Due to a shortage of containers due to the prolonged infection with the new coronavirus, major winemaker "Mercian" has decided to suspend sales of some products for the time being, saying that wine imports from the United States have been delayed.
Mercian will suspend sales of 10 types of products that are imported from the United States and packed in bottles and PET bottles at Japanese factories.
Reasons for suspension of sales The company has run out of containers due to a shortage of labor due to the normalization of economic activities in addition to the expansion of logistics demand against the backdrop of global “nesting” as the infection continues for a long time. It is said that this is because imports are stagnant.
According to the company, sales will be suspended as soon as the stock runs out, and the timing of resumption is undecided.
Logistics disruptions in the Corona wreck have also affected wine production and sales.