Surging Raw Material Prices and Difficulty Securing Quantities
First written in FY2016. 9 of 23 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2022-Q2. Latest entry: 2026-11-13.
Wakou Shokuhin moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2018, 1 year before the typical company in this theme (2019).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 104 of 142 companies on the "Worse" side.
44 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2026WorsenedAnnual report
「The seasonings industry continues to face a challenging business environment, with food price increases due to surging raw material prices and higher energy costs, as well as increasingly price-conscious consumers.」
It was reported that surging raw material prices and energy costs, together with ongoing food price increases, are continuing, while consumers are becoming more price-conscious. - 2026-05-15WorsenedResults
「原材料価格の高騰、エネルギーコストの上昇による食品価格の値上げが継続しており、消費者の節約志向が強まり、事業を取り巻く環境は依然として厳しい状況にあります。」
原材料・エネルギーコスト上昇と消費者の節約志向による厳しい環境が通期開示でも継続した。 - FY2026-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「In Japan's seasonings industry, food price increases due to surging raw material prices and higher energy costs are continuing, consumers are becoming more price-conscious, and the business environment remains challenging.」
The company indicates that price increases due to surging raw material prices and higher energy costs are continuing, consumers are becoming more price-conscious, and domestic demand and the cost environment remain challenging. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the business environment remains challenging, as surging resource prices against a backdrop of unstable international conditions and trends in the financial and foreign exchange markets continue to affect the domestic economy and prices.」
The company continues to cite surging resource prices against a backdrop of unstable international conditions and trends in the financial and foreign exchange markets as factors contributing to the challenging business environment. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, surging resource prices against a backdrop of unstable international conditions and trends in the financial and foreign exchange markets continue to affect the domestic economy and prices.」
The company reports that surging resource prices against a backdrop of unstable international conditions and trends in the financial and foreign exchange markets continue to affect the domestic economy and prices. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「If crude oil and food resource prices soar, resulting in higher fuel prices and raw material procurement costs, and if securing volumes becomes difficult because of tight supply and demand for food resources, this could affect the performance of the group. Accordingly, the company is working to secure a stable supply of raw materials and procure them at optimal prices by purchasing from multiple suppliers. It is also addressing these issues through cost reductions achieved through improved productivity and product price revisions to the extent possible.」
The company continues to face risks from surging raw material and fuel prices and difficulty securing volumes, and uses multiple suppliers, productivity improvements, cost reductions, and product price revisions as countermeasures. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「However, the economic outlook remains uncertain due to signs of a renewed spread of infectious diseases, increases in raw material and logistics costs resulting from surging energy prices, sharp foreign exchange fluctuations, and other factors.」
The company continues to identify uncertainty arising from signs of a renewed spread of infectious diseases, higher raw material and logistics costs due to surging energy prices, and sharp foreign exchange fluctuations. - FY2023-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「However, the outlook for the economy remains uncertain due to the worsening situation in Ukraine, the depreciation of the yen, and increases in raw material and logistics costs resulting from surging energy prices.」
In addition to the worsening situation in Ukraine and the weaker yen, the company identifies increases in raw material and logistics costs driven by surging energy prices, indicating that difficult cost and supply conditions continue. - FY2023-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the global economy had been showing signs of recovery, particularly in the United States and other countries where COVID-19 vaccinations had progressed, but the pace of recovery is slowing due to higher energy, mineral, and food prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other factors, as well as procurement constraints for basic raw materials and components.」
In addition to the existing risks of surging raw material prices and difficulty securing volumes, the company explicitly identifies higher energy, mineral, and food prices due to the invasion of Ukraine and other factors, as well as procurement constraints for basic raw materials and components, indicating a worsening supply and cost environment. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although the global economy remains under pressure from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on activity have been eased, particularly in developed countries such as North America and Europe, and the economy has maintained a recovery trend. However, the outlook remains uncertain due to supply chain disruptions, higher energy costs, and heightened international tensions arising from the Ukraine situation.」
