BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Total external revenue	$ 1,521,278,763	$ 1,392,388,157
Depreciation	3,116,449	2,575,924
Amortization		41,667
Operating income (loss)	9,080,986	6,349,688
Interest expense	1,693,251	1,598,864
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	7,502,011	4,811,943
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	183,579
Total assets	188,001,273	157,711,622
Capital expenditures	3,287,320	4,506,280
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	1,045,661,081	955,667,916
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	227,807,266	197,678,519
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	82,910,260	83,130,063
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	46,010,692	44,210,688
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	118,889,464	111,700,971
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(6,385,904)	(6,199,095)
Interest expense	1,564,579	1,452,884
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(7,891,074)	(7,651,977)
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	183,579
Total assets	10,584,563	141,667
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	1,475,268,071	1,348,177,469
Depreciation	1,791,414	1,569,178
Amortization		41,667
Operating income (loss)	17,291,306	17,280,500
Interest expense	128,672	145,980
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	17,207,935	17,186,295
Total assets	158,292,477	143,541,723
Capital expenditures	2,071,956	2,982,273
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	1,045,661,081	955,667,916
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	227,807,266	197,678,519
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	82,910,260	83,130,063
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	118,889,464	111,700,971
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	46,010,692	44,210,688
Depreciation	1,325,035	1,006,746
Operating income (loss)	(1,824,416)	(4,731,717)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,814,850)	(4,722,375)
Total assets	19,124,233	14,028,232
Capital expenditures	1,215,364	1,524,007
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	$ 46,010,692	$ 44,210,688