however , the drought conditions encountered during the growing season resulted in significantly decreased corn yields . for this reason , the drought had an unfavorable impact on space income for the grain business for the fourth quarter of 2012 and will likely impact space income into the first half of 2013 as well . looking ahead , planted corn acreage is anticipated to be as high as 100 million acres which should benefit our grain and other agricultural businesses . 21 ethanol group our ethanol business holds investments in four ethanol production facilities organized as separate limited liability companies , three of which are accounted for under the equity method ( the `` unconsolidated ethanol llcs `` ) and one that is consolidated ( `` the andersons denison ethanol llc `` or `` tade `` ) . the business purchases and sells ethanol , offers facility operations , risk management , and ethanol , corn oil and distillers dried grains ( “ ddg ” ) marketing to the ethanol plants in which it invests in and operates , as well as third parties . on may 1 , 2012 , the company and its subsidiary , tade completed the purchase of certain assets of an ethanol production facility in denison , iowa for a purchase price of $ 77.4 million . the company holds a majority interest of 85 % . previously owned by amaizing energy denison llc and amaizing energy holding company , llc , the operations consist of a 55 million gallon capacity ethanol facility with an adjacent 2.7 million bushel grain terminal , with direct access to two class 1 railroads in iowa . ethanol volumes shipped for the year ended december 31 , 2012 and 2011 were as follows : replace_table_token_8_th the ethanol llcs incurred operating losses for the year as a result of poor margins resulting from weak gasoline demand , an oversupply of ethanol and high corn costs caused by the 2012 drought . looking ahead , we anticipate the first three quarters of 2013 being tough for the ethanol group due to regional corn shortages . although the market is not indicating positive margins until the latter half of 2013 , there has been a recent improvement in margins . in addition , a record corn planting in the spring should have positive benefits for our ethanol group in the last three to four months of the year . of course , this is dependent on numerous external factors , such as favorable weather during the growing season . plant nutrient group our plant nutrient group is a leading manufacturer , distributor and retailer of agricultural and related plant nutrients and pelleted lime and gypsum products in the u.s. corn belt , florida and puerto rico . the plant nutrient group provides warehousing , packaging and manufacturing services to basic manufacturers and other distributors . the business also manufactures and distributes a variety of industrial products throughout the u.s. and puerto rico including nitrogen reagents for air pollution control systems used in coal-fired power plants , water treatment products , and de-icers and anti-icers for airport runways , roadways , and other commercial applications . the major nutrient products sold by the business principally contain nitrogen , phosphate , potassium and sulfur . the company continues to identify opportunities to strategically grow the plant nutrient business . on january 31 , 2012 , the company purchased 100 % of the stock of new eezy gro , inc. ( “ neg ” ) for a purchase price of $ 16.8 million . new eezy gro is a manufacturer and wholesale marketer of specialty agricultural nutrients and industrial products . storage capacity at our wholesale nutrient and farm center facilities was approximately 470,000 tons for dry nutrients and approximately 400,000 tons for liquid nutrients at december 31 , 2012. fertilizer tons shipped ( including sales and service tons ) for the years ended december 31 , 2012 and 2011 were 2.1 million tons and 1.8 million tons , respectively . the group had a strong fourth quarter due to the dry and warm fall weather which was ideal for fall nutrient application . although margins were not as strong as in the prior year , volume was higher . looking ahead , the reductions in 2012 crop volume and quality may cause continued rises in grain prices into 2013 and corn acres planted in 2013 are anticipated to be up to 100 million acres , which should support good nutrient demand moving into the next crop cycle . 22 rail group our rail business buys , sells , leases , rebuilds and repairs various types of used railcars and rail equipment . the business also provides fleet management services to fleet owners . rail has a diversified fleet of car types ( boxcars , gondolas , covered and open top hoppers , tank cars and pressure differential cars ) and locomotives . railcars and locomotives under management ( owned , leased or managed for financial institutions in non-recourse arrangements ) at december 31 , 2012 were 23,278 compared to 22,675 at december 31 , 2011. the average utilization rate ( railcars and locomotives under management that are in lease service , exclusive of railcars managed for third party investors ) is 84.6 % for the year ended december 31 , 2012 which is consistent with prior year . story_separator_special_tag other income was higher in 2010 primarily due to settlements received from customers for railcars returned at the end of a lease that were not in the required operating condition , as well as gains from the sale of certain assets . 