BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Information by business segments
Number of reportable business segments | item	2
Total external revenue	$ 1,672,378,581	$ 1,521,278,763
Depreciation	3,093,017	3,116,449
Operating income (loss)	17,824,619	9,080,986
Interest expense	1,339,560	1,693,251
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	16,688,287	7,502,011
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	3,357,978	183,579
Total assets	188,411,129	188,001,273
Capital expenditures	1,654,131	3,287,320
Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	1,130,297,314	1,045,661,081
Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	264,453,836	227,807,266
Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	92,353,240	82,910,260
Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	47,321,449	46,010,692
Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	137,952,742	118,889,464
Other
Information by business segments
Operating income (loss)	(8,449,668)	(6,385,904)
Interest expense	1,140,168	1,564,579
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	(9,475,562)	(7,891,074)
Equity method investment earnings, net of tax	3,357,978	183,579
Total assets	13,192,805	10,584,563
Wholesale Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	1,625,057,132	1,475,268,071
Depreciation	1,905,270	1,791,414
Operating income (loss)	24,477,037	17,291,306
Interest expense	199,392	128,672
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	24,354,719	17,207,935
Total assets	157,038,710	158,292,477
Capital expenditures	1,251,617	2,071,956
Wholesale Segment | Cigarettes
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	1,130,297,314	1,045,661,081
Wholesale Segment | Tobacco
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	264,453,836	227,807,266
Wholesale Segment | Confectionery
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	92,353,240	82,910,260
Wholesale Segment | Foodservice & other
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	137,952,742	118,889,464
Retail Segment
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	47,321,449	46,010,692
Depreciation	1,187,747	1,325,035
Operating income (loss)	1,797,250	(1,824,416)
Income (loss) from operations before taxes	1,809,130	(1,814,850)
Total assets	18,179,614	19,124,233
Capital expenditures	402,514	1,215,364
Retail Segment | Health food
Information by business segments
Total external revenue	$ 47,321,449	$ 46,010,692