.4		664,592		$	9.82		1.1
Issued		2,063,000			1.61		3.1		230,769		$	10.00		5.0
Impact of Warrant A exercise price adjustment:
Before adjustment		230,769			10.00		4.0
After adjustment		(230,769	)		2.72		4.0
Cash exercised									(17,794	)		9.60		0.8
Expired		(639,298	)		9.60		-		(2,500	)		52.50		-
Outstanding at December 31		2,298,769		$	1.76		2.9		875,067		$	9.76		1.4

Schedule of Share-based Compensation Warrants by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block ]

		Outstanding						Exercisable
Exercise Prices		Shares Under Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)		Shares Under Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
$	1.60		2,000,000	$	1.60		2.8		-	$	-		-
$	1.88		63,000		1.88		4.8		-		-		-
$	2.72		230,769		2.72		3.7		230,769		2.72		3.7
$	20.00		5,000		20.00		0.1		5,000		20.00		0.1
			2,298,769	$	1.76		2.9		235,769	$	3.09		3.6

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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 31
	2022			2021
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	14,264		$	13,385
Stock options and warrants		1,151			832
Property and equipment		(46	)		16
Intangible assets		875			950
Capitalized expenses		117			105
Other		655			64
Operating right-of-use lease assets		(478	)		(566	)
Operating right-of-use lease liabilities		645			670
Net deferred tax assets		17,183			15,456
Less: Valuation allowance		(17,183	)		(15,456	)
Deferred tax asset (liability)	$	-		$	-

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

	2022			2021
Valuation allowances, beginning of year	$	15,456		$	12,421
Net operating loss and other temporary differences		1,997			2,926
Expiration of net operating losses and limitations		(90	)		-
Adjustment to deferred taxes		(197	)		67
Impact of state tax rate change		22			42
Other		(5	)		-
Valuation allowance, end of year	$	17,183		$	15,456

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	2022			2021
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate	$	(1,646	)	$	(1,875	)
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
State tax benefit, net of federal tax effect		(421	)		(605	)
Effect of change in state tax rate		(22	)		(42	)
Change in valuation allowance		1,727			3,035
Expirations of net operating losses and application of IRC 382 limitation		90			-
PPP loan forgiveness, nontaxable		-			(376	)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability, nontaxable		5			(81	)
Other nondeductible expenses		89			32
Adjustments to deferreds		197			(67	)
Income tax expense	$	19		$	21

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Note 12 - Income (Loss) Per Share (EPS) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	2022			2021
NUMERATOR (in thousands):
Basic and diluted - net loss	$	(7,858	)	$	(8,949	)
DENOMINATOR:
Weighted average number of shares of shares of common stock outstanding		5,414,079			4,710,567
Weighted average number of shares of common stock underlying vested restricted stock units		100,592			63,328
Basic EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding		5,514,671			4,773,895
Effect of dilutive securities outstanding		-			-
Diluted EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding		5,514,671			4,773,895

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Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
As of December 31, 2022:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	69
As of December 31, 2021:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-	$	258	$	258
Total liabilities at fair value	$	-	$	-	$	258	$	258

Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value as of Beginning of Period		Total Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses)			Issuance of New Instruments		Net Transfers (Into) Out of Level 3		Fair Value, at End of Period		Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Instruments Still Held
2022:
Derivative warrant liability	$	258	$	(189	)	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	(189	)
Total Level 3 fair value	$	258	$	(189	)	$	-	$	-	$	69	$	(189	)
2021:
Derivative warrant liability	$	-	$	-		$	647	$	-	$	258	$	(389	)
Total Level 3 fair value	$	-	$	-		$	647	$	-	$	258	$	(389	)

Warrants, Valuation Assumption [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021			September 30, 2021
Assumed exercise price, per share	$	2.72		$	10.00		$	10.00
Assumed volatility		92.2	%		69.5	%		71.0	%
Assumed risk free interest rate		4.3	%		0.8	%		0.4	%
Expected life of options (in years)		4.0			4.8			5.0
Expected dividends		-			-			-

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Note 1 - Liquidity and Management's Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total	$ 3,941	$ 5,825

