African swine fever outbreak in Västmanland cost society SEK 151 million, report says

Researchers at the AgriFood Economics Centre have calculated the cost in a project led by the Swedish Veterinary Institute.

"The social costs of the outbreak that have been calculated in monetary terms amount to SEK 151 million, but the total cost was likely higher," says Kristian Sundström, a researcher at the AgriFood Economics Centre, in a press release.

SEK 123 million were direct costs for, for example, personnel, sampling and fencing. A further SEK 28 million consisted of indirect costs, including support to affected municipalities.

It was in autumn 2023 that African swine fever was detected in Sweden, and an infected zone was established shortly afterwards in Fagersta and Norberg.