Impact of Adverse and Abnormal Weather on Quality and Production Volumes
First written in FY2016. 4 of 9 entries say "Materialised", first in FY2018. Latest entry: 2026-09-14.
Berg Earth moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, the same year as the typical company in this theme.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2026: 8 of 12 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-09-14RestatedEarnings
「In Japan, the effects of climate change, including extreme heat and torrential rain, have been observed in various regions, with more instances affecting the growth, quality and yields of agricultural crops.」
The disclosure reaffirms that climate change, including extreme heat and torrential rain, is affecting the growth, quality and yields of agricultural crops. - FY2025MaterialisedAnnual report
「Despite continued increases in raw material and energy costs, the company actively secured personnel for research and development and new initiatives.」
As extreme weather and heatwaves continue to affect the business environment, the heatwave from June 2025 onward affected customer traffic at retail stores and the product mix. - FY2023-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「In terms of earnings, manufacturing costs increased due to higher heavy fuel oil consumption resulting from the cold wave from mid-December onward and a substantial increase in electricity prices.」
A cold spell actually occurred and affected manufacturing costs through increased heavy fuel oil consumption. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「When adverse weather persists, it affects seedling quality and leads to a decline in product value. Accordingly, the Group has implemented measures to stabilize quality, including introducing new equipment such as closed plant production facilities and cooling equipment, installing environmental monitoring and control systems, accumulating cultivation methods, technologies and expertise suited to weather conditions, conducting research and development and expanding contract production, and diversifying production sites by increasing primary seedling farms and expanding production capacity.」
The Group continues to address adverse and extreme weather through equipment, environmental controls, accumulated expertise, research and development, contract production and production-site diversification. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, in recent years, concerns have arisen over various issues, including poor crop yields and higher vegetable prices resulting from extreme weather and large-scale natural disasters, as well as the increasing difficulty of timing operations appropriately due to climate fluctuations.」
The company continues to cite poor crop yields and higher vegetable prices caused by extreme weather and large-scale natural disasters, along with the increasing difficulty of performing operations at the appropriate time due to climate change, as concerns relating to the agricultural environment. - FY2019MaterialisedAnnual report
「In 2019, a series of typhoons caused natural disasters including torrential rain, violent winds and river flooding, resulting in human and physical damage, mainly in the Kanto region, as well as extensive damage to the agricultural sector.」
The company states that typhoons, torrential rain, violent winds and river flooding actually occurred, causing human and physical damage as well as agricultural damage. - FY2018MaterialisedAnnual report
「In 2018, a series of natural disasters, including the torrential rains in western Japan, the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake and typhoons, caused not only human and physical damage but also extensive damage to the agricultural sector.」
The company states that the torrential rains in western Japan, the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi Earthquake and typhoons actually occurred and caused agricultural damage. - FY2017WorsenedAnnual report
「As noted above, the company is diversifying its production sites, but at present most primary seedling production is carried out at the head-office farm. As a result, if the company is affected by the adverse or extreme weather described above, this may affect the performance of the Group.」
Although production-site diversification is under way, the company additionally specifies that most primary seedling production is concentrated at the head-office farm, indicating a concentration of weather-related risk. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「As most production takes place in greenhouses, it is affected by weather conditions, including temperature and sunlight. …If adverse or extreme weather prevents the company from securing sufficient quality and production volumes, it may affect the performance of the Group.」
The company cites closed plant production facilities, cooling equipment, accumulated cultivation expertise, research and development, and production-site diversification as countermeasures, while stating that the impact of weather cannot be completely avoided.