Alto Ingredients, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 27, 2015	Mar. 31, 2016
Ethanol Purchase Contracts [Member]
Indexed-price purchase contracts		30,835,000 gallons
Fixed-price purchase contracts value		$ 10,326
Ethanol Purchase Contracts [Member] \| Suppliers [Member]
Fixed-price purchase contracts value		$ 20,500
Western Sugar [Member]
Expectation damages	$ 8,600
Litigation contingency liability	$ 3,300
Ethanol Sales Contracts [Member]
Open ethanol indexed-price sales contracts		311,013,000 gallons
Open fixed-price sales contracts valued		$ 7,175
Co-products Sales Contracts [Member]
Open ethanol indexed-price sales contracts		145,000 tons
Open fixed-price sales contracts valued		$ 33,500

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