10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x	Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012
o	Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Commission file number 000-50254

LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Dakota	46-0460790
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
46269 SD Highway 34 P.O. Box 100 Wentworth, South Dakota	57075
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(605) 483-2676
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Membership Units

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.        x Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).

x Yes    o No

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

Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer x	Smaller Reporting Company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). o Yes x No

As of August 14, 2012, there are 29,620,000 membership units of the registrant outstanding.

INDEX

	Page No.
Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	21
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	22
Part II OTHER INFORMATION	23
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	23
Item 1A. Risk Factors	23
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	23
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	23
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	23
Item 5. Other Information	23
Item 6. Exhibits	23
Signatures	24

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PART I.        FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	876,038		$	11,225,659
Accounts receivable	3,990,213			4,259,385
Other receivables	87,241			172,296
Inventory	12,679,696			10,680,451
Due from broker	4,087,107			907,349
Derivative financial instruments	—			29,263
Prepaid expenses	127,625			126,031
Total current assets	21,847,920			27,400,434
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Land	676,097			676,097
Land improvements	2,665,358			2,665,358
Buildings	8,088,853			8,088,853
Equipment	39,172,503			39,097,266
Construction in progress	413,273			—
	51,016,084			50,527,574
Less accumulated depreciation	(25,350,482		)	(24,053,888		)
Net property and equipment	25,665,602			26,473,686
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	10,395,766			10,395,766
Investments	3,003,386			2,972,091
Other	117,553			150,875
Total other assets	13,516,705			13,518,732
TOTAL ASSETS	$	61,030,227		$	67,392,852

* Derived from audited financial statements.

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011*
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Outstanding checks in excess of bank balance	$	888,833	$	—
Accounts payable	3,153,997		10,778,861
Accrued liabilities	484,516		763,526
Derivative financial instruments	2,941,015		1,226,705
Short-term notes payable	1,430,000		—
Current portion of guarantee payable	52,145		52,145
Current portion of notes payable	281,727		387,489
Total current liabilities	9,232,233		13,208,726
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Notes payable, net of current maturities	303,597		446,166
Guarantee payable, net of current portion	43,266		43,266
Total long-term liabilities	346,863		489,432
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
MEMBERS' EQUITY (29,620,000 units issued and outstanding)	51,451,131		53,694,694
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY	$	61,030,227	$	67,392,852

* Derived from audited financial statements.

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012			Three Months Ended June 30, 2011			Six Months Ended June 30, 2012			Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
REVENUES	$	30,843,839		$	37,159,150		$	62,849,131		$	72,400,807
COSTS OF REVENUES	31,433,015			31,611,988			62,117,039			61,633,269
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)	(589,176		)	5,547,162			732,092			10,767,538
OPERATING EXPENSES	759,221			725,979			1,527,393			1,524,149
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	(1,348,397		)	4,821,183			(795,301		)	9,243,389
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest and other income	15,144			43,605			22,616			57,162
Equity in net income of investments	11,754			48,958			31,295			112,091
Interest and other expense	(9,714		)	(41,096		)	(21,173		)	(105,498		)
Total other income	17,184			51,467			32,738			63,755
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	(1,331,213	)	$	4,872,650		$	(762,563	)	$	9,307,144
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER UNIT	$	(0.04	)	$	0.16		$	(0.03	)	$	0.31
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS OUTSTANDING FOR THE CALCULATION OF BASIC & DILUTED EARNINGS PER UNIT	29,620,000			29,620,000			29,620,000			29,620,000
DISTRIBUTIONS DECLARED PER UNIT	$	0.05		$	0.10		$	0.05		$	0.10

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012			Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)	$	(762,563	)	$	9,307,144
Changes to net income (loss) affecting cash and cash equivalents
Depreciation and amortization	1,329,915			1,397,799
Equity in net income of investments	(31,295		)	(112,091		)
Gain on sale of property and equipment	—			(9,300		)
(Increase) decrease in
Receivables	354,227			(1,615,352		)
Inventory	(1,999,245		)	(2,012,252		)
Prepaid expenses	(1,594		)	7,542
Derivative financial instruments and due from broker	(1,436,184		)	(599,557		)
Increase (decrease) in
Accounts payable	(7,624,865		)	(1,930,298		)
Accrued and other liabilities	(279,010		)	(223,815		)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(10,450,614		)	4,209,820
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property and equipment	(488,510		)	—
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	—			9,300
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(488,510		)	9,300
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase in outstanding checks in excess of bank balance	888,833			1,875,171
Principal borrowings (payments) on short-term notes payable	1,430,000			(1,872,000		)
Principal payments on long-term notes payable	(248,330		)	(1,543,665		)
Distributions paid to LACP members	(1,481,000		)	(2,962,000		)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	589,503			(4,502,494		)
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH	(10,349,621		)	(283,374		)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	11,225,659			637,804
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$	876,038		$	354,430
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	21,924		$	220,481

See Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

NOTE 1    .    NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Principal Business Activity

Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC and subsidiary (the Company) is a South Dakota limited liability company located in Wentworth, South Dakota. The Company was organized by investors to provide a portion of the corn supply for a forty million-gallon (annual capacity) ethanol plant, owned by Dakota Ethanol, LLC (Dakota Ethanol). The Company sells ethanol and related products to customers located in North America.

NOTE 2.    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The unaudited financial statements contained herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for 2011.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Ethanol. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the production of ethanol and related products is recorded when title transfers to customers. Generally, ethanol and related products are shipped FOB shipping point, based on written contract terms between Dakota Ethanol and its customers. Collectability of revenue is reasonably assured based on historical evidence of collectability between Dakota Ethanol and its customers. Interest income is recognized as earned.

Shipping costs incurred by the Company in the sale of ethanol, dried distiller's grains and corn oil are not specifically identifiable and as a result, revenue from the sale of those products is recorded based on the net selling price reported to the Company from the marketer.

Cost of Revenues

The primary components of cost of revenues from the production of ethanol and related co-product are corn expense, energy expense (natural gas and electricity), raw materials expense (chemicals and denaturant), and direct labor costs.

Shipping costs on modified and wet distiller's grains are included in cost of revenues.

Inventory Valuation

Ethanol inventory, raw materials, work-in-process, and parts inventory are valued using methods which approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Distillers grains and related products are stated at net realizable value. In the valuation of inventories and purchase and sale commitments, market is based on current replacement values except that it does not exceed net realizable values and is not less than net realizable values reduced by allowances for approximate normal profit margin.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

Investment in commodities contracts, derivative instruments and hedging activities

The Company is exposed to certain risks related to our ongoing business operations.  The primary risks that we manage by using forward or derivative instruments are price risk on anticipated purchases of corn, natural gas and the sale of ethanol.

The Company is subject to market risk with respect to the price and availability of corn, the principal raw material we use to produce ethanol and ethanol by-products.  In general, rising corn prices result in lower profit margins and, therefore, represent unfavorable market conditions.  This is especially true when market conditions do not allow us to pass along increased corn costs to our customers.  The availability and price of corn is subject to wide fluctuations due to unpredictable factors such as weather conditions, farmer planting decisions, governmental policies with respect to agriculture and international trade and global demand and supply.

Certain contracts that literally meet the definition of a derivative may be exempted from derivative accounting as normal purchases or normal sales.  Normal purchases and normal sales are contracts that provide for the purchase or sale of something other than a financial instrument or derivative instrument that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used or sold over a reasonable period in the normal course of business.  Contracts that meet the requirements of normal purchases or sales are documented as normal and exempted from the accounting and reporting requirements of derivative accounting.

For transactions initiated prior to January 1, 2011, the Company applied the normal purchase and sales exemption under derivative accounting for forward purchases of corn. Corn purchase transactions initiated after December 31, 2010 are not exempted from the accounting and reporting requirements. As of June 30, 2012, the Company is committed to purchasing 3,700,000 bushels of corn on a forward contract basis with an average price of $6.09 per bushel. Dakota Ethanol has a derivative financial instrument liability of approximately $266,000 related to the forward contracted purchases of corn. The corn purchase contracts represent 21% of the annual plant corn usage.

The Company enters into firm-price purchase commitments with some of our natural gas suppliers under which we agree to buy natural gas at a price set in advance of the actual delivery of that natural gas to us.  Under these arrangements, we assume the risk of a price decrease in the market price of natural gas between the time this price is fixed and the time the natural gas is delivered.  At June 30, 2012, we are committed to purchasing 240,000 MMBtu's of natural gas with an average price of $2.78 per MMBtu.  We account for these transactions as normal purchases, and accordingly, do not mark these transactions to market. The natural gas purchases represent approximately 16% of the annual plant requirements.

The Company enters into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for corn and natural gas as a means of managing exposure to changes in commodity and energy prices. The Company enters into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for sales of ethanol to manage exposure to changes in energy prices. All of our derivatives are designated as non-hedge derivatives, and accordingly are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Although the contracts are considered economic hedges of specified risks, they are not designated as and accounted for as hedging instruments.

As part of our trading activity, The Company uses futures and option contracts offered through regulated commodity exchanges to reduce risk and we are exposed to risk of loss in the market value of inventories. To reduce that risk, we generally take positions using forward and futures contracts and options.

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Balance Sheet Classification	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
Forward contracts	Current Assets	$	576,056		$	38,213
Futures contracts	Current Assets	$	26,550		$	1,012,825
Forward contracts	(Current Liabilities)	$	(842,096	)	$	(1,264,918	)
Futures contracts	(Current Liabilities)	$	(2,701,525	)	$	(983,562	)

*Derived from audited financial statements.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

Realized and unrealized gains and losses related to derivative contracts related to corn and natural gas purchases are included as a component of cost of revenues and derivative contracts related to ethanol sales are included as a component of revenues in the accompanying financial statements.

