
AI-generated summary
Sommarens hetta har orsakat omfattande skador på matproduktionen i Europa, uppgående till 20 miljarder kronor.
Hettan i sommar har orsakat 20 miljarder i skador på matproduktionen i Europa. Det kommer att leda till högre matpriser på allt från spannmål till kött. Och detta kan i värsta fall bara vara början på en bitter deja vu.
– Det är inte alls omöjligt att vi får en prischock likt den vi fick 2022 efter att Ryssland invaderade Ukraina, säger Helena Hansson, professor i nationalekonomi på SLU.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Matpriserna kommer att stiga på spannmål och kött.
Very likely · Within months
En prischock liknande 2022 kan inträffa.
Possible · Within months
This year's grain harvest is expected to be 20 percent lower than last year due to drought, according to Lantmännen. Scientists see potential in perennial crops such as kernza to meet climate challenges, but the EU's food agency EFSA has refused approval due to micro-organisms in the skin. A new application to sell processed products such as bread and pasta is now being fast-tracked, while researchers stress that plant breeding requires permission to proceed.
The war in the Middle East has caused price hikes not only for oil and fuels, but also for agricultural goods such as plastic for hay protection and artificial fertilizer, with prices up to 30% higher.
The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East have raised the prices of mineral fertilizers and fuel, which affects Swedish farmers. This leads to reduced profitability for grain farming and an expected increase in fall canola, with potential impact on total grain volume.
The number of forest owners under the age of 40 in Västmanland has decreased drastically since the turn of the millennium, a trend that worries the industry association Mellanskog. However, future forest owners such as Agnes Pransjö see forestry as a long-term investment and emphasize the importance of adapting to climate change.
The Swedish Agency for Agriculture reports an increase in European brood rot, a bee disease, which causes the County Administrative Board Kalmar County to call on the county's beekeepers to pay extra attention to symptoms and take preventive measures to reduce the spread of infection.

SLU's decision to withdraw support for apple processing, which has been ongoing since 1941, threatens future Swedish apple varieties. The decision is criticized for countering the goals of increased Swedish apple production and for ignoring the apple's importance for preparedness, climate adaptation and cultural heritage.