Adverse weather-related fluctuations in beverage shipments

「また、夏場の天候不順の影響を受け、取扱数量が減少しました。」

「Handling volumes increased due to the effects of extreme heat and higher demand for stockpiling.」

「In Transport and Warehousing, volumes handled, particularly beverage-related goods, increased because the year was hit by an unusually hot summer from June, earlier than usual, and revenue also increased as ㈱トーウンＴＬＰ札幌 began full-scale operations. However, operating income declined because of higher fuel and other costs resulting from surging crude oil prices.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated cardboard continued to recover from the previous year in food products, e-commerce, and electrical and machinery products, among other sectors. The Group was affected by lower shipments of beverages and produce due to adverse summer weather, but its production volume exceeded the same period of the previous year as demand for processed foods continued to recover.」

「Domestic demand for corrugated packaging remained below the previous year's level due to requests associated with 2 declarations of a state of emergency, including refraining from going out, shortened business hours for restaurants, and working from home, as well as adverse weather such as record heavy rain in July and heavy snowfall from mid-December.」

「In the transportation division, handling volumes increased due to new customers, but cargo related to our mainstay soft drinks was heavily affected by the prolonged rainy season and low temperatures, causing total cargo handling volumes to decline. In addition, vehicle shortages increased costs. In the warehousing division, cargo movement was sluggish because of adverse weather, and higher inventory levels increased costs such as external warehouse rental fees.」

「In Transport and Warehousing, revenue increased due to higher volumes of beverages and empty cans handled in western Japan and the opening of a new center in the Tohoku region. However, beverage-related shipments stagnated because of poor summer weather, costs such as pallet rental fees increased as goods remained in storage, and subcontracted transportation costs rose further because of vehicle shortages. As a result, Transport and Warehousing revenue declined 0.6% to ¥37,308 million, and operating income fell 11.2% to ¥1,464 million.」

「In transportation and warehousing, handling volumes increased due to new customers, but cargo related to our mainstay soft drinks was heavily affected by the prolonged rainy season and low temperatures in the first half, causing total cargo handling volumes to decline. In addition, vehicle shortages increased costs, while higher inventories due to adverse weather increased costs such as external warehouse rental fees.」

「In the transportation division, handling volumes increased due to new customers, but cargo related to our mainstay soft drinks was heavily affected by the prolonged rainy season and low temperatures, causing total cargo handling volumes to decline. In addition, vehicle shortages increased costs. In the warehousing division, cargo movement was sluggish because of adverse weather, and higher inventory levels increased costs such as external warehouse rental fees.」

「Beverage-related shipments declined from May to June due to adverse weather, but」