The company said new orders won't be filled until September.
The company said earlier this month the issue was caused by several events, including poor weather conditions that caused an "unprecedented shortage" and unexpected crop failure during the spring chili harvest. SRIRACHA FANS LEFT BURNED AFTER 'UNPRECEDENTED SHORTAGE' OF PEPPER CROP HALTS PRODUCTION The news of the shortage comes on the heels of a production halt of Huy Fong Foods' signature Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce. Narayan/Bloomberg / Getty Images) Hot topic Harvested stalks of mustard in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, India, on Sunday, March 6, 2022. "The combination of experienced growers and ongoing investments in supply chains have allowed Canada to continue to remain competitive and a top choice for sourcing mustard seed," Canadian officials told FOX Weather.ĮXTREME DROUGHT THREATENS FOOD SUPPLY AND POWER annually (by calendar year), representing about 138 million pounds. has been Canada’s largest export market for the past five years, with an average 54% of total Canadian exports heading to the U.S. In 2021, Canada exported nearly 241 million pounds of mustard seed, accounting for about 30% of global exports. While production has experienced fluctuations over time due to global demand, Canada has historically been one of the largest producers and exporters of mustard seed in the world. Their production began following World War II. Why is Canada leading the pack?Ĭanada is known to be a dynamic producer of grain field crops and other smaller acreage crops, including mustard seed. It's also above the five-year average of 370,263 acres.Īssuming a return to more normal yields in the 2022-23 growing season due to better moisture availability, Canada is forecasting a production increase of 190.3% over 2021 levels. However, the initial seeded-area forecasts for the upcoming crop year in 2022-23 are indicating higher levels, with a forecast of 457,145 acres.Īccording to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, this is up from 308,140 acres in 2021 and above the 256,248 acres in 2020. (JEFF PACHOUD/AFP / Getty Images) Seed forecast improving "McCormick & Company is not experiencing shortages of mustard seed, which we attribute to our resilient global supply chain and strong sourcing capabilities," the parent company said in a written statement.Īn employee buries her hands in a bag of mustard seeds at the Fallot mustard shop in Dijon on Dec. mustard brand French's told FOX Weather that their popular yellow mustards will still be on store shelves for consumers. "The stock levels in Canada were too low, and consequently, couldn’t compensate the missing quantities," Vandermaesen said. In Burgundy, France, the harvest was also bad (about 50% as well), this time due to a rainy winter in 2021 followed by three days of frost in April of that year. "As far as the brown mustard seeds are concerned – the seeds used to produce Dijon mustard – the missing quantity is around 50%," said Luc Vandermaesen, general manager of Reine de Dijon in Fleurey-sur-Ouche, France. It's not just common yellow mustard that is affected, however. 31, 2022," the government agency said in a written statement. "This resulted in low levels of carry-out stocks, i.e., the amount of supply left as estimated at the end of the formal crop year at Aug. This makes it well-suited to the growing conditions of the Canadian Prairies.Īgriculture and Agri-Food Canada told FOX Weather that the Prairies – where mustard seed is primarily grown – experienced extremely dry conditions last year, which led to a significant reduction in yields – almost 55% below 2020 levels. Mustard seed is an annual cool-season crop, that can be cultivated in short growing seasons, and has the advantage of being fairly tolerant to drought, heat and frost. Canada, Nepal and the Russian Federation account for nearly 70% of the world's total mustard seed production, according to Montana State University Extension Service. Mustard seed is produced in more than 21 countries. (Annette Riedl/picture alliance / Getty Images) Mustard and mustard seeds stand in bowls in a kitchen.
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