EXHIBIT 12

MINN
DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVECOMPUTATION
OF RATIO OF NET PROCEEDS TO FIXED CHARGES(IN
THOUSANDS)

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|                                                              |  | Year Ended August 31, |       
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|                                                              |  | 2006                  |        | 2005 |  | 2004   |  | 2003 |         | 2002 | 
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|Earnings:                                                     |  |                       |        |      |  |        |  |      |         |      |  |         |  |  |        | 
|Net proceeds
  before income taxes from continuing operations |  |                       | 76,096 |      |  | 88,088 |  |      | 107,909 |      |  | 109,663 |  |  | 84,224 | 
|Fixed charges,
  excluding capitalized interest, see below    |  |                       | 3,544  |      |  | 2,899  |  |      | 2,920   |      |  | 3,326   |  |  | 3,742  | 
|Amortization of
  capitalized interest                        |  |                       | 106    |      |  | 106    |  |      | 106     |      |  | 94      |  |  | 94     | 
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|Net
Proceeds                                                  |  |                       | 79,746 |      |  | 91,093 |  |      | 110,935 |      |  | 113,083 |  |  | 88,060 | 
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|Fixed Charges:                                                |  |                       |        |      |  |        |  |      |         |      |  |         |  |  |        | 
|Interest Expense                                              |  |                       | 3,544  |      |  | 2,899  |  |      | 2,920   |      |  | 3,326   |  |  | 3,742  | 
|Interest factor included
  in rentals (1)                     |  |                       | 0      |      |  | 0      |  |      | 0       |      |  | 0       |  |  | 0      | 
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|Fixed charges,
  excluding capitalized interest               |  |                       | 3,544  |      |  | 2,899  |  |      | 2,920   |      |  | 3,326   |  |  | 3,742  | 
|Interest
  capitalized                                        |  |                       | 0      |      |  | 0      |  |      | 0       |      |  | 207     |  |  | 9      | 
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|Fixed Charges                                                 |  |                       | 3,544  |      |  | 2,899  |  |      | 2,920   |      |  | 3,533   |  |  | 3,751  | 
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|Ratio of net
  proceeds to fixed charges                      |  |                       | 22.50  |      |  | 31.42  |  |      | 37.99   |      |  | 32.01   |  |  | 23.48  | 
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|(1) | The company does lease certain items, such as office
  equipment. Due to the proportionately small amounts involved, interest on
  such lease payments has not been included in the total of the companys fixed
  charges of the calculation of this ratio.

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