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SaskMustard looking to add onto 2023 success 

Saskatchewan produced 130,246 tonnes of mustard seed, 76.3 per cent of Canada’s crop

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In total, 130,246 tonnes of mustard seed were produced in Saskatchewan, 76.3 per cent of Canada’s crop, in 2023-24 according to Statistics Canada. The 463,700 acres of mustard seed grown in Saskatchewan last year was the largest amount since 2004-05.
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Crops, Markets

Yellow mustard bids solid

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MarketsFarm — Yellow mustard bids remain solid in Western Canada, which should encourage acres this spring. “Yellow mustard started firming up after harvest,” said Walter Dyck of Olds Products. Poor conditions and quality concerns in the fall provided some of the support at that time, with top end bids still holding around 40 cents/lb. Brown […] Read more
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Little excitement seen in mustard market

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The bounce-back in Canadian mustard production in 2018 is unlikely to see any follow-through in 2019 as spot prices aren’t generating much excitement for producers despite tightening supplies. Yellow mustard is currently topping out at around 36 cents/lb., while brown mustard bids are in the 30- to 31-cent range, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire data. […] Read more
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Mustard looking to rebound, if weather co-operates

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CNS Canada — Canadian mustard acres may be up on the year, but key growing regions missed out on recent rain and will need more moisture as the season progresses, in order to prevent a repeat of 2017’s drought-stricken crop. “Mustard was offering some profit potential compared to some of the other options out there, […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

Mustard acres feeling squeeze from canola

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CNS Canada –– Following the largest mustard crop in more than a decade in 2016, supply/demand fundamentals are expected to spur a reduction in Canadian mustard seedings in 2017. However, with more and more cropland moving into canola, mustard acreage increases may be limited in future years when supplies are tight again. After growing the […] Read more
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Mustard seeding to drop with higher stocks, competition

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CNS Canada — Stockpiles of mustard are likely to put a squeeze on the number of acres seeded in Canada this year, especially as the commodity competes price-wise with canola. Olds Products, North America’s second-biggest mustard manufacturer, has started contracting acres in Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota and Montana. Seed division manager Walter Dyck expects less […] Read more
Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Mustard prices hang tough despite wet weather

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CNS Canada — Cold, wet weather that has downgraded the quality of some of Canada’s staple crops isn’t having the same effect on mustard, according to two experts on the specialty crop. While much of this year’s harvest is already over, a significant number of acres remains in Saskatchewan and Alberta, said Walter Dyck of […] Read more
Yellow mustard. (Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission)
Crops, Markets

Mustard prices feeling squeeze from acreage data

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CNS Canada — Mustard prices are moving lower in anticipation of higher acres in Canada this year, a market participant says. “I think the increase in acres off of last year will definitely have an influence on prices. I think it already has,” said Walter Dyck of Olds Products. Last year, Canadian farmers planted 345,000 […] Read more
Yellow mustard. (Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission)
Crops, Markets

Low acres, high prices expected to continue for mustard

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CNS Canada –– Canadian mustard production will likely see an upward bump in 2016, according to one buyer, but seeded acres won’t increase exponentially, despite strong prices. “It’s not going to be a big bounce-back year like we’ve had in the past whenever spot prices have increased like they have,” said Walter Dyck of Olds […] Read more

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