	Statement of Income	Three Months Ended June 30,
	Classification	2012			2011
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts:
Futures contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(1,209,496	)	$	4,297,045
Forward contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	49,232		$	(3,448,197	)

	Statement of Income	Six Months Ended June 30,
	Classification	2012			2011
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts:
Futures contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(474,480	)	$	1,881,237
Forward contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(758,378	)	$	(3,126,680	)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Environmental Liabilities

Dakota Ethanol's operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations adopted by various governmental authorities in the jurisdiction in which it operates. These laws require Dakota Ethanol to investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of materials at its locations. Accordingly, Dakota Ethanol has adopted policies, practices and procedures in the areas of pollution control, occupational health and the production, handling, storage and use of hazardous materials to prevent material environmental or other damage, and to limit the financial liability which could result from such events. Environmental liabilities are recorded when Dakota Ethanol's liability is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts on the 2011 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2012-02, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. This ASU gives an entity the option in its annual indefinite-lived impairment test to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived asset is less than its carrying amount. The amendment is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company does not expect that the adoption of the above guidance will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

NOTE 3.     INVENTORY

Inventory consisted of the following as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011*
Raw materials	$	9,212,068	$	7,617,243
Finished goods	1,571,963		1,283,093
Work in process	976,378		901,551
Parts inventory	919,287		878,564
	$	12,679,696	$	10,680,451

*Derived from audited financial statements.

NOTE 4.    SHORT-TERM NOTE PAYABLE

Dakota Ethanol has a revolving promissory note from First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) in the amount of $10,000,000. The note expires on May 1, 2013 and the amount available is subject to certain restrictive covenants establishing minimum reporting requirements, ratios, working capital, net worth and borrowing base requirements. Interest on the outstanding principal balances will accrue at 315 basis points above the 1 month LIBOR rate and is not subject to a floor. The rate was 3.39% at June 30, 2012. There is a commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the $10,000,000 availability. In addition, the bank draws the checking account balance to a minimum balance on a daily basis. The excess cash pays down the balance or any shortfall is drawn upon the note as needed. The note is collateralized by the ethanol plant, its accounts receivable and inventory. On June 30, 2012, Dakota Ethanol had $1,430,000 outstanding and $8,570,000 available to be drawn on the revolving promissory note under the borrowing base. On December 31, 2011, Dakota Ethanol had $0 outstanding and $10,000,000 available to be drawn on the revolving promissory note under the borrowing base.

NOTE 5.    LONG-TERM NOTES PAYABLE

Dakota Ethanol has a long-term note payable to FNBO (Term Note 5).

As part of the note payable agreement, Dakota Ethanol is subject to certain restrictive covenants establishing minimum reporting requirements, ratios, working capital and net worth requirements. The note is collateralized by the ethanol plant and equipment, its accounts receivable and inventory. We are in compliance with our financial covenants as of June 30, 2012.

Term Note 5 is a reducing revolving note with an availability of $5,000,000. Interest on the outstanding principal balance will accrue at 315 basis points above the 1 month LIBOR rate and is not subject to a floor. The rate was 3.39% at June 30, 2012. Dakota Ethanol may elect to borrow any principal amount repaid on Term Note 5 up to $5,000,000 subject to the terms of the agreement. Should Dakota Ethanol elect not to utilize this feature, the lender will assess an unused commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the note. Term Note 5 has a reducing feature through which the available amount of the note is reduced by $500,000 on the anniversary of the note starting May 1, 2013. The note matures on May 1, 2017. On June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Dakota Ethanol had $0 outstanding and $5,000,000 available to be drawn on Term Note 5.

Dakota Ethanol issued a note payable related to the purchase of land adjacent to the plant site. The note was originally issued for $450,000. The note was paid in full on February 8, 2012. The note was payable in annual installments of $112,500 plus interest. Interest on outstanding principal balances accrued at a fixed rate of 7.0%. The note was collateralized by the land.

Dakota Ethanol entered into two loan agreements for alternative financing for our corn oil extraction equipment as we had agreed with FNBO; one loan with Rural Electric Economic Development, Inc (REED) and the other loan with First District Development Company (FDDC).

The note to REED, originally for $1,000,000, has a fixed interest rate of 4.7%. The note requires monthly installments of $18,734 and matures on May 25, 2014. The note is secured by the oil extraction equipment.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

The note to FDDC, originally for $200,000, has a fixed interest rate of 5.5%. The note requires monthly installments of $3,820 and matures on May 22, 2014. The note is secured by the oil extraction equipment.

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
Note payable to First National Bank, Omaha
Term Note 5	$	—		$	—
Note payable - Land	—			112,500
Note payable - REED	411,878			513,210
Note payable - FDDC	83,212			103,519
Note payable - Other	90,234			104,426
	585,324			833,655
Less current portion	(281,727		)	(387,489		)
	$	303,597		$	446,166

*Derived from audited financial statements

Minimum principal payments for the next three years are estimated as follows:

Years Ending June 30,	Amount
2013	$	281,727
2014	273,811
2015	29,786

NOTE 6.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company complies with the fair value measurements and disclosures standard which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure for those assets and liabilities carried on the balance sheet on a fair value basis.

The Company's balance sheet contains derivative financial instruments that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurements and disclosures require that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed according to the process for determining fair value. There are three levels of determining fair value.

Level 1 uses quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 uses observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3 uses unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

Derivative financial instruments. Commodity futures and options contracts are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs. For these contracts, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes and live trading levels from the CBOT and NYMEX markets. Over-the-counter commodity options contracts are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these contracts, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes and live trading levels from the over-the-counter markets. Forward purchase contracts are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these contracts, the Company obtains fair value measurements from local grain terminal bid

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

values. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include live trading bids from local elevators and processing plants which are based off the CBOT markets.

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

	Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
June 30, 2012
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	26,550		$	26,550		$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	576,056		$	—		$	576,056		$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	(2,701,525	)	$	(2,701,525	)	$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	(842,096	)	$	—		$	(842,096	)	$	—
December 31, 2011*
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	1,012,825		$	1,012,825		$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	38,213		$	—		$	38,213		$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	(983,562	)	$	(983,562	)	$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	(1,264,918	)	$	—		$	(1,264,918	)	$	—

*Derived from audited financial statements.

Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis were not significant at June 30, 2012.

Disclosure requirements for fair value of financial instruments require disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis. The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non recurring basis are discussed above. The methodologies for other financial assets and financial liabilities are discussed below.

The Company believes the carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents (level 1), accounts receivable (level 2), other receivables (level 2), due from broker (level 1), accounts payable (level 2) and short-term debt (level 3) approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

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LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 30, 2012 and 2011

The carrying amount of long-term obligations (level 3) at June 30, 2012 of $680,735 had an estimated fair value of approximately $681,808 based on estimated interest rates for comparable debt. The carrying amount of long-term obligations at December 31, 2011 of $929,066 had an estimated fair value of approximately $930,139 based on estimated interest rates for comparable debt.

NOTE 7.    RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Dakota Ethanol has a 7% interest in RPMG, and Dakota Ethanol has entered into an ethanol marketing agreement for the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute the entire ethanol inventory produced by Dakota Ethanol.  The marketing fees are included in net revenues.

Dakota Ethanol has entered into a dried distiller's grains marketing agreement with RPMG for the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute the entire dried distiller's grains inventory produced by Dakota Ethanol.  The marketing fees are included in net revenues.

Dakota Ethanol has entered into a corn oil marketing agreement with RPMG for the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute the entire corn oil inventory produced by Dakota Ethanol.  The marketing fees are included in net revenues.

Sales and marketing fees related to the agreements are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Sales ethanol	$	23,541,622	$	30,338,079	$	47,753,984	$	59,940,385
Sales distiller's grains and corn oil	1,740,007		1,939,033		3,085,020		3,646,751
Marketing fees ethanol	45,911		57,036		92,624		117,791
Marketing fees distillers grains and corn oil	10,140		18,086		19,167		37,313
	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amounts due included in accounts receivable	$	2,943,372	$	3,142,616

NOTE 8.    COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND AGREEMENTS

Construction Projects - Dakota Ethanol has entered into agreements for the construction of a platform scale and the upgrading of the plant control system . The total value of the projects is approximately $1,100,000. As of June 30, 2012, Dakota Ethanol has paid $413,000, with $687,000 yet to be completed. The scale is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2012. The control system is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2012. Dakota Ethanol plans to pay for the projects through short-term financing and cash flows from operations.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

We prepared the following discussion and analysis to help you better understand our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, and results of operations for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012, compared to the same periods of the prior year. This discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the Management's Discussion and Analysis section for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2011.

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains historical information, as well as forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and relate to future events, our future financial performance, or our expected future operations and actions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "future," "intend," "could," "hope," "predict," "target," "potential," "continue" or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are only our predictions based on current information and involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Our actual results or actions may differ materially from these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the reasons described in this report and our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

The cautionary statements referred to in this section also should be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that may be issued by us or persons acting on our behalf. We undertake no duty to update these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. We caution you not to put undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this report.  You should read this report and the documents that we reference in this report and have filed as exhibits completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we currently expect.  We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

Overview

Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC is a South Dakota limited liability company that owns and manages its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dakota Ethanol, L.L.C. Dakota Ethanol, L.L.C. owns and operates an ethanol plant located near Wentworth, South Dakota that has a nameplate production capacity of 40 million gallons of ethanol per year. Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC is referred to in this report as "LACP," the "company," "we," or "us." Dakota Ethanol, L.L.C. is referred to in this report as "Dakota Ethanol" "we" "us" or the "ethanol plant."

