ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of inventory are as follows as of the dates presented (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2017		January 31, 2017
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	3,159	$	5,262
Work in process		2,487		2,359
Grain and other raw materials		14,781		9,436
Total	$	20,427	$	17,057