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Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
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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
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Crops

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adjusts pulse-special crop tables

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Winnipeg/CNS Canada – Carryout supplies of Canadian pulses and special crops at the end of the 2016-17 (Aug-Jul) crop year will be larger than earlier estimates, according to updated supply-demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division, released December 21. Total ending stocks of the major specialty and pulse crops for 2016-17 are […] 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
Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Mustard bids drop with demand, harvest progress

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CNS Canada — Mustard spot prices are trending lower, with limited demand for the commodity as harvest progresses. Weather conditions may have curbed yield potential, to an extent, though production is still expected to be large, according to one market participant. Bids for mustard have dropped from the levels seen in July and August into […] Read more
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Mustard crops in good condition despite hail, prices squeezed

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CNS Canada – Western Canada’s mustard crops are in mostly good condition, one industry participant says, while new-crop prices for the commodity have moved lower. “I would say throughout the growing area it really looks quite good, almost exceptional as an average,” said Walter Dyck, general manager, seed division at Olds Products. He added that rain has […] 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
Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Mustard prices still high heading into harvest

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CNS Canada –– The mustard market has been moving steadily higher in recent months, reacting to projections for reduced yield from Statistics Canada, which could spur selling straight out of harvest, one buyer says. Mustard prices gained throughout July and August, said Walter Dyck, a buyer for Olds Products. That’s largely due to estimates from […] Read more
Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Frost takes greater toll on mustard crops than dryness

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CNS Canada — Freezing temperatures at the end of May took a toll on Saskatchewan’s mustard crops, industry specialists say. Walter Dyck, seed division manager for Olds Products, said many growers have reduced acreage this year. “We had early seeding, but the frost — not just one frost, but many frosts had an impact this […] Read more
Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Frost damage to Prairie mustard still to be determined

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CNS Canada –– The president of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission says he’s optimistic this year’s mustard crop will be OK after temperatures dipped below freezing over the weekend. In an interview Monday, Richard Marleau said it will take another four to five days before anyone knows for sure. In southwestern Saskatchewan, “it was 0 […] Read more

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