There may be less mustard on the shelves this summer due to a seed shortage.
The shortage stems from a bleak mustard seed harvest in Canada (the world’s #1 producer of mustard seeds). France has also had a less productive harvest.
Poor growing conditions, the war in Ukraine, and the continuing effects of COVID lockdowns are all responsible for the lack of productivity.
One mustard producer calls the current shortage “unprecedented” with production down at least 50%.
