Weather- and global-warming-driven changes in the supply-demand balance

「東日本の低日照・多雨、西日本の高温・少雨など、地域ごとに天候不順が見られ、生育や出荷時期に影響を及ぼし、」

「In the floral industry, prices of everyday necessities, represented by rice, continued to rise, while supply-demand mismatches caused by adverse weather, a daily preference for economizing and the shrinking scale of weddings and funerals resulted in difficult trading conditions throughout the year.」

「Production was also heavily affected by high temperatures and torrential rains, resulting in a situation in which mismatches between demand and supply occurred chronically.」

「As declining agricultural production employment and the effects of climate change made shortages and high unit prices increasingly pronounced throughout Japan from summer onward, our ability to enhance procurement and sales capabilities as a core market contributed to the results.」

「On the production side of the floral industry, shipment periods often shifted out of alignment with demand and supply amid severe conditions, including unusually persistent heat and frequent torrential rains.」

「To address this risk, the Group is strengthening facilities at its refrigerated warehouse buildings on the supply and quality fronts.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. On the supply side, weather affects quality and the condition of products from the production stage through the point at which flower shops sell them to consumers; on the demand side, it affects consumer preferences at the time of purchase.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. On the supply side, weather affects quality and the condition of products from the production stage through the point at which flower shops sell them to consumers; on the demand side, it affects consumer preferences at the time of purchase.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「Although our inbound volumes were sluggish due to prolonged rain, extreme heat, and cloudy weather from July through September, domestic products recovered to approximately 90% of the previous year's level. Imported products remained at approximately 75% of the previous year's level due to continued declines in air and sea freight services, and overall shortages continued.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「Accordingly, if weather, including global warming, disrupts the balance between supply and demand and affects transaction volumes or transaction values, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「In the flower industry, which is heavily affected by weather, the volume of flowers in distribution declined substantially due to a succession of natural disasters, including major typhoons. Typhoons No. 15 and No. 19, which struck the Tokyo metropolitan area and the Kanto-Koshin and Tohoku regions, respectively, caused extensive damage to flower-producing areas.」

「The floral industry is heavily affected by weather, but this year record-late rainy-season starts in the areas from northern Kyushu to the Kinki region, followed by extreme heat immediately after the rainy season ended, adversely affected flower growth. This also led to weaker consumer sentiment, with seasonal products failing to sell when they would normally be expected to sell.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「In the floral industry, labor shortages and higher delivery costs constrained transactions, while successive natural disasters often made it impossible to meet consumer expectations regarding product collection and quality.」

「This fiscal year, warmer-than-usual autumn and winter weather kept demand for Christmas flowers and flowers for the year-end and New Year holidays subdued, much like demand for winter clothing. In December in particular, unit prices failed to rise despite lower shipments than usual, resulting in difficult sales conditions. In addition, the decline in domestic flower production caused by natural disasters led to increased circulation of imported flowers, which also contributed to lower wholesale prices.」

「Although production and consumption in the flower industry are both heavily affected by weather, production volumes declined this year due to a succession of natural disasters, including record heat, earthquakes, torrential rain, and typhoons. As a result, supply could not keep pace during peak demand periods such as the July and August Obon holidays and the autumn equinoctial period, and shortages and high unit prices continued.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「Net sales were ¥25,375,961 thousand, down 6.0% year on year, as weather factors, including record-high temperatures in March, coincided with insufficient collection of reasonably priced grades during the peak demand season and low unit prices for white chrysanthemums and other products.」

「Because we handle horticultural produce that is highly susceptible to weather conditions, production volumes declined and quality deteriorated due to prolonged rain and insufficient sunshine in October, as well as damage from Typhoons No. 20 and 21. From November onward, market conditions and handling volumes stabilized as the market distribution rate improved, and signs of increased activity emerged.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「Net sales for the consolidated fiscal year were ¥26,995,849 thousand, down 1.2% year on year. As described in “2. Overview of Business Results” under “II. Business Overview,” this was attributable to factors including a temporary rise in unit prices caused by supply shortages from autumn onward due to adverse weather, followed by lower prices despite shortages as prolonged rain and insufficient sunlight reduced quality; and lower willingness to purchase flowers, discretionary goods, as other fresh products also became more expensive.」

「The value of floral products is affected by weather on both the supply and demand sides. If weather disrupts the supply-demand balance and affects transaction volumes or transaction prices, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」

「From July through September, successive typhoons and their landfalls weakened consumers' willingness to purchase, while in September, continued heavy rain in addition to the typhoons reduced supply and caused shortages.」

「Consolidated subsidiary 株式会社九州大田花き was affected by a decline in demand in the Kyushu region as a result of the Kumamoto earthquake in April and subsequent heavy rains.」

「Accordingly, if weather, including global warming, disrupts the balance between supply and demand and affects transaction volumes or transaction values, it may affect the business results and financial condition of the Group.」