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Note 2 - Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022
Number of Reporting Units	1
Number of Operating Segments	1
Stabilized Rice Bran (SRB) [Member]
Number of Manufacturing and Distribution Locations	4
Stabilized Rice Bran (SRB) [Member] | CALIFORNIA
Number of Manufacturing and Distribution Locations	2
Stabilized Rice Bran (SRB) [Member] | Louisiana and Arkansas Delta Region [Member]
Number of Manufacturing and Distribution Locations	2

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Note 3 - Cash and Cash Equivalents (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total	$ 3,941	$ 5,825
Money Market Funds [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total	$ 2,700

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Note 4 - Accounts Receivable and Revenues (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Contract with Customer, Liability, Total	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

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Note 4 - Accounts Receivable and Revenues - Revenues and Accounts Receivable from Significant Customers (Details) - Customer Concentration Risk [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer A [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	14.00%	11.90%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer B [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	8.50%	0.30%
Revenue Benchmark [Member] | Customer C [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	6.80%	11.40%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer A [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	11.60%	17.20%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer B [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	18.60%	0.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer C [Member]
Concentration risk, percentage	0.20%	9.00%

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Note 4 - Accounts Receivable and Revenues - Revenues by Product Line (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues	$ 41,617	$ 31,131
UNITED STATES
Revenues	40,267	29,637
Other Countries [Member]
Revenues	$ 1,350	$ 1,494

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Note 5 - Inventories - Components of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finished goods	$ 1,737	$ 1,560
Raw materials	423	718
Packaging	218	166
Inventories	$ 2,378	$ 2,444

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Note 6 - Property and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Construction Payable, Current	$ 0.1	$ 0.2
Construction in Progress, Gross	$ 1.2	$ 0.9

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Note 6- Property and Equipment - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Property, plant, and equipment gross	$ 29,075	$ 28,847
Property, plant, and equipment accumulated depreciation	14,868	13,403
Property and equipment, net	14,207	15,444
Land [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment gross	730	730
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment gross	$ 259	265
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	5 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	10 years
Plant [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment gross	$ 10,095	10,457
Plant [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	20 years
Plant [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	40 years
Computer and Software [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment gross	$ 450	452
Computer and Software [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	3 years
Computer and Software [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	5 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment gross	$ 1,838	1,828
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	4 years
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	15 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant, and equipment gross	$ 15,703	$ 15,115
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Estimated useful lives (Year)	15 years

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Note 7 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2019	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Remaining Amortization Period (Year)		9 years 10 months 24 days
Goodwill, Impairment Loss		$ 0	$ 3,915
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)		15 years
Customer Relationships [Member] | MGI Grain Processing, LLC [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	15 years

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Note 7 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Intangible Assets, Excluding Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Intangible assets, gross	$ 965	$ 965
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	585	438
Intangible assets, net	$ 380	527
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible assets, useful life (Year)	15 years
Intangible assets, gross	$ 930	930
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	564	423
Intangible assets, net	$ 366	507
Trademarks [Member]
Intangible assets, useful life (Year)	10 years
Intangible assets, gross	$ 13	13
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	5	3
Intangible assets, net	$ 8	10
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Intangible assets, useful life (Year)	5 years
Intangible assets, gross	$ 22	22
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	16	12
Intangible assets, net	$ 6	$ 10

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Note 7 - Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Future Intangible Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
2023	$ 111
2024	80
2025	58
2026	42
2027	31
Thereafter	58
Total amortization	$ 380	$ 527

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Note 8 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, before Accumulated Amortization	$ 0.9
Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Finance Lease Liability	0.4	$ 0.1
Property and Equipment [Member]
Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization, Total	$ 0.6

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Note 8 - Leases - Components of Lease Expense and Cash Flows from Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Amortization of right-of use assets, included in cost of goods sold	$ 97	$ 89
Interest on lease liabilities	21	11
Fixed leases cost	515	515
Variable lease cost	168	149
Short-term lease cost	85	61
Total lease cost	886	825
Operating cash flows from finance leases	21	11
Operating cash flows from operating leases	515	515
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$ 104	$ 96

