SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

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

	January 31,
	2021		2020
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	18,346	$	10,864
Work in process		4,374		3,258
Grain and other raw materials		15,160		21,512
Total	$	37,880	$	35,634

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The components of property and equipment are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	January 31,
	2021			2020
Land and improvements	$	27,437		$	21,957
Buildings and improvements		23,701			23,643
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		305,640			300,972
Construction in progress		215			193
		356,993			346,765
Less: accumulated depreciation		(203,807	)		(183,438	)
Total	$	153,186		$	163,327