Our revenue is derived from the sale and distribution of our ethanol, distillers grains and corn oil.  The ethanol plant currently operates in excess of its nameplate capacity, producing approximately 47 million gallons of ethanol per year.  Corn is supplied to us primarily from our members who are local agricultural producers and from purchases of corn on the open market. We have engaged RPMG, Inc. to market all of the ethanol and corn oil that we produce at the plant. Further, RPMG, Inc. markets all of the distillers grains that we produce that we do not market internally to local customers.

In May 2012, our board of managers declared and paid a distribution to our members of $0.05 per capital unit for a total distribution of $1,481,000.

The ethanol industry was previously impacted by the Volumetric Ethanol Tax Credit (VEETC) which is frequently referred to as the blenders' credit. This blenders' credit provided a tax credit of 45 cents per gallon of ethanol that was blended with gasoline. This incentive expired on December 31, 2011 and was not renewed. Management has not seen any significant effects of the expiration of VEETC and believes that the expiration will not have a significant effect on ethanol demand going forward provided gasoline prices remain high and the renewable fuels use requirement of the Federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) is maintained. The RFS requires that a certain amount of renewable fuels, including ethanol, must be used in the United States each year. However, if the RFS is repealed, ethanol demand may be significantly impacted. Recently, there have been proposals in Congress to reduce or eliminate the RFS. Management does not believe that these proposals will be adopted in the near future. However, if the RFS is reduced or eliminated, the market price and demand for ethanol will likely decrease which could negatively impact our financial performance.

On May 7, 2012, we executed amended loan agreements with our primary lender, First National Bank of Omaha ("FNBO"). We executed a Third Amendment of First Amended and Restated Construction Loan Agreement, a Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note (Long Term Reducing Revolver) and a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Promissory Note (Operating

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Line of Credit). These amended loan agreements extended the maturity dates of our revolving lines of credit, removed the minimum interest rate provisions of our loans and reduced the fee we pay on the unused portions of our loans. These amended loan agreements were effective as of May 1, 2012.

We have been experiencing tight margins due to the fact that corn prices have been rising faster than ethanol prices. This has resulted in several ethanol producers reducing production or ceasing operations altogether. Further, some ethanol producers are experiencing difficulty securing the corn they require to operate which has caused some ethanol producers to reduce production or cease operating altogether. The tight margins resulted in us experiencing net losses during our 2012 fiscal year. Management attributes the recent net losses that we have experienced primarily to declining margins and losses we have experienced on our derivative instruments. If these tight margins persist, it may impact our ability to operate the ethanol plant. Management currently believes that we have secured enough corn to continue to operate until the new corn crop is harvested in the fall. Further, recent increases in ethanol prices have led to improved margins. The increases in the price of ethanol have been higher than the recent increases in corn prices.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the Fiscal Quarters Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

The following table shows the results of our operations and the percentage of revenues, cost of revenues, operating expenses and other items to total revenues in our consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	2012					2011
Income Statement Data	Amount			%		Amount		%
Revenue	$	30,843,839		100.0		$	37,159,150	100.0
Cost of Revenues	31,433,015			101.9		31,611,988		85.1
Gross Profit (Loss)	(589,176		)	(1.9	)	5,547,162		14.9
Operating Expense	759,221			2.5		725,979		2.0
Income (Loss) from Operations	(1,348,397		)	(4.4	)	4,821,183		13.0
Other Income	17,184			0.1		51,467		0.1
Net Income (Loss)	$	(1,331,213	)	(4.3	)	$	4,872,650	13.1

Revenues

Revenue from ethanol sales decreased by approximately 22% during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Revenue from distillers grains increased by approximately 9% during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Revenue from corn oil remained approximately the same during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

Ethanol

Our ethanol revenue was approximately $6.8 million less during our second quarter of 2012 compared to our second quarter of 2011, a decrease of approximately 22%. This decrease in ethanol revenue was due to a decrease in the average price we received for our ethanol of approximately $0.50 per gallon, a decrease of approximately 20%, during our second quarter of 2012 compared to our second quarter of 2011. Management attributes this decrease in ethanol prices with lower ethanol demand due to lower gasoline demand along with continued high ethanol stocks during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Following the end of our second quarter of 2012, ethanol prices increased. The ethanol price increases were greater than the corn price increases we had following the end of our second quarter of 2012 which has resulted in improved margins. Management anticipates that ethanol prices will remain higher due to higher corn prices along with the fact that ethanol production has decreased which has improved the supply and demand fundamentals in the ethanol industry.

In addition to this decrease in ethanol prices, ethanol sales were slightly lower during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Our total ethanol sales during our second quarter of 2012 were approximately 3% less than during

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the same period of 2011, a decrease of approximately 363,000 gallons. Management attributes this decrease in ethanol sales with more plant downtime and an effort to improve production efficiency which can result in decreased total ethanol production. Management anticipates that ethanol sales will be comparable to prior years going forward.

Distillers Grains

Our total distillers grains sales increased for our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. We sold less distillers grains in the dried form during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. For our second quarter of 2012, we sold approximately 12% of our total distillers grains in the dried form and approximately 88% of our total distillers grains in the modified/wet form. For our second quarter of 2011, we sold approximately 19% of our total distillers grains in the dried form and approximately 81% of our total distillers grains in the modified/wet form. This change in the composition of our distillers grains sales was due to market conditions, including increased local demand. The average price we received for our dried distillers grains was approximately 31% greater during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, an increase of approximately $45 per ton. The average price we received for our modified/wet distillers grains was approximately 13% greater for our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, an increase of approximately $22 per ton. Management attributes this increase in the selling price of our distillers grains with increased corn prices and correspondingly increased distillers grains demand. Since distillers grains are typically used as a feed substitute for corn, as the price of corn increases, the price of and demand for distillers grains typically also increase.

Management expects to continue to make decisions as to whether our distillers grains will be marketed as dried distillers grains as opposed to modified/wet distillers grains based on market conditions. These market conditions include supply and demand factors as well as the price difference between dried distillers grains and modified/wet distillers grains along with the higher natural gas costs associated with drying our distillers grains.

Corn Oil

Our total pounds of corn oil sold increased by approximately 3% during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, an increase of approximately 67,000 pounds, primarily due to improved operation of the corn oil extraction equipment. Management anticipates that our corn oil sales will remain at their current levels into the foreseeable future. Offsetting the increase in corn oil sales slightly, the average price we received for our corn oil decreased by approximately 2% for our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, a decrease of approximately $0.01 per pound. Management anticipates corn oil prices will remain relatively steady for the remaining quarters of our 2012 fiscal year. Our corn oil is typically used to produce biodiesel. In the event biodiesel demand decreases, such as if the biodiesel use requirements of the RFS are decreased or eliminated, it may result in lower corn oil prices.     

Cost of Revenues

The primary raw materials we use to produce ethanol and distillers grains are corn and natural gas. Our cost of revenues relating to corn was approximately 3% higher for our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Our average cost per bushel of corn increased by approximately 5% for our second quarter of 2012 compared to our second quarter of 2011. Management attributes the increase in corn prices with higher market corn prices and a decreasing corn carryover from the prior year. Management anticipates that the corn harvest in the fall of 2012 will be lower than in previous years due to unfavorable weather conditions. This may reduce corn supplies in our area during our 2013 fiscal year which could cause higher corn prices during that time. Further, we may experience difficulty securing all of the corn we need to operate the ethanol plant at capacity in the future if a shortage of corn develops in our area. We used approximately 3% fewer bushels of corn during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 due to improved operating efficiency at the ethanol plant and decreased ethanol production.

Our cost of revenues related to natural gas decreased by approximately $499,000, a decrease of approximately 33%, for our second quarter of 2012 compared to our second quarter of 2011. This decrease was due to a decrease in market natural gas prices during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Our average cost per MMBtu of natural gas during our second quarter of 2012 was the approximately 33% less per MMBtu compared to the price for our second quarter of 2011. The decrease in market price of natural gas was due to strong natural gas supplies and production. Management anticipates that natural gas prices will remain at their current low levels compared to prior years due to steady natural gas demand, strong supplies of natural gas and increased natural gas production. We anticipate higher natural gas prices during the winter months due to increased natural gas demand for heating needs which typically results in premium natural gas pricing during the winter months.

We used slightly less natural gas during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 due to the fact that we were producing less distillers grains in the dried form. We used approximately 1% less natural gas, a decrease of

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approximately 4,000 MMBtu of natural gas, during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Management anticipates that our natural gas consumption will remain at current levels into the foreseeable future.

Operating Expense

Our operating expenses were higher for our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 due primarily to increases in professional and public relations fees. These increases were offset slightly by decreases in wages and bonuses.

Other Income and Expense

Our interest expense was lower for our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 because we had less debt outstanding and lower interest rates. We had less interest income during our second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 due to having less cash on hand and having lower interest rates.

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

The following table shows the results of our operations and the percentage of revenues, cost of revenues, operating expenses and other items to total revenues in our consolidated statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	2012					2011
Income Statement Data	Amount			%		Amount		%
Revenue	$	62,849,131		100.0		$	72,400,807	100.0
Cost of Revenues	62,117,039			98.8		61,633,269		85.1
Gross Profit	732,092			1.2		10,767,538		14.9
Operating Expense	1,527,393			2.4		1,524,149		2.1
Income (Loss) from Operations	(795,301		)	(1.3	)	9,243,389		12.8
Other Income	32,738			0.1		63,755		0.1
Net Income (Loss)	$	(762,563	)	(1.2	)	$	9,307,144	12.9

Revenues

Revenue from ethanol sales decreased by approximately 20% during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Revenue from distillers grains increased by approximately 24% during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Revenue from corn oil remained steady during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

Ethanol

Our ethanol revenue was approximately $12,161,000 less during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of approximately 20%. The average price we received for our ethanol decreased by approximately 16% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, a decrease of approximately $0.38 per gallon of ethanol sold. Our total gallons of ethanol sold during the six months ended June 30, 2012 were approximately 5% less than during the same period of 2011, a decrease of approximately 1,312,000 gallons. This decrease was due in part to particularly high ethanol sales in 2011 that resulted from ethanol that we carried over from December 2010 into January 2011.