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Note 8 - Leases - Remaining Terms and Discount Rates (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022
Weighted average remaining lease terms (in years), operating leases (Year)	5 years 6 months
Weighted average remaining lease terms (in years), finance leases (Year)	4 years
Weighted average discount rate, operating leases	7.80%
Weighted average discount rate, finance leases	8.20%
Minimum [Member]
Remaining leases terms (in years), operating leases (Year)	9 months 18 days
Remaining leases terms (in years), finance leases (Year)	3 months 18 days
Discount rates, operating leases	6.30%
Discount rates, finance leases	2.80%
Maximum [Member]
Remaining leases terms (in years), operating leases (Year)	10 years 2 months 12 days
Remaining leases terms (in years), finance leases (Year)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Discount rates, operating leases	9.00%
Discount rates, finance leases	10.40%

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Note 8 - Leases - Maturities of Lease Liabilities (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
2023, operating leases	$ 528
2023, finance leases	158
2024, operating leases	429
2024, finance leases	117
2025, operating leases	439
2025, finance leases	102
2026, operating leases	451
2026, finance leases	99
2027, operating leases	232
2027, finance leases	60
Thereafter, operating leases	346
Thereafter, finance leases	0
Total lease payments, operating leases	2,425
Total lease payments, finance leases	536
Amounts representing interest, operating leases	(477)
Amounts representing interest, finance leases	(86)
Present value of lease obligations, operating leases	1,948
Present value of lease obligations, finance leases	$ 450

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Note 9 - Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Oct. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 01, 2022
Long-Term Debt, Gross			$ 2,301,000		$ 2,301,000
Factoring Agreement [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity				$ 7,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term (Year)				2 years
Line of Credit Facility, Funding Fee, Percentage Above Prime Rate				0.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Funding Fee, Minimum Percentage				5.50%
Mortgage Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			7.00%		7.00%	7.00%
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt					$ 900,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					14.50%	10.30%
Long-Term Debt, Gross			$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000		$ 2,500,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt, Total			$ 1,200,000
Mortgage Agreement [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross	$ 1,300,000	$ 1,300,000
Mortgage Agreement [Member] | Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			14.50%		14.50%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					7.00%
Mortgage Agreement [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.30%	10.30%
Old Note Prior to Modification [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross			$ 1,300,000		$ 1,300,000
Mortgage Agreement, at Modification [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross			$ 1.2		$ 1.2
Mortgage Agreement, at Modification [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.30%	10.30%
Long-Term Debt, Gross	$ 2,500,000	$ 2,500,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt, Total		300,000
Mortgage Agreement, at Modification [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	7.00%
Original Mortgage Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			14.30%		14.30%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Total					$ 1.0
Original Mortgage Agreement [Member] | Prime Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					11.00%
Over Advance Note [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Gross	$ 900,000	$ 900,000
Finance Agreements for Annual Insurance Premiums [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.90%		3.90%

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Note 9 - Debt - Due Under Factoring Agreement (Details) - Line of Credit [Member] - Factoring Agreement [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Average borrowings outstanding (in thousands)	$ 3,179	$ 1,622
Amortization of debt issuance costs (in thousands)	$ 0	$ 75
Fees paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings	5.80%	6.20%
Interest paid, as a percentage of average outstanding borrowings	7.00%	6.40%

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Note 9 - Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Total long term debt, net	$ 2,292	$ 2,539
Total long term debt, net	2,292	2,539
Other		11
Mortgage Agreement [Member]
Total long term debt, net	2,211	2,469
Total long term debt, net	2,211	2,469
Progress Payment Agreement [Member]
Total long term debt, net	39	0
Total long term debt, net	39	0
Equipment Notes, May 2021 [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Total long term debt, net	24	33
Total long term debt, net	24	33
Equipment Notes, December 2019 [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Total long term debt, net	18	26
Total long term debt, net	$ 18	$ 26

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Note 9 - Debt - Long-term Debt (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Mortgage Agreement [Member]
Interest rate	7.00%	7.00%
Interest rate, variable	14.50%	10.30%
Original principal	$ 2.5	$ 2.5
Maturity date	Jan. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2025
Progress Payment Agreement [Member]
Interest rate	25.20%
Original principal	$ 37,000
Equipment Notes, May 2021 [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Original principal	$ 46,000	$ 46,000
Maturity date	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2025
Interest rate, effective rate	3.60%	3.60%
Equipment Notes, December 2019 [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Original principal	$ 40,000	$ 40,000
Maturity date	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2024
Interest rate, effective rate	9.30%	9.30%

