Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory at July 31, 2012 and January 31, 2012 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	July 31, 2012		January 31, 2012
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	5,447	$	5,318
Work in process, net		4,454		3,819
Grain and other raw materials		19,453		21,212
Total	$	29,354	$	30,349