SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2011
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Text Block]	19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS In April 2012, Canal sold 6 acres of land and the improvements thereon located in Sioux City, Iowa to the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael E. Schultz for $852,000 generating a gain of $346,000. In July 2012, Canal sold one acre of land and the improvements thereon located in South St. Paul, Minnesota for $839,000 generating a gain of $791,000. In August 2012, Canal sold its stockyard operation (30 acres of land and the improvements thereon) located in St. Joseph, Missouri for $500,000 generating a loss of $577,000.

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