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Note 9 - Debt - Future Principal Maturities of Long-term Debt Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
2023	$ 996
2024	1,194
2025	111
Principal maturities	2,301
Debt issuance costs	(9)
Long-Term Debt, Total	$ 2,292	$ 2,539

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 13, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Mar. 16, 2023	Sep. 30, 2021	Oct. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Jul. 14, 2022	Dec. 31, 2020
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)						1,088,457
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance (in shares)						2,298,769	875,067			664,592
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance (in shares)						55,424	64,396
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures and Expirations in Period, Total (in shares)						8,972	3,107
Share-Based Compensation Arrangements by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)						$ 19.42
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Payment Award Options Forfeitures and Expirations, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Year)						5 years 10 months 24 days
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Option, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount						$ 70,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)						1 year 1 month 6 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested						$ 0.3
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Vested						0.2
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures, Total (in shares)			68,693
Stock Units Issued (SUI) [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Nonvested						0.1
RSUs and SUs [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Aggregate Intrinsic Value, Outstanding						600,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total						$ 1,200,000
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year)						2 years 9 months 18 days
Unvested RSU [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)						165,790
Vested RSU [Member]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)						224,725
Stock Units [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total						$ 0.2
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Gross (in shares)						160,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Cash Signing Fee						$ 0.2
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)						2 years 8 months 12 days
Options, RSUs and SUs [Member]
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Amount, Total						$ 1,300,000
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition (Year)						2 years 8 months 12 days
Warrant A [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)							$ 10.00	$ 2.72
Stock Issued During Period, Cashless Exercise Of Warrants Shares (in shares)							230,750
The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in shares)						1,230,000			600,000
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance (in shares)						141,543
The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period (Year)							10 years
The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Outstanding, Number, Ending Balance (in shares)							1,000,000
The Prefunded Warrants [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares)	230,786	325,000			325,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.0001			$ 0.0001
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price, Prefunded (in dollars per share)	$ 6.499	$ 1.4999			$ 1.4999
Warrants Issued in Private Placement [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares)		63,000			63,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)		$ 1.875			$ 1.875	$ 1.60
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total		$ 1,000,000.0
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Stock Issued, Issuance Costs					$ 500,000
Offering Cost Liability Outstanding						$ 300,000
Warrants Issued in Private Placement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares)		2,000,000			2,000,000
The Warrant [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in shares)	230,769
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share)	$ 10.00
Class of Warrant or Right, Change in Exercise Price, Maximum Percentage of Five-day Volume Weighted Average Common Stock	110.00%
Warrants and Rights Outstanding	$ 600,000
Warrant A [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Change in Exercise Price, Maximum Percentage of Five-day Volume Weighted Average Common Stock							110.00%
Offering Pursuant to Shelf Registration Statement [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)	230,750	675,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity, Total	$ 2,800,000
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs	$ 200,000
At-the-market Offering Program [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues (in shares)				75,490
Payments of Stock Issuance Costs				$ 100,000
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)				$ 8.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock				$ 500,000
Series A Through F Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding, Ending Balance (in shares)						0
Series G Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding, Ending Balance (in shares)						150	150
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion (in shares)						94.89915
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share (in dollars per share)						$ 1,000

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings - Share-based Compensation Expenses Related to Employees and Directors (Details) - The 2014 Equity Incentive Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plans	$ 1,261	$ 1,114
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plans	1,160	866
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Option [Member]
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plans	101	140
Common Stock, Vested at Issuance and Nonvested at Issuance [Member]
Compensation expense related to common stock awards issued under equity incentive plans	$ 0	$ 108

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings - Information Regarding Common Stock Issued (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Shares issued (in shares)	137,698	70,858
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (in dollars per share)
Director [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shares issued (in shares)	34,875	13,608
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 6.71	$ 7.95
Employees [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shares issued (in shares)	89,307	57,250
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 5.75	$ 5.52
Consultants [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Shares issued (in shares)	13,516	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 6.47

