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Accounting policies (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Total Revenues	$ 18,305,260	$ 15,064,066	$ 35,293,784	$ 29,618,729
Retail revenues [Member]
Total Revenues	6,983,515	6,268,023	13,670,175	12,699,371
Bulk revenues [Member]
Total Revenues	6,941,051	7,680,701	14,052,364	15,127,484
Services revenues [Member]
Total Revenues	90,792	122,912	191,369	246,676
Manufacturing revenues [Member]
Total Revenues	$ 4,289,902	$ 992,430	$ 7,379,876	$ 1,545,198

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Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss).

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