RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2020
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	11.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Granite Falls Energy, LLC The Company has a management services agreement with Granite Falls Energy, LLC (“GFE”, a related party). Under the terms of the management services agreement, GFE supplies its own personnel to act as part-time officers and managers of the Company for the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Commodity Risk Manager and the Company pays GFE 50% of the total salary, bonuses, and other expenses and costs incurred by GFE for the three management positions. The management services agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless and until the Company or GFE gives the other party 90-days written notice of termination prior to expiration of the then current term. The management services agreement may also be terminated by either party for cause under certain circumstances. Total expenses under this agreement were approximately $122,000 and $116,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and approximately $380,000 and $337,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Agrinatural has a natural gas local distribution company management agreement with GFE for, among other purposes, the purpose of sharing certain management employees. The agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless and until Agrinatural or GFE gives the other party 30 days’ written notice of termination prior to expiration of the initial term or the start of a renewal term. The agreement may also be terminated by either party for cause under certain circumstances. Under the agreement, GFE supplies its personnel to act as part-time officers of Agrinatural for the positions of chief executive officer and chief financial officer. In return, Agrinatural pays GFE $9,000 per month, excluding fees for third-party services. GFE responsible for and agreed to directly pay salary, wages, and/or benefits to the persons providing management services under the agreement. Total expenses under this agreement were $27,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2020, and $54,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2020. Corn Purchases - Members The Company purchased corn from board members of approximately $57,000 and $2,633,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and approximately $5,872,000 and $7,219,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

11.RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Granite Falls Energy, LLC

The Company has a management services agreement with Granite Falls Energy, LLC (“GFE”, a related party). Under the terms of the management services agreement, GFE supplies its own personnel to act as part-time officers and managers of the Company for the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Commodity Risk Manager and the Company pays GFE 50% of the total salary, bonuses, and other expenses and costs incurred by GFE for the three management positions. The management services agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless and until the Company or GFE gives the other party 90-days written notice of termination prior to expiration of the then current term. The management services agreement may also be terminated by either party for cause under certain circumstances. Total expenses under this agreement were approximately $122,000 and $116,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and approximately $380,000 and $337,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Agrinatural has a natural gas local distribution company management agreement with GFE for, among other purposes, the purpose of sharing certain management employees. The agreement automatically renews for successive one-year terms unless and until Agrinatural or GFE gives the other party 30 days’ written notice of termination prior to expiration of the initial term or the start of a renewal term. The agreement may also be terminated by either party for cause under certain circumstances. Under the agreement, GFE supplies its personnel to act as part-time officers of Agrinatural for the positions of chief executive officer and chief financial officer. In return, Agrinatural pays GFE $9,000 per month, excluding fees for third-party services. GFE responsible for and agreed to directly pay salary, wages, and/or benefits to the persons providing management services under the agreement. Total expenses under this agreement were $27,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2020, and $54,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2020.

Corn Purchases - Members

The Company purchased corn from board members of approximately $57,000 and $2,633,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and approximately $5,872,000 and $7,219,000 for the nine months ended July 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.