As the price of crude oil continues to rise, natto makers in Mito City are concerned about the impact on management as containers made of petroleum-derived plastic will rise in price.
Manufacturers in Mito City, which manufactures specialty natto, use petroleum-derived plastic products for packs and films that contain natto.
Amid soaring crude oil prices, in October, a company purchasing facial masks and other products told us that they would raise the price of containers by about 5% to 10% from the next transaction.
Also, kerosene is used as the fuel for the boiler for steaming soybeans, and it is said that the purchase price has not changed significantly so far, but I am worried that it will rise in the future.
Manufacturers are concerned about consumers' refraining from buying, and have not considered adding a rise in container prices to the product price at the moment, but if the rise in crude oil prices is prolonged, it will be necessary to consider raising the price. It is said that.
Tomoharu Takano, president of "Daruma Natto," said, "We have no choice but to take measures such as reducing costs at the manufacturing stage while assessing consumer awareness of price increases."