Distillers Grains

Our total distillers grains revenue increased by approximately $2,587,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. We sold a greater number of tons of distillers grains during six months ended June 30, 2012, and the prices we received for our distillers grains were significantly higher for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. The average price we received for our dried distillers grains increased by approximately $72 per ton, an increase of approximately 59%, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. The average price we

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received for our modified/wet distillers grains increased by approximately $32 per ton, an increase of approximately 20%, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Additionally, from 2011 to 2012, our distillers grain production continued to shift from distillers grains produced in the dried form to distillers grains in the modified/wet form. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we sold approximately 9% of our distillers grains in the dried form and approximately 91% in the modified/wet form. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we sold approximately 21% of our distillers grains in the dried form and approximately 79% in the modified/wet form.

Corn Oil

Our total pounds of corn oil sold increased by approximately 9% during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Offsetting this increase in production, the average price we received for our corn oil decreased by approximately 7% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

Cost of Revenues

Our cost of revenues related to corn was approximately 5% higher for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Our average cost per bushel of corn increased by approximately 8% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, an increase of approximately $0.44 per bushel of corn. We used approximately 2% fewer bushels of corn during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.

Our cost of revenues related to natural gas decreased by approximately $993,000, a decrease of approximately 30%, for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. Our average cost per MMBtu of natural gas during the six months ended June 30, 2012 was approximately 28% lower compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011, a decrease of approximately $1.32 per MMBtu of natural gas. We used approximately 3% less natural gas during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. This decrease was due to a warmer winter and decreased production of distillers grains in the dried form.

Operating Expense

Our operating expenses were approximately the same for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011. We had an increase in professional and public relations fess for the period, but our wages and bonuses were lower.

Other Income and Expense

Our interest expense was lower for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 because we had significantly less debt outstanding. We also had less interest income during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 due to lower interest rates and having less cash on hand during the 2012 period.

Changes in Financial Condition for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012.

Current Assets

Our current assets were lower at June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 primarily due to decreased cash on hand, and receivables. The decrease in our cash on hand is tied partially to recent changes in corn prices impacting our derivative investments and partially to tighter operating margins which has effected our profitability and also to the reduction of the deferred corn payment liability at the end of December. The amount we had due from our commodities broker was higher at June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 because we were required to hold more cash in our margin account with our commodities broker due to greater unrealized losses on our risk management positions.

Property and Equipment

Our net property and equipment was slightly lower at June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 as a result of regular depreciation of our equipment. We had approximately $413,000 in construction in progress at June 30, 2012 due to our plant scale upgrade project and our plant control systems upgrade project.

Current Liabilities

We had more checks issued in excess of our bank balances as of June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 related to our ongoing operations. Our accounts payable was lower at June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 because our corn

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suppliers typically seek to defer payments for corn that is delivered at the end of the year for tax purposes which increases our accounts payable. These deferred payments were made early in our first quarter of 2012. We had $1.4 million outstanding on our short-term revolving line of credit as of June 30, 2012 compared to $0 outstanding as of December 31, 2011. The current portion of our notes payable was lower at June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 because we repaid our land purchase promissory note early which was included in the current portion of our notes payable, along with our continuing payments on our subordinated debt.

Long-Term Liabilities

Our long-term liabilities were lower at June 30, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 because of our continuing payments on our various long-term promissory notes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our main sources of liquidity are cash from our continuing operations and amounts we have available to draw on our revolving lines of credit. Management does not anticipate that we will need to raise additional debt or equity financing in the next twelve months and management believes that our current sources of liquidity will be sufficient to continue our operations during that time period. We do not anticipate making any significant capital expenditures in the next 12 months other than ordinary repair and replacement of equipment in our ethanol plant in addition to our capital commitments which have previously been disclosed.

Currently, we have two revolving loans which allow us to borrow funds for working capital. These two revolving loans are described in greater detail below in the section entitled "Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Indebtedness." As of June 30, 2012, we had $1,430,000 outstanding and $13,570,000 available to be drawn on these revolving loans. Management anticipates that this is sufficient to maintain our liquidity and continue our operations.

The following table shows cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011:

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(10,450,614	)	$	4,209,820
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(488,510		)	9,300
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	589,503			(4,502,494		)

Cash Flow From Operations. Our operating activities used more cash during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, primarily due to decreased net income during the 2012 period. We also used more cash to pay down accounts payable during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Cash Flow From Investing Activities. Our investing activities used more cash during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, due to our plant control and scale upgrade projects. We also purchased equipment for our lab during our 2012 fiscal year which was included in our purchases of property and equipment.

Cash Flow From Financing Activities. Our financing activities provided more cash during the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 due to funds drawn on our revolving loan along with an increase in our checks issued in excess of our bank balances.

Indebtedness

First National Bank of Omaha ("FNBO") is our primary lender. We have two loans outstanding with FNBO, a short-term revolving loan and a long-term revolving loan. We also have two loans that we used to offset the cost of our corn oil extraction equipment which totaled $1,200,000. We had a long-term loan related to a piece of property that we purchased adjacent to our ethanol plant which was repaid in February 2012. The specifics of each credit facility are discussed below.

Short-Term Debt Sources

We have a short-term revolving promissory note with FNBO that expires on May 1, 2013. The principal amount of this short-term revolving promissory note is $10 million. However, the maximum amount we can draw on this short-term loan is limited by a borrowing base calculation, described in the May 2012 amendment, based on a percentage of our inventory and

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accounts receivable less certain accounts payable and letters of credit that we may have outstanding from time to time. We agreed to pay a variable interest rate on the revolving promissory note at an annual rate 350 basis points above the one month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), adjusted monthly. The note is not subject to a floor. The interest rate for this loan at June 30, 2012 was 3.39%. We are required to pay a fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the revolving promissory note. The revolving promissory note is collateralized by the ethanol plant, its accounts receivable and inventories. As of June 30, 2012, we had $1,430,000 outstanding on our revolving promissory note and $8,570,000 available to be drawn.

Long-Term Debt Sources

We restructured our long-term revolving loan that we refer to as Term Note 5 in May 2012. Term Note 5 was restructured into a $5,000,000 loan with an interest rate that accrues at 350 basis points above the one month LIBOR, adjusted monthly. Term Note 5 is not subject to a floor. The credit limit on Term Note 5 reduces each year by $500,000 until the maturity date on May 1, 2017. Therefore, the funds available for us to draw on Term Note 5 will decrease each year. If in any year we have a principal balance outstanding on Term Note 5 in excess of the new credit limit, we must make a payment to FNBO such that the amount outstanding on Term Note 5 does not exceed the new credit limit. We are required to pay a fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of Term Note 5. On June 30, 2012, we had $0 outstanding and $5,000,000 available to be drawn on this loan. As of June 30, 2012, interest accrued on Term Note 5 at the rate of 3.39% per year.

We also had a long-term debt obligation related to our purchase of an additional 135 acres of land pursuant to a land purchase contract. The total cost of this additional land was $550,000. This note was paid in full on February 8, 2012.

We have a long-term debt obligation on a portion of a tax increment revenue bond series issued by Lake County, South Dakota of which we were the recipient of the proceeds.  The portion for which we are obligated is currently estimated at $172,000. Taxes levied on our property are used for paying the debt service on the bonds. We are obligated to pay any shortfall in debt service on the bonds should the property taxes collected not be sufficient to pay the entire debt service. The interest rate on the bonds is 7.75% annually.  The bonds require semi-annual payments of interest on December 1 and June 1, in addition to a payment of principal on December 1 of each year. While our obligation under the guarantee is expected to continue until maturity in 2018, such obligation may cease at some point in time if the property on which the plant is located appreciates in value to the extent that Lake County is able to collect a sufficient amount in taxes to cover the principal and interest payments on the taxable bonds. The principal balance outstanding was approximately $1,217,000 as of June 30, 2012.

Subordinated Debt

We raised a total of $1,200,000 in subordinated loans to help offset the cost of our corn oil extraction equipment from two different parties. We secured $1,000,000 in financing for the corn oil extraction equipment from the Rural Electric Economic Development, Inc. (REED) and $200,000 from the First District Development Company (FDDC). We closed on these loans on May 22, 2009. We agreed to pay 4.70% interest on the $1,000,000 loan from REED and 5.5% interest on the $200,000 FDDC loan. Both loans are amortized over a period of five years and both loans require monthly payments. The principal balance of the REED loan was approximately $412,000 as of June 30, 2012. The principal balance of the FDDC loan was approximately $83,000 as of June 30, 2012.

Covenants

Our credit facilities with FNBO are subject to various loan covenants. If we fail to comply with these loan covenants, FNBO can declare us to be in default of our loans. The material loan covenants applicable to our credit facilities are our fixed charge coverage ratio, our minimum net worth and minimum working capital requirements. We are required to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.10 to 1.0. This fixed charge coverage ratio compares our EBITDA adjusted earnings, as defined in our credit agreements, with our scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding debt obligations, including our subordinated debt. We are also required to maintain at least $4.8 million in working capital and maintain a minimum net worth of $20 million.

