Constellation Brands Inc. said April 8 it is taking additional steps to reduce its brewery operations in Mexico amid the global COVID-19 outbreak.

The wine and spirits company said the move will help safeguard the environment at the site and avoid an "irreversible" impact on its operations. It also said the production reduction "is consistent with actions taken by other brewers in Mexico."

The development follows a report that the company's breweries in Nava and Obregon remain operational even after rivals Anheuser-Busch InBev SA-owned Grupo Modelo SAB de CV and Heineken NV temporarily shut their plants in compliance with Mexico's suspension of non-essential activities.

In a statement, Constellation Brands President and CEO Bill Newlands said they have shifted resources over the past several weeks to ramp up production of high-volume products and that they have built substantial product supply across the company's warehouse and distribution network in the U.S.

Newlands said they expect to continue meeting the needs of U.S. consumers and do not expect any near-term disruptions.

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