By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Carlsberg plans to raise beer prices to offset rising raw material costs, potentially hitting beer sales this year, the Danish brewer said on Friday. The world’s third-largest brewer reported better than forecast fourth-quarter sales on Friday but said it expects organic growth in operating profit this year to fall short of last year’s level. “The significantly higher input costs and continued impact from COVID-19 will pose challenges in 2022,” Chief Executive Cees ‘t Hart said. Costs per hectolitre rose by 10-12% last year, driven by higher com…