Sweden: Cereal harvest significantly lower than in 2022

The current forecast is lower than the first forecast in August As announced by the Jordbrugsverket agricultural office, based on preliminary harvest results, this year Swedish farmers harvested a total of just less than 4.2 million tons of grain. That's 29 percent. less than in 2022, This volume is also 21 percent. lower than the five-year average. The authorities cite very unfavorable weather conditions as the reason, such as drought in early summer and record high rainfall in late summer. Even worse than expected The current data are even lower than suggested by the first forecast from August, in which Swedish statisticians predicted the grain harvest in 2023 at 4.95 million tons. Experts currently assume that the total production of barley, oats and spring wheat will amount to 1.2 million tons. It would be 47 percent. less than in 2022 and 40 percent less than the five-year average. Large losses in oilseed cultivation A significant decline in oilseed yields was also observed ...