29 turf & specialty group replace_table_token_21_th operating results for the turf & specialty group decreased $ 1.4 million from its 2010 results . sales increased $ 6.2 million . sales in the lawn fertilizer business increased $ 5.2 million due to a 5 % increase in the average price per ton sold . sales in the cob business increased $ 1.0 million as the average price per ton sold was up nearly 7 % . cost of sales increased $ 6.9 million from prior year due to higher raw material costs . gross profit decreased $ 0.7 million primarily due to a 7.8 % increase in the average cost per ton due to higher raw material costs . operating expenses increased $ 0.5 million over the prior year due to a variety of variable expenses . there were no significant fluctuations in interest expense or other income . retail group replace_table_token_22_th operating results for the retail group improved $ 1.0 million over its 2010 results . sales increased $ 7.0 million over 2010. while the average sale per customer increased by 6.5 % , customer counts decreased by almost 2 % . cost of sales increased $ 4.3 million and gross profit increased $ 2.7 million due to the increased sales as well as a slight increase in gross margin percentage . operating expenses for retail increased $ 1.9 million mainly due to higher labor , benefits and performance incentives due to overall company performance . there were no significant changes in interest expense or other income . other replace_table_token_23_th 30 the corporate operating loss ( costs not allocated back to the business units ) increased $ 4.5 million over 2010 and relates primarily to an increase in performance incentives due to favorable operating performance and an increase in charitable contributions . as a result of the operating performances noted above , income attributable to the andersons , inc. of $ 95.1 million for 2011 was 47 % higher than the income attributable to the andersons , inc. of $ 64.7 million in 2010. income tax expense of $ 51.1 million was provided at 34.5 % . in 2010 , income tax expense of $ 39.3 million was provided at 37.7 % . the higher effective tax rate for 2010 was due primarily to the impact of federal legislation on medicare part d. the 2011 effective tax rate also benefited from the permanent tax deduction related to domestic production activities . liquidity and capital resources working capital at december 31 , 2012 , the company had working capital of $ 304.3 million , a decrease of $ 8.6 million from the prior year . this decrease was attributable to changes in the following components of current assets and current liabilities : replace_table_token_24_th in comparison to the prior year , accounts receivable increased largely due to an increase in grain trade receivables , which fluctuate with the timing of sales along with variations in the prices of commodities which are consistent with the increase in sales and merchandising revenues for 2012. while grain inventory levels are relatively flat year over year due to the 2012 drought , commodity prices were higher during the year compared to 2011 and caused an overall increase for our grain business . ethanol inventories were significantly higher due to the acquisition of tade in the second quarter of 2012. these increases were partially offset by a decrease in inventories of the plant nutrient businesses caused by lower levels of inventory and a decrease in the average cost . restricted cash decreased as a result of reimbursement of spending related to an industrial development revenue bond . see the discussion below on sources and uses of cash for an understanding of the change in cash from prior year . commodity derivatives have also increased due to a rise in grain prices . other current assets have increased primarily due to an increase in railcars available for sale and higher prepaid income tax . current liabilities increased primarily as a result of an increase in grain and other accounts payable . the increase in grain payables is partly attributed to higher hold pay for corn ( grain we have purchased but not yet paid for ) , but this account also tends to fluctuate with the timing of grain receipts along with variations in the prices of grain . the increase in other accounts payable is consistent with the increase in cost of sales and merchandising revenues . customer prepayments and deferred revenues 31 increased primarily as a result of the movement of a liability to cargill for the marketing agreement due to be settled in 2013. commodity derivative liabilities also increased due to rising commodity prices . these increases