In addition to the existing risks related to raw material and resource prices, supply chain disruptions, higher energy costs, and uncertainty in the supply and cost environment arising from the Ukraine situation have been identified. - FY2022-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, although the global economy experienced a further spread of COVID-19, economic activity has resumed and the economy has maintained a recovery trend, particularly in developed countries where vaccination programs have progressed. However, concerns remain about the impact on the economy of prolonged US-China trade tensions, rising resource prices, and shortages of components, including semiconductors, leaving the outlook uncertain.」
In addition to rising resource prices, shortages of components, particularly semiconductors, are identified as a new concern, indicating broader supply environment risks, including raw materials and securing volumes. - FY2022-Q2WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, the global economy is showing signs of recovery, particularly in developed countries, as measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have taken effect. However, the outlook remains uncertain due to concerns about a renewed spread of COVID-19 caused by highly transmissible variants, semiconductor shortages, surging raw material prices, and other factors.」
Surging raw material prices are explicitly identified as a factor contributing to uncertainty in the global economy, indicating a worsening external environment for raw material price risks. - FY2021MitigatedAnnual report
「Accordingly, the company is working to secure a stable supply of raw materials and procure them at optimal prices by purchasing from multiple suppliers. It is also addressing these issues through price negotiations with suppliers, cost reductions achieved through improved productivity, and product price revisions to the extent possible.」
The company specifies multiple suppliers, price negotiations, productivity improvements, and product price revisions as measures to address raw material price and volume procurement risks. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The seasonings industry continues to face a challenging environment, including higher raw material prices and higher labor and logistics costs driven by labor shortages and changes in the social structure.」
The challenging environment facing the seasonings industry due to higher raw material, labor, and logistics costs continues to be reported. - FY2020-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The seasonings industry continues to face a challenging environment, including higher raw material prices and higher labor and logistics costs driven by labor shortages and changes in the social structure.」
Continued increases in raw material prices, together with higher labor and logistics costs driven by labor shortages and changes in the social structure, are actually reflected in the industry's challenging environment. - FY2019-Q3MaterialisedAnnual report
「The seasonings industry continues to face challenging conditions due to higher raw material prices, labor and logistics costs driven by labor shortages and an improving employment environment, and other factors.」
Higher raw material prices, together with rising labor and logistics costs, continue to manifest themselves in the challenging conditions facing the seasonings industry. - FY2019-Q2MaterialisedAnnual report
「The seasonings industry continues to face challenging conditions due to higher raw material prices, labor and logistics costs driven by labor shortages and an improving employment environment, and other factors.」
Higher raw material prices, together with rising labor and logistics costs, continue to contribute to the industry's challenging conditions. - FY2019-Q1MaterialisedAnnual report
「The seasonings industry continues to face challenging conditions due to higher raw material prices, labor and logistics costs driven by labor shortages and an improving employment environment, and other factors.」
Continued increases in raw material prices, together with higher labor and logistics costs, are actually reflected in the industry's challenging conditions. - FY2018MaterialisedAnnual report
「The main factors were higher labor costs, reflecting rising raw material prices and an improving employment environment, together with higher logistics costs, resulting in lower profit.」
Higher raw material prices actually reduced profit, together with higher labor and logistics costs. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「If crude oil and food resource prices soar, resulting in higher heavy fuel oil prices and raw material procurement costs, and if securing volumes becomes difficult because of tight supply and demand for food resources, this could affect the performance of the group.」
The company continues to identify surging crude oil, food resource, and raw material procurement prices, as well as difficulty securing volumes, as performance risks. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「If crude oil and food resource prices soar, resulting in higher heavy fuel oil prices and raw material procurement costs, and if securing volumes becomes difficult because of tight supply and demand for food resources, this could affect the performance of the group.」
The company identifies rising crude oil and food resource prices, higher raw material prices, and difficulty securing volumes as performance risks.