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings - Restricted Stock Unit Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 10 months 24 days	1 year 4 months 24 days	1 year 1 month 6 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Nonvested, shares issued (in shares)	126,603	149,540
Nonvested, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 658	$ 730
Nonvested, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.20	$ 4.88
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 9 months 18 days	10 months 24 days	1 year 4 months 24 days
Granted, nonvested, shares issued (in shares)	527,871	82,469
Granted, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 1,680	$ 796
Granted, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 3.18	$ 9.65
Granted, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 8 months 12 days	1 year
Granted, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 1,680	$ 796
Forfeited, shares issued (in shares)	(11,744)	(291)
Forfeited, unrecognized stock compensation	$ (68)	$ (3)
Forfeited, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.77	$ 10.31
Forfeited, weighted average expense period (Year)	1 year 1 month 6 days	8 months 12 days
Vested with Service, shares issued (in shares)	(275,912)	(105,115)
Expensed, unrecognized stock compensation	$ (1,160)	$ (865)
Granted, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 8 months 12 days	1 year
Before modification, shares issued (in shares)	(17,050)
Before modification, unrecognized stock compensation	$ (150)
Before modification, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 8.77
Before modification, weighted average expense period (Year)	7 months 6 days
After modification, shares issued (in shares)	17,050
After modification	$ 64
After modification, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 3.73
Nonvested, shares issued (in shares)	366,818	126,603	149,540
Nonvested, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 1,024	$ 658	$ 730
Nonvested, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 2.79	$ 5.20	$ 4.88
Vested, balance (in shares)	86,505	38,640
Vested with service (in shares)	275,912	105,115
Issued at vesting (in shares)	(83,725)	(57,250)
Issued at termination of service (in shares)	(53,967)
Vested, balance (in shares)	224,725	86,505	38,640
Stock Units Issued (SUI) [Member]
Nonvested, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Nonvested, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 0	$ 0
Nonvested, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 8 months 12 days
Granted, nonvested, shares issued (in shares)	160,000	0
Granted, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 216	$ 0
Granted, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.35	$ 0
Granted, weighted average expense period (Year)	3 years
Granted, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 216	$ 0
Forfeited, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Forfeited, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 0	$ 0
Forfeited, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Vested with Service, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Expensed, unrecognized stock compensation	$ (15)	$ 0
Granted, weighted average expense period (Year)	3 years
Before modification, shares issued (in shares)	0
Before modification, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 0
Before modification, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 0
After modification, shares issued (in shares)	0
After modification	$ 0
After modification, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Nonvested, shares issued (in shares)	160,000	0	0
Nonvested, unrecognized stock compensation	$ 201	$ 0	$ 0
Nonvested, average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 1.26	$ 0	$ 0
Vested with service (in shares)	(0)	(0)

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings - Warrants Activity (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Outstanding, balance (in shares)	875,067	664,592
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 9.76	$ 9.82
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 10 months 24 days	1 year 4 months 24 days	1 year 1 month 6 days
Issued (in shares)	2,063,000	230,769
Issued, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.61	$ 10.00
Issued, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years 1 month 6 days	5 years
Before adjustment (in shares)	230,769
Before adjustment, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 10.00
Before adjustment, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years
After adjustment (in shares)	(230,769)
After adjustment, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72
After adjustment, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years
Cash exercised (in shares)		(17,794)
Cash exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)		$ 9.60
Cash exercised, weighted average remaining contractual life (Year)		9 months 18 days
Expired (in shares)	(639,298)	(2,500)
Expired, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 9.60	$ 52.50
Outstanding, balance (in shares)	2,298,769	875,067	664,592
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.76	$ 9.76	$ 9.82

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Note 10 - Equity, Share-based Compensation, Warrants and Securities Offerings - Exercisable and Outstanding (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.76	$ 9.76	$ 9.82
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 10 months 24 days	1 year 4 months 24 days	1 year 1 month 6 days
Warrants [Member]
Shares under warrants (in shares)	2,298,769
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.76
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 10 months 24 days
Shares under warrants, exercisable (in shares)	235,769
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 3.09
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable (Year)	3 years 7 months 6 days
Warrants [Member] | Exercise Range One [Member]
Shares under warrants (in shares)	2,000,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.60
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	2 years 9 months 18 days
Shares under warrants, exercisable (in shares)	0
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Warrants [Member] | Exercise Price Range Two [Member]
Shares under warrants (in shares)	63,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.88
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	4 years 9 months 18 days
Shares under warrants, exercisable (in shares)	0
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 0
Warrants [Member] | Exercise Price Range Three [Member]
Shares under warrants (in shares)	230,769
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	3 years 8 months 12 days
Shares under warrants, exercisable (in shares)	230,769
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 2.72
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable (Year)	3 years 8 months 12 days
Warrants [Member] | Exercise Price Range Four [Member]
Shares under warrants (in shares)	5,000
Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 20.00
Nonvested, weighted average expense period (Year)	1 month 6 days
Shares under warrants, exercisable (in shares)	5,000
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 20.00
Weighted average remaining contractual term, exercisable (Year)	1 month 6 days

