Regarding the dairy factory in Hokkaido where much was stopped due to a power outage due to the earthquake, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Wednesday that 17 plants were operating at 4:00 pm of 39 plants in Hokkaido (2 tons or more throughput) I announced. Only two factories of Yotsuba Milk Industry with in-house power generation facility were moving immediately after the earthquake. All the remaining plants are also recovering their electricity supply and are preparing for resumption.
At this time, about 30% of the raw milk used in the southern region of Honshu is supplied from Hokkaido. Ken Saito, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Minister of Agriculture and Forestry said on Monday morning, "If the impact of power outage becomes prolonged, there is a possibility that the supply and demand of milk will be affected.Working steadily to secure stable supply by early restoration I want to go ".
Factories that are in operation as of 4 pm on August 8 are as follows.
URASANO Dairy ▽ Komachi Dairy (Niki Factory) ▽ New Sapporo Dairy ▽ Takanashi Dairy (Hokkaido Plant) ▽ Milk Koza Corporation ▽ Hakodate Dairy Corporation ▽ Flower Field Ranch 〃 Maki ▽ Hokkaido Dairy ▽ Hokkaido Hidaka Dairy ▽ Municipal Farm ▽ Morinaga Milk (Saroma Factory) ▽ Yotsuba Dairy (Soya Factory, Tokachi Main Factory, Roots Kushi Plant, Okhotsk Kitami Plant) (Tetsushi Yamamura)