As of June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all of our loan covenants. Management's current financial projections indicate that we will be in compliance with our financial covenants for the next 12 months and we expect to remain in compliance thereafter. Management does not believe that it is reasonably likely that we will fall out of compliance with our material loan covenants in the next 12 months. If we fail to comply with the terms of our credit agreements with FNBO, and FNBO refuses to waive the non-compliance, FNBO may require us to immediately repay all amounts outstanding on our loans.

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Application of Critical Accounting Policies

Management uses estimates and assumptions in preparing our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. Of the significant accounting policies described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements, we believe that the following are the most critical:

Derivative Instruments

We enter into short-term forward grain, option and futures contracts as a means of securing corn and natural gas for the ethanol plant and managing exposure to changes in commodity and energy prices. We enter into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for sales of ethanol to manage exposure to changes in energy prices. All of our derivatives are designated as non-hedge derivatives, and accordingly are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Although the contracts are considered economic hedges of specified risks, they are not designated as and accounted for as hedging instruments.

As part of our trading activity, we use futures and option contracts offered through regulated commodity exchanges to reduce our risk and we are exposed to risk of loss in the market value of inventories. To reduce that risk, we generally take positions using cash and futures contracts and options.

Unrealized gains and losses related to derivative contracts for corn and natural gas purchases are included as a component of cost of revenues and derivative contracts related to ethanol sales are included as a component of revenues in the accompanying financial statements. The fair values of derivative contracts are presented on the accompanying balance sheet as derivative financial instruments.

Lower of cost or market accounting for inventory and forward purchase contracts

With the significant change in the prices of our main inputs and outputs, the lower of cost or market analysis of inventories and purchase commitments can have a significant impact on our financial performance.

The impact of market activity related to pricing of corn and ethanol will require us to continuously evaluate the pricing of our inventory and purchase commitments under a lower of cost or market analysis.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to the impact of market fluctuations associated with commodity prices as discussed below.  We have no exposure to foreign currency risk as all of our business is conducted in U.S. Dollars. We have loans that are subject to variable interest rates, however, they are currently accruing interest at minimum interest rates which based on current market conditions is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. We use derivative financial instruments as part of an overall strategy to manage market risk. We use cash, futures and option contracts to hedge changes to the commodity prices of corn and natural gas. We do not enter into these derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, nor do we designate these contracts as hedges for accounting purposes.

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in commodity prices.  Exposure to commodity price risk results from our dependence on corn and natural gas in the ethanol production process.  We seek to minimize the risks from fluctuations in the prices of corn and natural gas through the use of hedging instruments.  In practice, as markets move, we actively manage our risk and adjust hedging strategies as appropriate.  Although we believe our hedge positions accomplish an economic hedge against our future purchases, they are not designated as such for hedge accounting purposes, which would match the gain or loss on our hedge positions to the specific commodity purchase being hedged.  We are marking to market our hedge positions, which means as the current market price of our hedge positions changes, the gains and losses are immediately recognized in our cost of revenues.

The immediate recognition of hedging gains and losses can cause net income to be volatile from quarter to quarter due to the timing of the change in value of the derivative instruments relative to the cost and use of the commodity being hedged.  We recorded a increase to our cost of revenues of approximately $1.2 million related to derivative instruments for the quarter ended

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June 30, 2012. We recorded an decrease to our cost of revenues of approximately $800,000 related to derivative instruments for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. There are several variables that could affect the extent to which our derivative instruments are impacted by price fluctuations in the cost of corn or natural gas.  However, it is likely that commodity cash prices will have the greatest impact on the derivatives instruments with delivery dates nearest the current cash price.

As of June 30, 2012, we were committed to purchasing approximately 3.7 million bushels of corn valued at approximately $22.6 million using forward contracts. These corn purchases represent approximately 21% of our expected corn usage for the next 12 months As corn prices move in reaction to market trends and information, our income statement will be affected depending on the impact such market movements have on the value of our derivative instruments. Depending on market movements, crop prospects and weather, these price protection positions may cause immediate adverse effects to our financial results, but are designed to produce long-term positive growth for us.

As of June 30, 2012, we were committed to purchasing approximately 240,000 MMBtus of natural gas during our 2012 fiscal year, valued at approximately $667,000. The natural gas purchases represent approximately 16% of the annual plant requirements.

A sensitivity analysis has been prepared to estimate our exposure to corn and natural gas price risk. Market risk related to these factors is estimated as the potential change in income resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in the average cost of our corn and natural gas prices and average ethanol price as of June 30, 2012, net of the forward and future contracts used to hedge our market risk for corn and natural gas usage requirements. The volumes are based on our expected use and sale of these commodities for a one year period from June 30, 2012. The results of this analysis, which may differ from actual results, are as follows:

	Estimated Volume Requirements for the next 12 months (net of forward and futures contracts)	Unit of Measure	Hypothetical Adverse Change in Price		Approximate Adverse Change to Income
Ethanol	49,000,000	Gallons	10	%	$	9,800,000
Corn	15,784,058	Bushels	10	%	$	9,770,332
Natural Gas	1,160,000	MMBTU	10	%	$	291,160

For comparison purposes, our sensitivity analysis for our 2011 fiscal year is set forth below.

	Estimated Volume Requirements for the next 12 months (net of forward and futures contracts)	Unit of Measure	Hypothetical Adverse Change in Price		Approximate Adverse Change to Income
Ethanol	49,000,000	Gallons	10	%	$	10,192,000
Corn	15,065,059	Bushels	10	%	$	9,340,337
Natural Gas	1,220,000	MMBTU	10	%	$	435,540

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (the principal executive officer), Scott Mundt, along with our Chief Financial Officer (the principal financial officer), Rob Buchholtz, have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2012. Based on this review and evaluation, these officers believe that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in ensuring that material information related to us is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods required by the forms and rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

For the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

From time to time in the ordinary course of business, Dakota Ethanol or Lake Area Corn Processors may be named as a defendant in legal proceedings related to various issues, including, worker's compensation claims, tort claims, or contractual disputes. We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings, directly or indirectly, and we are not aware of any claims pending or threatened against us or any of the managers that could result in the commencement of material legal proceedings.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

The following risk factor is provided due to material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K. The risk factor set forth below should be read in conjunction with the risk factors section and the Management's Discussion and Analysis section for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, included in our annual report on Form 10-K.

Recent increases in corn prices have led to tight operating margins which may make ethanol production unprofitable. Due to unfavorable weather conditions, corn prices have recently increased significantly. Many believe that current unfavorable weather conditions will result in a smaller corn harvest in the fall of 2012. This, along with smaller corn carryover in the last two crop years and higher export demand for corn has led to higher corn prices. The price of ethanol has not kept pace with rising corn prices which has resulted in tighter operating margins in the ethanol industry. These tighter operating margins have caused some ethanol producers to reduce production or cease operating altogether. We are also facing tighter operating margins which have reduced our net income. While management believes that it is still favorable for us to operate the ethanol plant, if conditions in the ethanol industry deteriorate, we may be forced to reduce production or cease operating altogether. This could negatively impact the value of our units.

We may be forced to reduce production or cease production altogether if we are unable to secure the corn we require to operate the ethanol plant. Due to tighter corn supplies, many ethanol producers are experiencing difficulty securing the corn they require to operate. This may result in some ethanol producers reducing or terminating production, even if operating margins are favorable due to the lack of corn availability. This has increased the price we have to pay for corn and may reduce the number of bushels that we can purchase. If we are unable to secure the corn we require to continue to operate the ethanol plant, we may have to reduce production or cease operating altogether which may negatively impact the value of our units.

ITEM 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3.    DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
31.1	Certificate Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)*
31.2	Certificate Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a)*
32.1	Certificate Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350*
32.2	Certificate Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350*
101	The following financial information from Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and (iv) the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.**

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith

SIGNATURES

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

		LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC
Date:	August 14, 2012	/s/ Scott Mundt
		Scott Mundt
		President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date:	August 14, 2012	/s/ Robbi Buchholtz
		Robbi Buchholtz
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Scott Mundt, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC;

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 is being 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.

Date:	August 14, 2012	/s/ Scott Mundt
		Scott Mundt, Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Robbi Buchholtz, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC;

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 is being 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.

Date:	August 14, 2012	/s/ Robbi Buchholtz
		Robbi Buchholtz, Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

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

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Scott Mundt, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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, as amended; 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:	August 14, 2012	/s/ Scott Mundt
		Scott Mundt,
		Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

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

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC (the “Company”) for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robbi Buchholtz, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 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, as amended; 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:	August 14, 2012	/s/ Robbi Buchholtz
		Robbi Buchholtz,
		Chief Financial Officer

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Long Term Note Payable (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 585,324	$ 833,655
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	(281,727)	(387,489)
Notes payable, net of current maturities	303,597	446,166
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	0	112,500
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	90,234	104,426
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	450,000
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	annual installments
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	112,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%
First National Bank of Omaha [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	5,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Reduction of Borrowing Capacity	500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	3.39%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	0	5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.15%
Rural Electric Economic Development (REED) [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	411,878	513,210
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	monthly installments
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.70%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	18,734
First District Development Company (FDDC) [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Payable	83,212	103,519
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	200,000
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	monthly installments
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.50%
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment	$ 3,820

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Short Term Note Payable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Short Term Note Payable [Abstract]

Short Term Note Payable

SHORT-TERM NOTE PAYABLE

Dakota Ethanol has a revolving promissory note from First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) in the amount of $10,000,000. The note expires on May 1, 2013 and the amount available is subject to certain restrictive covenants establishing minimum reporting requirements, ratios, working capital, net worth and borrowing base requirements. Interest on the outstanding principal balances will accrue at 315 basis points above the 1 month LIBOR rate and is not subject to a floor. The rate was 3.39% at June 30, 2012. There is a commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the $10,000,000 availability. In addition, the bank draws the checking account balance to a minimum balance on a daily basis. The excess cash pays down the balance or any shortfall is drawn upon the note as needed. The note is collateralized by the ethanol plant, its accounts receivable and inventory. On June 30, 2012, Dakota Ethanol had $1,430,000 outstanding and $8,570,000 available to be drawn on the revolving promissory note under the borrowing base. On December 31, 2011, Dakota Ethanol had $0 outstanding and $10,000,000 available to be drawn on the revolving promissory note under the borrowing base.

