Market Price Fluctuations for Forced-Grown Strawberries
First written in FY2016. 18 of 24 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
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- FY2026Annual update of market pricesAnnual report
「For example, the market price of the 'Tochiotome' variety at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2025, measured per pack of size L, rose to ¥1,300 during the Christmas season and fell to ¥420 in January 2026.」
The market price of forcing-cultivation strawberries fluctuated from ¥1,300 during the Christmas season to ¥420 in January of the following year. Market-price fluctuation risk also materialized during the fiscal year. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「For example, the market price of the 'Tochiotome' variety at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2024, measured per pack of size L, rose to ¥1,200 during the Christmas season and fell to ¥450 in January 2025.」
The market price of forcing-cultivation strawberries actually fluctuated from ¥1,200 during the Christmas season to ¥450 in January of the following year. From the beginning of the year through February, high prices compressed profit from some business partners, while profit was secured from March onward as prices declined. - FY2025-H1MitigatedAnnual report
「The impact of cold weather before Christmas also contributed to a decline in strawberry arrivals at the market in mid-December, and scarce supply continued, particularly in western Japan. However, having anticipated this situation in advance, the company was able to procure supplies systematically from production areas nationwide. Although sales revenue fell below the same period of the previous year because business partners reduced their strawberry usage due to soaring raw-material costs and other factors, profit exceeded the previous year as the company was able to supply western Japan, where market prices had surged.」
Although cold weather and other factors reduced arrivals and caused market prices to surge, systematic procurement nationwide and supply to western Japan resulted in profit exceeding the same period of the previous year. - FY2024MaterialisedAnnual report
「For example, the market price of the 'Tochiotome' variety at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2023, measured per pack of size L, rose to ¥1,300 during the Christmas season and fell to ¥400 in January 2024.」
The market price of forcing-cultivation strawberries actually fluctuated from ¥1,300 during the Christmas season to ¥400 in January of the following year, and the market-price fluctuation risk was confirmed over the full fiscal year. - FY2024-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「Sales volumes increased from January through March compared with the same period of the previous year, and revenue also increased. However, in March, when market prices normally begin to decline, market arrivals remained low because of cold weather and other factors, causing market prices to remain high. As a result, procurement unit prices exceeded expectations, squeezing the profit margins of certain customers whose selling prices had been set based on normal market prices.」
Against a backdrop of lower arrivals due to cold weather in March and other factors, market prices remained high, and higher unit procurement prices compressed profit from some business partners. - FY2024-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Around the Christmas season in December, planting of forcing-cultivation strawberries was delayed nationwide by extreme heat, resulting in scarce supply, particularly of foodservice-size strawberries. Market prices also remained high from November. Although higher unit selling prices increased sales revenue, profit declined year on year due in part to higher unit procurement prices.」
Against a backdrop of planting delays caused by extreme heat and scarce supply, market prices remained high. Higher unit procurement prices prevented the increase in revenue from higher unit selling prices from translating into higher profit, and profit fell below the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, market prices for strawberries in foodservice sizes increased year on year. Christmas-season demand for cakes declined, particularly among major Western-style confectionery manufacturers, due to higher retail prices caused by soaring raw-material costs and the impact of broad-based inflation on personal consumption. Consequently, strawberry sales volumes declined, but higher unit selling prices driven by strawberry market prices resulted in sales revenue and profit exceeding the same period of the previous year.」
Against a backdrop of scarce supply, market prices for foodservice-size strawberries rose. Although sales volumes declined, higher unit selling prices resulted in sales revenue and profit exceeding the same period of the previous year. - FY2023-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, market prices for strawberries in foodservice sizes increased year on year. Christmas-season demand for cakes declined, particularly among major Western-style confectionery manufacturers, due to higher retail prices caused by soaring raw-material costs and the impact of broad-based inflation on personal consumption. Consequently, strawberry sales volumes declined, but higher unit selling prices driven by strawberry market prices resulted in sales revenue and profit exceeding the same period of the previous year.」
Scarce arrivals of foodservice-size strawberries caused market prices to rise year on year. Although sales volumes declined, higher unit selling prices resulted in sales revenue and profit exceeding the same period of the previous year. - FY2022-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「After the Christmas season, strawberry arrivals at the market declined sharply. With the additional impact of cold weather, scarce supply continued until around mid-February, and strawberry market prices were higher than in the previous year. However, sales volumes to business partners declined, resulting in lower sales revenue and profit.」
Due to lower arrivals and scarce supply caused by cold weather and other factors, market prices were higher than in the previous year, and the impact of market-price fluctuations actually resulted in lower sales volumes, sales revenue and profit. - FY2022-Q2MitigatedAnnual report
