This year's Swedish harvest is among the worst in 30 years
A preliminary summary, conducted when about 90 percent of the harvest have been collected, shows that this year's Swedish grain harvest is expected to amount to around 4.4-4.5 million tonnes – which is significantly lower than normal. The extensive rainfall during the summer has led to widespread quality problems and shortages of Swedish milling wheat, malting barley and milling oats are likely. This year's poor harvest underlines the importance of prioritising climate adaptation and climate change mitigation on the political agenda.Lantmännen's preliminary summary indicates that the