were partially offset by lower borrowings on our short-term line of credit and a decrease in current maturities of long-term debt ( see note 10 for more information ) . story_separator_special_tag style= `` text-decoration : underline ; color : # 0000ff ; font-size:8pt ; `` > certain of our long-term borrowings include covenants that , among other things , impose minimum levels of equity and limitations on additional debt . we are in compliance with all such covenants as of december 31 , 2012. in addition , certain of our long-term borrowings are collateralized by first mortgages on various facilities or are collateralized by railcar assets . because the company is a significant consumer of short-term debt in peak seasons and the majority of this is variable rate debt , increases in interest rates could have a significant impact on the profitability of the company . in addition , periods of high grain prices and / or unfavorable market conditions could require the company to make

sources and uses of cash operating activities and liquidity our operating activities provided cash of $ 328.5 million in 2012 compared to cash provided by operations of $ 290.3 million in 2011. the significant amount of operating cash flows in 2012 relates primarily to the changes in working capital ( before short-term borrowings ) discussed above along with strong earnings . there was also a $ 31.7 million change in cash distributions in excess of income of unconsolidated affiliates due to current year losses in our ethanol affiliates . in 2012 , the company paid income taxes of $ 36.3 million compared to $ 48.9 million in 2011. the company makes quarterly estimated tax payments based on year to date annualized taxable income . the decrease in income taxes paid in 2012 from 2011 is primarily due to the decrease in pre-tax book income . investing activities investing activities used $ 290.6 million compared to $ 86 million used in 2011. there have been significant additions to property , plant and equipment in 2012 primarily related to business acquisitions , construction of a grain storage and load-out facility and the phased implementation of an enterprise resource planning system . in the third quarter , our grain group completed construction of a grain load-out facility in anselmo , nebraska . correspondingly , restrictions related to a substantial majority of cash received related to industrial revenue bonds for the project were released .


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     ```sources and uses of cash operating activities and liquidity our operating activities provided cash of $ 328.5 million in 2012 compared to cash provided by operations of $ 290.3 million in 2011. the significant amount of operating cash flows in 2012 relates primarily to the changes in working capital ( before short-term borrowings ) discussed above along with strong earnings . there was also a $ 31.7 million change in cash distributions in excess of income of unconsolidated affiliates due to current year losses in our ethanol affiliates . in 2012 , the company paid income taxes of $ 36.3 million compared to $ 48.9 million in 2011. the company makes quarterly estimated tax payments based on year to date annualized taxable income . the decrease in income taxes paid in 2012 from 2011 is primarily due to the decrease in pre-tax book income . investing activities investing activities used $ 290.6 million compared to $ 86 million used in 2011. there have been significant additions to property , plant and equipment in 2012 primarily related to business acquisitions , construction of a grain storage and load-out facility and the phased implementation of an enterprise resource planning system . in the third quarter , our grain group completed construction of a grain load-out facility in anselmo , nebraska . correspondingly , restrictions related to a substantial majority of cash received related to industrial revenue bonds for the project were released .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : however , the drought conditions encountered during the growing season resulted in significantly decreased corn yields . for this reason , the drought had an unfavorable impact on space income for the grain business for the fourth quarter of 2012 and will likely impact space income into the first half of 2013 as well . looking ahead , planted corn acreage is anticipated to be as high as 100 million acres which should benefit our grain and other agricultural businesses . 