SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

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

	January 31,
	2022		2021
Ethanol and other finished goods	$	13,158	$	18,346
Work in process		5,473		4,374
Grain and other raw materials		23,594		14,706
Total	$	42,225	$	37,426

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

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

	January 31,
	2022			2021
Land and improvements	$	27,329		$	27,329
Buildings and improvements		23,617			23,613
Machinery, equipment and fixtures		296,243			293,762
Construction in progress		1,515			215
		348,704			344,919
Less: accumulated depreciation		(211,150	)		(194,058	)
Total	$	137,554		$	150,861