Risk of Higher Costs for Developing and Securing Cultivation Technicians
First written in FY2017. 3 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
Berg Earth moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026, 2 years after the typical company in this theme (2024).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 5 of 16 companies on the "Worse" side.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「As production has become increasingly concentrated during busy periods, labor costs also increased, including higher wage rates resulting from recruitment expenses to secure personnel and increased employment of temporary staff.」
Securing personnel during busy periods became more difficult, and recruitment expenses, employment of temporary staff, and higher wage rates resulted in increased costs. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「Cultivation technicians who have acquired technology and know-how at the Company’s own farms nationwide are beginning to develop, and there is currently no shortage. However, if production sites increase and expand further, inadequate cultivation guidance or difficulty securing personnel may affect the Group’s performance.」
While denying a current shortage of technicians, the Company continues to identify the risks of inadequate guidance and difficulty securing personnel accompanying the expansion of production sites. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「At the same time, securing employees will be important for expanding production, and the Company expects difficult conditions, including those concerning employment terms, to continue.」
The Company reiterated its view that difficult conditions, including those concerning employment terms, will continue in securing employees needed to expand production. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「At the same time, securing employees will be important for expanding production, and the Company expects difficult conditions, including those concerning employment terms, to continue.」
The Company indicated that difficult conditions, including those concerning employment terms, are expected to continue in securing employees needed to expand production. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「Cultivation technicians who have acquired technology and know-how at the Company’s own farms nationwide are beginning to develop, and there is currently no shortage.」
Although the Company states that there is currently no shortage of technicians, it continues to identify the risks of inadequate guidance and higher personnel recruitment and technology improvement costs accompanying the increase in sites. - FY2018MitigatedAnnual report
「Cultivation technicians who have acquired technology and know-how at the Company’s own farms nationwide are beginning to develop, and there is currently no shortage.」
The Company states that technicians who have acquired technology and know-how at its own farms nationwide are being developed and that there is currently no shortage. However, the risk of higher training and recruitment costs accompanying the expansion of sites remains. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「If the number of production sites increases and expands further, cultivation guidance may not be provided adequately, costs for improving technology and know-how may increase, securing personnel may become difficult, or personnel-related costs may rise, any of which may affect the Group’s performance.」
The Company newly identified the possibility that inadequate cultivation guidance and higher costs for improving technology and know-how and securing personnel, accompanying the expansion of production sites nationwide, may affect performance.