21 ethanol group our ethanol business holds investments in four ethanol production facilities organized as separate limited liability companies , three of which are accounted for under the equity method ( the `` unconsolidated ethanol llcs `` ) and one that is consolidated ( `` the andersons denison ethanol llc `` or `` tade `` ) . the business purchases and sells ethanol , offers facility operations , risk management , and ethanol , corn oil and distillers dried grains ( “ ddg ” ) marketing to the ethanol plants in which it invests in and operates , as well as third parties . on may 1 , 2012 , the company and its subsidiary , tade completed the purchase of certain assets of an ethanol production facility in denison , iowa for a purchase price of $ 77.4 million . the company holds a majority interest of 85 % . previously owned by amaizing energy denison llc and amaizing energy holding company , llc , the operations consist of a 55 million gallon capacity ethanol facility with an adjacent 2.7 million bushel grain terminal , with direct access to two class 1 railroads in iowa . ethanol volumes shipped for the year ended december 31 , 2012 and 2011 were as follows : replace_table_token_8_th the ethanol llcs incurred operating losses for the year as a result of poor margins resulting from weak gasoline demand , an oversupply of ethanol and high corn costs caused by the 2012 drought . looking ahead , we anticipate the first three quarters of 2013 being tough for the ethanol group due to regional corn shortages . although the market is not indicating positive margins until the latter half of 2013 , there has been a recent improvement in margins . in addition , a record corn planting in the spring should have positive benefits for our ethanol group in the last three to four months of the year . of course , this is dependent on numerous external factors , such as favorable weather during the growing season . plant nutrient group our plant nutrient group is a leading manufacturer , distributor and retailer of agricultural and related plant nutrients and pelleted lime and gypsum products in the u.s. corn belt , florida and puerto rico . the plant nutrient group provides warehousing , packaging and manufacturing services to basic manufacturers and other distributors . the business also manufactures and distributes a variety of industrial products throughout the u.s. and puerto rico including nitrogen reagents for air pollution control systems used in coal-fired power plants , water treatment products , and de-icers and anti-icers for airport runways , roadways , and other commercial applications . the major nutrient products sold by the business principally contain nitrogen , phosphate , potassium and sulfur . the company continues to identify opportunities to strategically grow the plant nutrient business . on january 31 , 2012 , the company purchased 100 % of the stock of new eezy gro , inc. ( “ neg ” ) for a purchase price of $ 16.8 million . new eezy gro is a manufacturer and wholesale marketer of specialty agricultural nutrients and industrial products . storage capacity at our wholesale nutrient and farm center facilities was approximately 470,000 tons for dry nutrients and approximately 400,000 tons for liquid nutrients at december 31 , 2012. fertilizer tons shipped ( including sales and service tons ) for the years ended december 31 , 2012 and 2011 were 2.1 million tons and 1.8 million tons , respectively . the group had a strong fourth quarter due to the dry and warm fall weather which was ideal for fall nutrient application . although margins were not as strong as in the prior year , volume was higher . looking ahead , the reductions in 2012 crop volume and quality may cause continued rises in grain prices into 2013 and corn acres planted in 2013 are anticipated to be up to 100 million acres , which should support good nutrient demand moving into the next crop cycle . 22 rail group our rail business buys , sells , leases , rebuilds and repairs various types of used railcars and rail equipment . the business also provides fleet management services to fleet owners . rail has a diversified fleet of car types ( boxcars , gondolas , covered and open top hoppers , tank cars and pressure differential cars ) and locomotives . railcars and locomotives under management ( owned , leased or managed for financial institutions in non-recourse arrangements ) at december 31 , 2012 were 23,278 compared to 22,675 at december 31 , 2011. the average utilization rate ( railcars and locomotives under management that are in lease service , exclusive of railcars managed for third party investors ) is 84.6 % for the year ended december 31 , 2012 which is consistent with prior year . story_separator_special_tag other income was higher in 2010 primarily due to settlements received from customers for railcars returned at the end of a lease that were not in the required operating condition , as well as gains from the sale of certain assets . 