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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Aug. 26, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020
Granted In 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited		8,301
Granted In 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited		6,591
Granted In 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited		6,969
Granted In 2019 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares forfeited		9,806
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] \| Board Member [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of RSUs granted		2,617
Stock-based compensation			$ 17,600
Performance Shares [Member] \| Employees [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares granted		84,383
Number of shares returned for employee's withholding taxes (shares)	12,495
Value of shares returned for employee's withholding taxes	$ 40,100
Performance Shares [Member] \| Employees [Member] \| Granted in August 2020 [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation			46,300
Performance Shares [Member] \| Employees [Member] \| Granted in August 2020 [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation			14,800
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of common shares granted		9,346
Performance Shares [Member] \| Share-based Payment Arrangement, Employee [Member] \| Granted in August 2020 [Member] \| Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation			$ 6,400