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Commitments, Contingencies and Agreements (Details) (Construction in Progress [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Purchases	$ 1,100,000
Payments for Construction in Process	413,000
Construction in Progress Expenditures Incurred but Not yet Paid	$ 687,000

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Investor [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Ethanol [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Ethanol [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Ethanol [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Ethanol [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Dstiller's Grains and Corn Oil [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Dstiller's Grains and Corn Oil [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Dstiller's Grains and Corn Oil [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Dstiller's Grains and Corn Oil [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Co-Products [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Co-Products [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Co-Products [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Co-Products [Member] Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			7.00%
Revenue from Related Parties				$ 23,541,622	$ 30,338,079	$ 47,753,984	$ 59,940,385	$ 1,740,007	$ 1,939,033	$ 3,085,020	$ 3,646,751
Marketing Expenses from Transactions with Related Party				45,911	57,036	92,624	117,791					10,140	18,086	19,167	37,313
Due from Related Parties, Current	$ 2,943,372	$ 3,142,616

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Inventory

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventory [Abstract]

Inventory

INVENTORY

Inventory consisted of the following as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011*
Raw materials	$	9,212,068	$	7,617,243
Finished goods	1,571,963		1,283,093
Work in process	976,378		901,551
Parts inventory	919,287		878,564
	$	12,679,696	$	10,680,451

*Derived from audited financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 876,038	$ 11,225,659
Accounts receivable	3,990,213	4,259,385
Other receivables	87,241	172,296
Inventory	12,679,696	10,680,451
Due from broker	4,087,107	907,349
Derivative financial instruments	0	29,263
Prepaid expenses	127,625	126,031
Total current assets	21,847,920	27,400,434
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Land	676,097	676,097
Land improvements	2,665,358	2,665,358
Buildings	8,088,853	8,088,853
Equipment	39,172,503	39,097,266
Construction in progress	413,273	0
Property and Equipment, Gross	51,016,084	50,527,574
Less accumulated depreciation	(25,350,482)	(24,053,888)
Net property and equipment	25,665,602	26,473,686
OTHER ASSETS
Goodwill	10,395,766	10,395,766
Investments	3,003,386	2,972,091
Other	117,553	150,875
Total other assets	13,516,705	13,518,732
TOTAL ASSETS	61,030,227	67,392,852
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Outstanding checks in excess of bank balance	888,833	0
Accounts payable	3,153,997	10,778,861
Accrued liabilities	484,516	763,526
Derivative financial instruments	2,941,015	1,226,705
Short-term notes payable	1,430,000	0
Current portion of guarantee payable	52,145	52,145
Current portion of notes payable	281,727	387,489
Total current liabilities	9,232,233	13,208,726
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Notes payable, net of current maturities	303,597	446,166
Guarantee payable, net of current portion	43,266	43,266
Total long-term liabilities	346,863	489,432
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
MEMBERS' EQUITY (29,620,000 units issued and outstanding)	51,451,131	53,694,694
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY	$ 61,030,227	$ 67,392,852

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Nature of Operations

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Nature of Operations [Abstract]

Nature of Operations

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Principal Business Activity

Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC and subsidiary (the Company) is a South Dakota limited liability company located in Wentworth, South Dakota. The Company was organized by investors to provide a portion of the corn supply for a forty million-gallon (annual capacity) ethanol plant, owned by Dakota Ethanol, LLC (Dakota Ethanol). The Company sells ethanol and related products to customers located in North America.

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Derivative Instruments - Income Statement (Details) (Cost of Sales [Member], Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Future [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	$ (1,209,496)	$ 4,297,045	$ (474,480)	$ 1,881,237
Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income	$ 49,232	$ (3,448,197)	$ (758,378)	$ (3,126,680)

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Short Term Note Payable (Details) (First National Bank of Omaha [Member], Line of Credit [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
First National Bank of Omaha [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	3.15%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 10,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	3.39%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage	0.25%
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding	1,430,000	0
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	$ 8,570,000	$ 10,000,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The unaudited financial statements contained herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.

These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for 2011.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Ethanol. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the production of ethanol and related products is recorded when title transfers to customers. Generally, ethanol and related products are shipped FOB shipping point, based on written contract terms between Dakota Ethanol and its customers. Collectability of revenue is reasonably assured based on historical evidence of collectability between Dakota Ethanol and its customers. Interest income is recognized as earned.

Shipping costs incurred by the Company in the sale of ethanol, dried distiller's grains and corn oil are not specifically identifiable and as a result, revenue from the sale of those products is recorded based on the net selling price reported to the Company from the marketer.

Cost of Revenues

The primary components of cost of revenues from the production of ethanol and related co-product are corn expense, energy expense (natural gas and electricity), raw materials expense (chemicals and denaturant), and direct labor costs.

Shipping costs on modified and wet distiller's grains are included in cost of revenues.

Inventory Valuation

Ethanol inventory, raw materials, work-in-process, and parts inventory are valued using methods which approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Distillers grains and related products are stated at net realizable value. In the valuation of inventories and purchase and sale commitments, market is based on current replacement values except that it does not exceed net realizable values and is not less than net realizable values reduced by allowances for approximate normal profit margin.

Investment in commodities contracts, derivative instruments and hedging activities

The Company is exposed to certain risks related to our ongoing business operations.  The primary risks that we manage by using forward or derivative instruments are price risk on anticipated purchases of corn, natural gas and the sale of ethanol.

The Company is subject to market risk with respect to the price and availability of corn, the principal raw material we use to produce ethanol and ethanol by-products.  In general, rising corn prices result in lower profit margins and, therefore, represent unfavorable market conditions.  This is especially true when market conditions do not allow us to pass along increased corn costs to our customers.  The availability and price of corn is subject to wide fluctuations due to unpredictable factors such as weather conditions, farmer planting decisions, governmental policies with respect to agriculture and international trade and global demand and supply.

Certain contracts that literally meet the definition of a derivative may be exempted from derivative accounting as normal purchases or normal sales.  Normal purchases and normal sales are contracts that provide for the purchase or sale of something other than a financial instrument or derivative instrument that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used or sold over a reasonable period in the normal course of business.  Contracts that meet the requirements of normal purchases or sales are documented as normal and exempted from the accounting and reporting requirements of derivative accounting.

For transactions initiated prior to January 1, 2011, the Company applied the normal purchase and sales exemption under derivative accounting for forward purchases of corn. Corn purchase transactions initiated after December 31, 2010 are not exempted from the accounting and reporting requirements. As of June 30, 2012, the Company is committed to purchasing 3,700,000 bushels of corn on a forward contract basis with an average price of $6.09 per bushel. Dakota Ethanol has a derivative financial instrument liability of approximately $266,000 related to the forward contracted purchases of corn. The corn purchase contracts represent 21% of the annual plant corn usage.

The Company enters into firm-price purchase commitments with some of our natural gas suppliers under which we agree to buy natural gas at a price set in advance of the actual delivery of that natural gas to us.  Under these arrangements, we assume the risk of a price decrease in the market price of natural gas between the time this price is fixed and the time the natural gas is delivered.  At June 30, 2012, we are committed to purchasing 240,000 MMBtu's of natural gas with an average price of $2.78 per MMBtu.  We account for these transactions as normal purchases, and accordingly, do not mark these transactions to market. The natural gas purchases represent approximately 16% of the annual plant requirements.

The Company enters into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for corn and natural gas as a means of managing exposure to changes in commodity and energy prices. The Company enters into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for sales of ethanol to manage exposure to changes in energy prices. All of our derivatives are designated as non-hedge derivatives, and accordingly are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Although the contracts are considered economic hedges of specified risks, they are not designated as and accounted for as hedging instruments.

As part of our trading activity, The Company uses futures and option contracts offered through regulated commodity exchanges to reduce risk and we are exposed to risk of loss in the market value of inventories. To reduce that risk, we generally take positions using forward and futures contracts and options.

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows:

	Balance Sheet Classification	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
Forward contracts	Current Assets	$	576,056		$	38,213
Futures contracts	Current Assets	$	26,550		$	1,012,825
Forward contracts	(Current Liabilities)	$	(842,096	)	$	(1,264,918	)
Futures contracts	(Current Liabilities)	$	(2,701,525	)	$	(983,562	)

*Derived from audited financial statements.

Realized and unrealized gains and losses related to derivative contracts related to corn and natural gas purchases are included as a component of cost of revenues and derivative contracts related to ethanol sales are included as a component of revenues in the accompanying financial statements.