29 turf & specialty group replace_table_token_21_th operating results for the turf & specialty group decreased $ 1.4 million from its 2010 results . sales increased $ 6.2 million . sales in the lawn fertilizer business increased $ 5.2 million due to a 5 % increase in the average price per ton sold . sales in the cob business increased $ 1.0 million as the average price per ton sold was up nearly 7 % . cost of sales increased $ 6.9 million from prior year due to higher raw material costs . gross profit decreased $ 0.7 million primarily due to a 7.8 % increase in the average cost per ton due to higher raw material costs . operating expenses increased $ 0.5 million over the prior year due to a variety of variable expenses . there were no significant fluctuations in interest expense or other income . retail group replace_table_token_22_th operating results for the retail group improved $ 1.0 million over its 2010 results . sales increased $ 7.0 million over 2010. while the average sale per customer increased by 6.5 % , customer counts decreased by almost 2 % . cost of sales increased $ 4.3 million and gross profit increased $ 2.7 million due to the increased sales as well as a slight increase in gross margin percentage . operating expenses for retail increased $ 1.9 million mainly due to higher labor , benefits and performance incentives due to overall company performance . there were no significant changes in interest expense or other income . other replace_table_token_23_th 30 the corporate operating loss ( costs not allocated back to the business units ) increased $ 4.5 million over 2010 and relates primarily to an increase in performance incentives due to favorable operating performance and an increase in charitable contributions . as a result of the operating performances noted above , income attributable to the andersons , inc. of $ 95.1 million for 2011 was 47 % higher than the income attributable to the andersons , inc. of $ 64.7 million in 2010. income tax expense of $ 51.1 million was provided at 34.5 % . in 2010 , income tax expense of $ 39.3 million was provided at 37.7 % . the higher effective tax rate for 2010 was due primarily to the impact of federal legislation on medicare part d. the 2011 effective tax rate also benefited from the permanent tax deduction related to domestic production activities . liquidity and capital resources working capital at december 31 , 2012 , the company had working capital of $ 304.3 million , a decrease of $ 8.6 million from the prior year . this decrease was attributable to changes in the following components of current assets and current liabilities : replace_table_token_24_th in comparison to the prior year , accounts receivable increased largely due to an increase in grain trade receivables , which fluctuate with the timing of sales along with variations in the prices of commodities which are consistent with the increase in sales and merchandising revenues for 2012. while grain inventory levels are relatively flat year over year due to the 2012 drought , commodity prices were higher during the year compared to 2011 and caused an overall increase for our grain business . ethanol inventories were significantly higher due to the acquisition of tade in the second quarter of 2012. these increases were partially offset by a decrease in inventories of the plant nutrient businesses caused by lower levels of inventory and a decrease in the average cost . restricted cash decreased as a result of reimbursement of spending related to an industrial development revenue bond . see the discussion below on sources and uses of cash for an understanding of the change in cash from prior year . commodity derivatives have also increased due to a rise in grain prices . other current assets have increased primarily due to an increase in railcars available for sale and higher prepaid income tax . current liabilities increased primarily as a result of an increase in grain and other accounts payable . the increase in grain payables is partly attributed to higher hold pay for corn ( grain we have purchased but not yet paid for ) , but this account also tends to fluctuate with the timing of grain receipts along with variations in the prices of grain . the increase in other accounts payable is consistent with the increase in cost of sales and merchandising revenues . customer prepayments and deferred revenues 31 increased primarily as a result of the movement of a liability to cargill for the marketing agreement due to be settled in 2013. commodity derivative liabilities also increased due to rising commodity prices . these increases were partially offset by lower borrowings on our short-term line of credit and a decrease in current maturities of long-term debt ( see note 10 for more information ) . story_separator_special_tag style= `` text-decoration : underline ; color : # 0000ff ; font-size:8pt ; `` > certain of our long-term borrowings include covenants that , among other things , impose minimum levels of equity and limitations on additional debt . we are in compliance with all such covenants as of december 31 , 2012. in addition , certain of our long-term borrowings are collateralized by first mortgages on various facilities or are collateralized by railcar assets . because the company is a significant consumer of short-term debt in peak seasons and the majority of this is variable rate debt , increases in interest rates could have a significant impact on the profitability of the company . in addition , periods of high grain prices and / or unfavorable market conditions could require the company to make

