BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Total external revenue	$ 404,744,774	$ 360,101,103
Depreciation	774,285	725,461
Operating income (loss)	4,087,878	1,166,515
Interest expense	376,430	472,423
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	3,753,271	700,870
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	335,339
Total assets	157,746,118	147,600,457	$ 188,001,273
Capital expenditures	448,512	1,394,025
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	276,589,707	245,050,054
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	64,845,544	54,317,548
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	20,164,577	20,836,862
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	11,147,098	10,096,495
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	31,997,848	29,800,144
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(1,585,374)	(1,340,193)
Interest expense	346,894	438,449
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(1,903,830)	(1,778,642)
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	335,339
Total assets	10,930,821	122,891
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	393,597,676	350,004,608
Depreciation	472,693	432,263
Operating income (loss)	5,788,239	3,649,014
Interest expense	29,536	33,974
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	5,769,260	3,619,664
Total assets	128,232,076	125,529,755
Capital expenditures	406,440	793,681
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	276,589,707	245,050,054
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	64,845,544	54,317,548
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	20,164,577	20,836,862
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	31,997,848	29,800,144
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	11,147,098	10,096,495
Depreciation	301,592	293,198
Operating income (loss)	(114,987)	(1,142,306)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(112,159)	(1,140,152)
Total assets	18,583,221	21,947,811
Capital expenditures	42,072	600,344
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	$ 11,147,098	$ 10,096,495