「In December during the Christmas season, arrivals of forcing-cultivation strawberries were plentiful because growth had proceeded smoothly nationwide. Although a partial review of fixed-price transactions, which had been a factor compressing profit, reduced sales volumes and caused sales revenue to fall below the previous year, profit was secured.」
Although sales volumes and sales revenue declined after some fixed-price transactions were reviewed amid plentiful arrivals of forcing-cultivation strawberries, profit was secured. - FY2021MaterialisedAnnual report
「For example, the market price of the 'Tochiotome' variety at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2020, measured per pack of size L, rose to ¥1,000 during the Christmas season and fell to ¥350 in January 2021.」
The market price of forcing-cultivation strawberries fluctuated from ¥1,000 during the Christmas season to ¥350 in January of the following year, and market-price fluctuations actually occurred. - FY2021-Q3MitigatedAnnual report
「From January to February after the beginning of the year, strawberry market prices remained lower than in the previous year, when prices had surged, and profit from customers supplied at fixed prices improved.」
Profit was pressured by high market prices in early December, but prices remained lower than in the previous year after the beginning of the year, improving profit from customers supplied at fixed prices. - FY2021-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「Market prices remained high from early December, substantially reducing profit from customers supplied at fixed prices. As a result, both sales revenue and profit fell below the same period of the previous year.」
Market prices actually surged from early December, substantially reducing profit from customers supplied at fixed prices. - FY2020-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「After the beginning of the year, market arrivals remained unusually low, and market prices were unusually high, particularly from January to February. As a result, profit from customers supplied at fixed prices fell substantially, and sales volumes were also reduced in some cases.」
Against a backdrop of lower arrivals after the beginning of the year, market prices were high from January to February, and declines in profit from customers supplied at fixed prices and reductions in sales volumes actually occurred. - FY2020-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the Christmas season, the peak demand period, there was concern mainly in the Kanto region about the impact of typhoons that struck after forcing-cultivation strawberries were planted. However, prolonged cloudy weather and insufficient sunlight after planting had an even greater impact on the plants' initial growth, and strawberry arrivals at the market remained low. Market prices would normally surge, but the quantities of strawberries used by manufacturers declined, influenced by high Christmas-season prices in recent years, causing market prices to fall below the previous year's level.」
Although prolonged cloudy weather and insufficient sunlight reduced arrivals, market prices fell below the previous year's level against a backdrop of lower usage by manufacturers. Market-price fluctuations actually occurred. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「For example, the market price of the 'Tochiotome' variety at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2018, measured per pack of size L, rose to ¥1,300 during the Christmas season and fell to ¥370 in January 2019.」
The market price of forcing-cultivation strawberries fluctuated from ¥1,300 during the Christmas season to ¥370 in January of the following year, and the market-price fluctuation risk actually materialized. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, strawberry market prices remained relatively high, reducing profit from customers supplied at fixed prices.」
Against a backdrop of sluggish market arrivals due to cold weather, market prices remained high, and the resulting decline in profit from customers supplied at fixed prices actually occurred. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, strawberry market prices remained relatively high, reducing profit from customers supplied at fixed prices.」
Against a backdrop of sluggish market arrivals due to cold weather, market prices remained relatively high, reducing profit from customers supplied at fixed prices. - FY2018MaterialisedAnnual report
「For example, the market price of the 'Tochiotome' variety at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2017, measured per pack of size L, rose to ¥1,300 during the Christmas season and fell to ¥400 in January 2018.」
The market price of forcing-cultivation strawberries actually fluctuated from ¥1,300 during the Christmas season to ¥400 in January of the following year. - FY2018-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「As a result, strawberry market prices in December remained even higher than in the previous year, when prices had surged. Sales revenue increased year on year as selling prices to business partners rose. In terms of profit, however, higher procurement prices compressed margins on sales to customers supplied at fixed prices.」
Market prices actually surged. Although higher selling prices increased revenue, higher procurement prices compressed profit from customers supplied at fixed prices. - FY2017-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「During the Christmas season, the peak demand period, an extreme lack of sunlight in September, when forcing-cultivation strawberries are planted, affected the plants' initial growth. Arrivals at the market were lower than usual, causing market prices to surge. Sales revenue increased year on year due to higher selling prices to business partners, but high prices continued after Christmas, resulting in a substantial decline in profit from customers supplied at fixed prices.」
The decline in arrivals due to insufficient sunlight and the resulting surge in market prices actually occurred, substantially reducing profit from customers supplied at fixed prices. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「For example, the market price of Tochiotome strawberries at the Ota Market of the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in December 2015 was ¥650 per pack for L-size fruit during the Christmas season, falling to ¥350 in January 2016.」
Actual market-price fluctuations are presented as a risk affecting procurement and selling prices during the forcing season and strawberry-fruit revenue.