Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Finance and Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term	1 year 2 months 15 days
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent	7.60%
Operating Lease, Expense	$ 373,330	$ 272,336
Accrued Bonuses	$ 2,000,000	$ 1,733,336
Entity Wide Trade Joint Venture Receivables, Three Joint Ventures, Percentage	40.10%	46.60%
Stock Options Granted to Management [Member]
Accrued Bonuses	$ 800,000	$ 533,336
Paid Out in Cash and Profit Sharing [Member]
Accrued Bonuses	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,200,000
Fiscal 2018 Bonus Plan [Member] \| Executive Officer [Member]
Percentage of Individual Bonus Payout Determined by Actual Versus Targeted EBITOI Results	75.00%
Percentage of Individuals Payout Determined Upon Achievement of Certain Pre-Established Individual Performance Objectives	25.00%

Percentage of total trade joint venture receivables accounted for by three joint ventures.

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Weighted average remaining lease term for operating and finance lease, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Percentage of individual's bonus payout determined based upon the Company's actual EBITOI for the fiscal year compared to pre-established target EBITOI for the fiscal year.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements.

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Amount of operating lease expense. Excludes sublease income.

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