Concerns over unexpectedly high food prices in Sweden have pulled Riksbank policymakers into a public feud with the largest lobby group for the sector.
The Swedish Food Federation lashed out at Deputy Governor Per Jansson in comments to the Svenska Dagbladet daily on Friday for making what it said were unfounded claims regarding aggressive pricing. The Nordic nation’s food producers have largely on their own absorbed the extreme cost increases of recent years, resulting in losses in 2022 and 2023, according to Carl Eckerdal, chief economist at the group.