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Note 11 - Segment and Geographic Information - Net Sales by Geographic Location (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Total net sales	$ 12,923,837	$ 10,223,019	$ 36,680,850	$ 28,667,945
Inside the USA to Unaffiliated Customers [Member]
Total net sales	7,434,991	5,967,459	19,771,031	16,363,291
Joint Ventures in Which the Company is a Shareholder Directly and Indirectly Outside the USA [Member]
Total net sales	879,324	862,136	2,201,077	2,115,511
Unaffiliated Customers Outside the USA [Member]
Total net sales	$ 4,609,522	$ 3,393,424	$ 14,708,742	$ 10,189,143

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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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