HELSINKI, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Sweden will begin setting up its first emergency grain storage facilities in the country's north, the government announced in a press release on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the Swedish Board of Agriculture will launch procurement on Oct. 15 to create emergency grain reserves in the four northernmost counties -- Norrbotten, Vasterbotten, Vasternorrland, and Jamtland. The agency estimates that storage at contracted suppliers in northern Sweden could begin in the spring of next year.
