SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory at January 31, 2016, and January 31, 2015 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2016		2015
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	3,105	$	3,039
Work in process		2,652		2,609
Grain and other raw materials		11,421		12,414
Total	$	17,178	$	18,062

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The components of property and equipment at January 31, 2016 and 2015 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2016			2015
Land and improvements	$	21,598		$	20,844
Buildings and improvements		24,543			27,069
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		237,735			231,422
Construction in progress		6,094			1,290
		289,970			280,625
Less: accumulated depreciation		(99,994	)		(86,178	)
Total	$	189,976		$	194,447