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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 54.4
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject To Expiration	$ 9.9
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2023
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2037
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject To Expiration	$ 46.0
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Jan. 01, 2023
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Expiration Date	Dec. 31, 2042

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Asset (Liability) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 14,264	$ 13,385
Stock options and warrants	1,151	832
Property and equipment	(46)	(16)
Intangible assets	875	950
Capitalized expenses	117	105
Other	655	64
Operating right-of-use lease assets	(478)	(566)
Operating right-of-use lease liabilities	645	670
Net deferred tax assets	17,183	15,456
Less: Valuation allowance	(17,183)	(15,456)	$ (12,421)
Deferred tax asset (liability)	$ 0	$ 0

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Summarizes the Changes in the Valuation Allowance (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Valuation allowances, beginning of year	$ 15,456	$ 12,421
Net operating loss and other temporary differences	1,997	2,926
Expiration of net operating losses and limitations	(90)	0
Adjustment to deferred taxes	(197)	67
Impact of state tax rate change	22	42
Other	(5)	0
Valuation allowance, end of year	$ 17,183	$ 15,456

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate	$ (1,646)	$ (1,875)
State tax benefit, net of federal tax effect	(421)	(605)
Effect of change in state tax rate	(22)	(42)
Change in valuation allowance	1,727	3,035
Expirations of net operating losses and application of IRC 382 limitation	90	0
PPP loan forgiveness, nontaxable	0	(376)
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liability, nontaxable	5	(81)
Other nondeductible expenses	89	32
Adjustments to deferreds	197	(67)
Income tax expense	$ 19	$ 21

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Note 12 - Income (Loss) Per Share (EPS) - EPS Computations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Basic and diluted - net loss	$ (7,858)	$ (8,949)
Weighted average number of shares of shares of common stock outstanding (in shares)	5,414,079	4,710,567
Weighted average number of shares of common stock underlying vested restricted stock units (in shares)	100,592	63,328
Basic EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	5,514,671	4,773,895
Diluted EPS - weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares)	5,514,671	4,773,895

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Note 13 - Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares
Operating Lease, Fair Value In Excess Of Carrying Amount	$ 200
Measurement Input, Exercise Price [Member]
Warrant, Exercise Price, Increase (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.10
Fair Value Adjustment of Warrants	$ 10

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Note 13 - Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value of Liabilities on Recurring Basis (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative warrant liability	$ 69	$ 258
Total liabilities at fair value	69	258
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Derivative warrant liability	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Derivative warrant liability	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Derivative warrant liability	69	258
Total liabilities at fair value	$ 69	$ 258

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Note 13 - Fair Value Measurement - Changes in Level 3 Items Measured at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Fair value as of beginning of period	$ 258	$ 0
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)	(189)	0
Issuance of new instruments	0	647
Net transfers (into) out of level 3	0	0
Fair value at end of period	69	258
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on instruments still held	(189)	(389)
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)	$ 189	$ 0

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Note 12 - Fair Value Measurement - Fair Value Assumption Measurement of Warrant A (Details)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	2.72	10.00	10.00
Measurement Input, Price Volatility [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	92.2	69.5	71.0
Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	0.043	0.008	0.004
Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	4.0	4.8	5.0
Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member]
Warrants and Rights Outstanding, Measurement Input	0	0	0

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Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Apr. 30, 2020
Long-Term Debt, Total		$ 2,292	$ 2,539
Subsequent Event [Member]
Proceeds from Legal Settlements	$ 300
Paycheck Protection Program CARES Act [Member]
Long-Term Debt, Total				$ 1,800