Granite Falls Energy (GFGY) 10-Q 2011 Q2 Quarterly report

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Granite Falls Energy, LLC (the “Company”) for the quarter ended April 30, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Tracey L. Olson, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Tracey L. Olson

Tracey L. Olson, Chief Executive Officer

Dated: June 14, 2011