Company: BOF
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-004712
Chunk: 304

Company: BranchOut Food Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 304
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vulnerable to adverse weather conditions and natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, water scarcity, temperature extremes, frosts,
earthquakes and pestilence. Natural disasters and adverse weather conditions (including the effects of climate change) can lower crop
yields and reduce crop size and crop quality, which in turn could reduce our supplies of certifiable ingredients or increase the prices
of such ingredients. If our supplies of certifiable ingredients are reduced, we may not be able to find enough supplemental supply sources
on favorable terms, if at all, which could impact our ability to supply product to our customers and adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.

We
also compete with other manufacturers in the procurement of certifiable product ingredients, which may be less plentiful in the open
market than conventional product ingredients. This competition may increase in the future if consumer demand for certifiable products
increases. This could cause our expenses to increase or could limit the amount of product that we can manufacture and sell.

Adverse
weather conditions, natural disasters, crop disease, pests and other natural conditions can impose significant costs and losses on our
business.

Agricultural
products are vulnerable to adverse weather conditions, including severe rains, drought and temperature extremes, floods and windstorms,
which are quite common but difficult to predict. Agricultural products also are vulnerable to crop disease and to pests, which may vary
in severity and effect, depending on the stage of production at the time of infection or infestation, the type of treatment applied and
climatic conditions. Unfavorable growing conditions caused by these factors can reduce both crop size and crop quality and, in extreme
cases, entire harvests may be lost. Additionally, adverse weather or natural disasters, including earthquakes, winter storms, droughts,
volcanic events or fires, could impact the manufacturing and business facilities of our suppliers in South America, which could result
in significant costs and meaningfully reduce our capacity to fulfill orders and maintain normal business operations. These factors may
result in lower sales volume and increased costs due increased costs of products. Incremental costs, including transportation, may also
be incurred if we need to find alternate short-term supplies of products from alternative areas. These factors can increase costs, decrease
revenues and lead to additional charges to earnings, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations
and financial condition.

Climate
change may negatively affect our business and operations.

There
is concern that carbon dioxide and