Heatwave Damage Could Push Up Food Prices This Autumn, Expert Says

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Heatwave Damage Could Push Up Food Prices This Autumn, Expert Says
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It is not at all impossible that we will get a price shock like the one we got in 2022 after Russia invaded Ukraine, Helena Hansson, professor of economics at SLU, tells the newspaper.

It is worst for grain producers and initially it could lead to higher prices for bread, pasta, muesli, oatmeal and flour, for example. Then prices could rise more broadly.

Grain is used as feed in livestock farming. So if these prices increase, it could ultimately also lead to more expensive animal products such as pork, eggs, milk and beef, Helena Hansson tells DN.

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