	Statement of Income	Three Months Ended June 30,
	Classification	2012			2011
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts:
Futures contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(1,209,496	)	$	4,297,045
Forward contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	49,232		$	(3,448,197	)

	Statement of Income	Six Months Ended June 30,
	Classification	2012			2011
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts:
Futures contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(474,480	)	$	1,881,237
Forward contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(758,378	)	$	(3,126,680	)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Environmental Liabilities

Dakota Ethanol's operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations adopted by various governmental authorities in the jurisdiction in which it operates. These laws require Dakota Ethanol to investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of materials at its locations. Accordingly, Dakota Ethanol has adopted policies, practices and procedures in the areas of pollution control, occupational health and the production, handling, storage and use of hazardous materials to prevent material environmental or other damage, and to limit the financial liability which could result from such events. Environmental liabilities are recorded when Dakota Ethanol's liability is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts on the 2011 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2012-02, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. This ASU gives an entity the option in its annual indefinite-lived impairment test to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived asset is less than its carrying amount. The amendment is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company does not expect that the adoption of the above guidance will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets Parenthetical	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
MEMBERS' EQUITY, units issued and outstanding	29,620,000	29,620,000

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Long Term Note Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Long Term Note Payable [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
Note payable to First National Bank, Omaha
Term Note 5	$	—		$	—
Note payable - Land	—			112,500
Note payable - REED	411,878			513,210
Note payable - FDDC	83,212			103,519
Note payable - Other	90,234			104,426
	585,324			833,655
Less current portion	(281,727		)	(387,489		)
	$	303,597		$	446,166

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt

Years Ending June 30,	Amount
2013	$	281,727
2014	273,811
2015	29,786

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Document and Entity Information Document	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Aug. 14, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS LLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001156174
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		29,620,000

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping

	Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
June 30, 2012
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	26,550		$	26,550		$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	576,056		$	—		$	576,056		$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	(2,701,525	)	$	(2,701,525	)	$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	(842,096	)	$	—		$	(842,096	)	$	—
December 31, 2011*
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	1,012,825		$	1,012,825		$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	38,213		$	—		$	38,213		$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	(983,562	)	$	(983,562	)	$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	(1,264,918	)	$	—		$	(1,264,918	)	$	—

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Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
REVENUES	$ 30,843,839	$ 37,159,150	$ 62,849,131	$ 72,400,807
COSTS OF REVENUES	31,433,015	31,611,988	62,117,039	61,633,269
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)	(589,176)	5,547,162	732,092	10,767,538
OPERATING EXPENSES	759,221	725,979	1,527,393	1,524,149
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS	(1,348,397)	4,821,183	(795,301)	9,243,389
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest and other income	15,144	43,605	22,616	57,162
Equity in net income of investments	11,754	48,958	31,295	112,091
Interest and other expense	(9,714)	(41,096)	(21,173)	(105,498)
Total other income	17,184	51,467	32,738	63,755
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ (1,331,213)	$ 4,872,650	$ (762,563)	$ 9,307,144
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER UNIT	$ (0.04)	$ 0.16	$ (0.03)	$ 0.31
Weighted average number of units outstanding for the calculation of basic & diluted earnings per unit	29,620,000	29,620,000	29,620,000	29,620,000
Distributions Declared Per Unit	$ 0.05	$ 0.10	$ 0.05	$ 0.10

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Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Dakota Ethanol has a 7% interest in RPMG, and Dakota Ethanol has entered into an ethanol marketing agreement for the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute the entire ethanol inventory produced by Dakota Ethanol.  The marketing fees are included in net revenues.

Dakota Ethanol has entered into a dried distiller's grains marketing agreement with RPMG for the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute the entire dried distiller's grains inventory produced by Dakota Ethanol.  The marketing fees are included in net revenues.

Dakota Ethanol has entered into a corn oil marketing agreement with RPMG for the exclusive rights to market, sell and distribute the entire corn oil inventory produced by Dakota Ethanol.  The marketing fees are included in net revenues.

Sales and marketing fees related to the agreements are as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Sales ethanol	$	23,541,622	$	30,338,079	$	47,753,984	$	59,940,385
Sales distiller's grains and corn oil	1,740,007		1,939,033		3,085,020		3,646,751
Marketing fees ethanol	45,911		57,036		92,624		117,791
Marketing fees distillers grains and corn oil	10,140		18,086		19,167		37,313
	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amounts due included in accounts receivable	$	2,943,372	$	3,142,616

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company complies with the fair value measurements and disclosures standard which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure for those assets and liabilities carried on the balance sheet on a fair value basis.

The Company's balance sheet contains derivative financial instruments that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value measurements and disclosures require that assets and liabilities carried at fair value be classified and disclosed according to the process for determining fair value. There are three levels of determining fair value.

Level 1 uses quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 uses observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3 uses unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

A description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such instruments pursuant to the valuation hierarchy, is set forth below.

Derivative financial instruments. Commodity futures and options contracts are reported at fair value utilizing Level 1 inputs. For these contracts, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes and live trading levels from the CBOT and NYMEX markets. Over-the-counter commodity options contracts are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these contracts, the Company obtains fair value measurements from an independent pricing service. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include dealer quotes and live trading levels from the over-the-counter markets. Forward purchase contracts are reported at fair value utilizing Level 2 inputs. For these contracts, the Company obtains fair value measurements from local grain terminal bid values. The fair value measurements consider observable data that may include live trading bids from local elevators and processing plants which are based off the CBOT markets.

The following table summarizes financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, segregated by the level of the valuation inputs within the fair value hierarchy utilized to measure fair value:

	Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
June 30, 2012
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	26,550		$	26,550		$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	576,056		$	—		$	576,056		$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	(2,701,525	)	$	(2,701,525	)	$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	(842,096	)	$	—		$	(842,096	)	$	—
December 31, 2011*
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	1,012,825		$	1,012,825		$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	38,213		$	—		$	38,213		$	—
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments, futures contracts	$	(983,562	)	$	(983,562	)	$	—		$	—
forward contracts	$	(1,264,918	)	$	—		$	(1,264,918	)	$	—

*Derived from audited financial statements.

Certain financial assets and financial liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis; that is, the instruments are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis were not significant at June 30, 2012.

Disclosure requirements for fair value of financial instruments require disclosure of the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities, including those financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis or nonrecurring basis. The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring or non recurring basis are discussed above. The methodologies for other financial assets and financial liabilities are discussed below.

The Company believes the carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents (level 1), accounts receivable (level 2), other receivables (level 2), due from broker (level 1), accounts payable (level 2) and short-term debt (level 3) approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

The carrying amount of long-term obligations (level 3) at June 30, 2012 of $680,735 had an estimated fair value of approximately $681,808 based on estimated interest rates for comparable debt. The carrying amount of long-term obligations at December 31, 2011 of $929,066 had an estimated fair value of approximately $930,139 based on estimated interest rates for comparable debt.

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Inventory (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Inventory [Abstract]
Raw Materials	$ 9,212,068	$ 7,617,243
Finished Goods	1,571,963	1,283,093
Work in Process	976,378	901,551
Parts Inventory	919,287	878,564
Inventory	$ 12,679,696	$ 10,680,451

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule of Related Party Transactions

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
Sales ethanol	$	23,541,622	$	30,338,079	$	47,753,984	$	59,940,385
Sales distiller's grains and corn oil	1,740,007		1,939,033		3,085,020		3,646,751
Marketing fees ethanol	45,911		57,036		92,624		117,791
Marketing fees distillers grains and corn oil	10,140		18,086		19,167		37,313
	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Amounts due included in accounts receivable	$	2,943,372	$	3,142,616

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

	Balance Sheet Classification	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
Forward contracts	Current Assets	$	576,056		$	38,213
Futures contracts	Current Assets	$	26,550		$	1,012,825
Forward contracts	(Current Liabilities)	$	(842,096	)	$	(1,264,918	)
Futures contracts	(Current Liabilities)	$	(2,701,525	)	$	(983,562	)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts

	Statement of Income	Three Months Ended June 30,
	Classification	2012			2011
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts:
Futures contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(1,209,496	)	$	4,297,045
Forward contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	49,232		$	(3,448,197	)

	Statement of Income	Six Months Ended June 30,
	Classification	2012			2011
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) related to purchase contracts:
Futures contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(474,480	)	$	1,881,237
Forward contracts	Cost of Revenues	$	(758,378	)	$	(3,126,680	)

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Commitments, Contingencies and Agreements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND AGREEMENTS

Construction Projects - Dakota Ethanol has entered into agreements for the construction of a platform scale and the upgrading of the plant control system . The total value of the projects is approximately $1,100,000. As of June 30, 2012, Dakota Ethanol has paid $413,000, with $687,000 yet to be completed. The scale is expected to be completed during the third quarter of 2012. The control system is expected to be completed during the fourth quarter of 2012. Dakota Ethanol plans to pay for the projects through short-term financing and cash flows from operations.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Ethanol. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the production of ethanol and related products is recorded when title transfers to customers. Generally, ethanol and related products are shipped FOB shipping point, based on written contract terms between Dakota Ethanol and its customers. Collectability of revenue is reasonably assured based on historical evidence of collectability between Dakota Ethanol and its customers. Interest income is recognized as earned.

Shipping costs incurred by the Company in the sale of ethanol, dried distiller's grains and corn oil are not specifically identifiable and as a result, revenue from the sale of those products is recorded based on the net selling price reported to the Company from the marketer.

Cost of Revenues

Cost of Revenues

The primary components of cost of revenues from the production of ethanol and related co-product are corn expense, energy expense (natural gas and electricity), raw materials expense (chemicals and denaturant), and direct labor costs.

Shipping costs on modified and wet distiller's grains are included in cost of revenues.

Inventory Valuation

Inventory Valuation

Ethanol inventory, raw materials, work-in-process, and parts inventory are valued using methods which approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Distillers grains and related products are stated at net realizable value. In the valuation of inventories and purchase and sale commitments, market is based on current replacement values except that it does not exceed net realizable values and is not less than net realizable values reduced by allowances for approximate normal profit margin.

Investment in commodities contracts, derivative instruments and hedging activities

Investment in commodities contracts, derivative instruments and hedging activities

The Company is exposed to certain risks related to our ongoing business operations.  The primary risks that we manage by using forward or derivative instruments are price risk on anticipated purchases of corn, natural gas and the sale of ethanol.

The Company is subject to market risk with respect to the price and availability of corn, the principal raw material we use to produce ethanol and ethanol by-products.  In general, rising corn prices result in lower profit margins and, therefore, represent unfavorable market conditions.  This is especially true when market conditions do not allow us to pass along increased corn costs to our customers.  The availability and price of corn is subject to wide fluctuations due to unpredictable factors such as weather conditions, farmer planting decisions, governmental policies with respect to agriculture and international trade and global demand and supply.

Certain contracts that literally meet the definition of a derivative may be exempted from derivative accounting as normal purchases or normal sales.  Normal purchases and normal sales are contracts that provide for the purchase or sale of something other than a financial instrument or derivative instrument that will be delivered in quantities expected to be used or sold over a reasonable period in the normal course of business.  Contracts that meet the requirements of normal purchases or sales are documented as normal and exempted from the accounting and reporting requirements of derivative accounting.

For transactions initiated prior to January 1, 2011, the Company applied the normal purchase and sales exemption under derivative accounting for forward purchases of corn. Corn purchase transactions initiated after December 31, 2010 are not exempted from the accounting and reporting requirements. As of June 30, 2012, the Company is committed to purchasing 3,700,000 bushels of corn on a forward contract basis with an average price of $6.09 per bushel. Dakota Ethanol has a derivative financial instrument liability of approximately $266,000 related to the forward contracted purchases of corn. The corn purchase contracts represent 21% of the annual plant corn usage.

The Company enters into firm-price purchase commitments with some of our natural gas suppliers under which we agree to buy natural gas at a price set in advance of the actual delivery of that natural gas to us.  Under these arrangements, we assume the risk of a price decrease in the market price of natural gas between the time this price is fixed and the time the natural gas is delivered.  At June 30, 2012, we are committed to purchasing 240,000 MMBtu's of natural gas with an average price of $2.78 per MMBtu.  We account for these transactions as normal purchases, and accordingly, do not mark these transactions to market. The natural gas purchases represent approximately 16% of the annual plant requirements.

The Company enters into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for corn and natural gas as a means of managing exposure to changes in commodity and energy prices. The Company enters into short-term forward, option and futures contracts for sales of ethanol to manage exposure to changes in energy prices. All of our derivatives are designated as non-hedge derivatives, and accordingly are recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. Although the contracts are considered economic hedges of specified risks, they are not designated as and accounted for as hedging instruments.

As part of our trading activity, The Company uses futures and option contracts offered through regulated commodity exchanges to reduce risk and we are exposed to risk of loss in the market value of inventories. To reduce that risk, we generally take positions using forward and futures contracts and options.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Environmental Liabilities

Environmental Liabilities

Dakota Ethanol's operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations adopted by various governmental authorities in the jurisdiction in which it operates. These laws require Dakota Ethanol to investigate and remediate the effects of the release or disposal of materials at its locations. Accordingly, Dakota Ethanol has adopted policies, practices and procedures in the areas of pollution control, occupational health and the production, handling, storage and use of hazardous materials to prevent material environmental or other damage, and to limit the financial liability which could result from such events. Environmental liabilities are recorded when Dakota Ethanol's liability is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain amounts on the 2011 financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification. Such reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net income.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2012-02, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment. This ASU gives an entity the option in its annual indefinite-lived impairment test to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived asset is less than its carrying amount. The amendment is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. The Company does not expect that the adoption of the above guidance will have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Inventory (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventory [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory

Inventory consisted of the following as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011*
Raw materials	$	9,212,068	$	7,617,243
Finished goods	1,571,963		1,283,093
Work in process	976,378		901,551
Parts inventory	919,287		878,564
	$	12,679,696	$	10,680,451

*Derived from audited financial statements.

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Derivative Instruments - Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 Forward Contracts [Member] Corn [Member] bu	Jun. 30, 2012 Forward Contracts [Member] Natural Gas [Member] MMBTU	Jun. 30, 2012 Current Assets [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Future [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Current Assets [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Future [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Current Assets [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Current Assets [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Current Liabilities [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Future [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Current Liabilities [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Future [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Current Liabilities [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Current Liabilities [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Product usage, percentage	21.00%	16.00%
Derivative, Number of Instruments Held	3,700,000	240,000
Derivative Liability	$ 266,000
Derivative, Average Price Per Unit	6.09	2.78
Derivative Assets, Current			26,550	1,012,825	576,056	38,213
Derivative Liabilities, Current							$ (2,701,525)	$ (983,562)	$ (842,096)	$ (1,264,918)

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Long Term Note Payable Maturities of Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012
Maturities of Long-term Debt [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Repayments, 2013	$ 281,727
Long-term Debt, Repayments, 2014	273,811
Long-term Debt, Repayments, 2015	$ 29,786

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$ (762,563)	$ 9,307,144
Changes to net income (loss) affecting cash and cash equivalents
Depreciation and amortization	1,329,915	1,397,799
Equity in net income of investments	(31,295)	(112,091)
Gain on sale of property and equipment	0	(9,300)
(Increase) decrease in
Receivables	354,227	(1,615,352)
Inventory	(1,999,245)	(2,012,252)
Prepaid expenses	(1,594)	7,542
Derivative financial instruments and due from broker	(1,436,184)	(599,557)
Accounts payable	(7,624,865)	(1,930,298)
Accrued and other liabilities	(279,010)	(223,815)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(10,450,614)	4,209,820
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property and equipment	(488,510)	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	9,300
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(488,510)	9,300
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Increase in outstanding checks in excess of bank balance	888,833	1,875,171
Principal borrowings (payments) on short-term notes payable	1,430,000	(1,872,000)
Principal payments on long-term notes payable	(248,330)	(1,543,665)
Distributions paid to LACP members	(1,481,000)	(2,962,000)
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) FINANCING ACTIVITIES	589,503	(4,502,494)
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH	(10,349,621)	(283,374)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD	11,225,659	637,804
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	876,038	354,430
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for interest	$ 21,924	$ 220,481

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Long Term Note Payable

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Long Term Note Payable [Abstract]

Long Term Note Payable

LONG-TERM NOTES PAYABLE

Dakota Ethanol has a long-term note payable to FNBO (Term Note 5).

As part of the note payable agreement, Dakota Ethanol is subject to certain restrictive covenants establishing minimum reporting requirements, ratios, working capital and net worth requirements. The note is collateralized by the ethanol plant and equipment, its accounts receivable and inventory. We are in compliance with our financial covenants as of June 30, 2012.

Term Note 5 is a reducing revolving note with an availability of $5,000,000. Interest on the outstanding principal balance will accrue at 315 basis points above the 1 month LIBOR rate and is not subject to a floor. The rate was 3.39% at June 30, 2012. Dakota Ethanol may elect to borrow any principal amount repaid on Term Note 5 up to $5,000,000 subject to the terms of the agreement. Should Dakota Ethanol elect not to utilize this feature, the lender will assess an unused commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the note. Term Note 5 has a reducing feature through which the available amount of the note is reduced by $500,000 on the anniversary of the note starting May 1, 2013. The note matures on May 1, 2017. On June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Dakota Ethanol had $0 outstanding and $5,000,000 available to be drawn on Term Note 5.

Dakota Ethanol issued a note payable related to the purchase of land adjacent to the plant site. The note was originally issued for $450,000. The note was paid in full on February 8, 2012. The note was payable in annual installments of $112,500 plus interest. Interest on outstanding principal balances accrued at a fixed rate of 7.0%. The note was collateralized by the land.

Dakota Ethanol entered into two loan agreements for alternative financing for our corn oil extraction equipment as we had agreed with FNBO; one loan with Rural Electric Economic Development, Inc (REED) and the other loan with First District Development Company (FDDC).

The note to REED, originally for $1,000,000, has a fixed interest rate of 4.7%. The note requires monthly installments of $18,734 and matures on May 25, 2014. The note is secured by the oil extraction equipment.

The note to FDDC, originally for $200,000, has a fixed interest rate of 5.5%. The note requires monthly installments of $3,820 and matures on May 22, 2014. The note is secured by the oil extraction equipment.

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011*
Note payable to First National Bank, Omaha
Term Note 5	$	—		$	—
Note payable - Land	—			112,500
Note payable - REED	411,878			513,210
Note payable - FDDC	83,212			103,519
Note payable - Other	90,234			104,426
	585,324			833,655
Less current portion	(281,727		)	(387,489		)
	$	303,597		$	446,166

*Derived from audited financial statements

Minimum principal payments for the next three years are estimated as follows:

Years Ending June 30,	Amount
2013	$	281,727
2014	273,811
2015	29,786

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Obligations, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 680,735	$ 929,066
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Obligations, Fair Value Disclosure	681,808	930,139
Future [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	26,550	1,012,825
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(2,701,525)	(983,562)
Future [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	26,550	1,012,825
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(2,701,525)	(983,562)
Future [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Future [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	576,056	38,213
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(842,096)	(1,264,918)
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	576,056	38,213
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	(842,096)	(1,264,918)
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Derivative Assets	0	0
Derivative Financial Instruments, Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure	$ 0	$ 0

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Nature of Operations Nature of Operations (Details) (Ethanol [Member], Product [Member])	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 gal
Ethanol [Member] | Product [Member]
Product Information [Line Items]
Annual production capacity	40,000,000