The world will beat a path to your doorway if you invent a better mousetrap, they say. That also applies to being a place like Saskatchewan that produces rare, high quality crops during food-insecure times, it seems. “You’ve got people from all over the world asking, ‘how are crops in southwest Saskatchewan,” said Peter Gorski, […] Read more
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Large mustard estimate tough on bids
Ag Canada expecting 371,000 acres, but a much higher estimate prompted users to stop contracting with processors
There is a huge discrepancy in mustard acre projections for the 2018-19 crop year. Agriculture Canada believes the upcoming crop will be a similar size to last year’s crop at 371,000 acres. Chuck Penner, analyst with LeftField Commodity Research, recently told a CropSphere audience that he expects 500,000 to 550,000 acres. It doesn’t sound like […] Read moreDrought sends mustard production in steep decline
Mustard production projected by Statistics Canada shows a decline of almost 50 percent from a year ago. However, Richard Marleau, chair of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission, said the numbers could have been far worse. Mustard is grown mainly in southern Saskatchewan and southern Alberta, two areas hit hardest by drought. That accounts for most […] Read more
Mustard prices steady despite rain
WINNIPEG — The cold, wet weather that has downgraded the quality of some of Canada’s main staple crops isn’t having the same effect on mustard, according to two experts on the specialty crop. Much of this year’s harvest is already over, but a significant number of acres remain in Saskatchewan and Alberta, said Walter Dyck […] Read more
Analysts weigh in on massive mustard crop
Analysts have mixed views on whether the biggest mustard crop since 2004 is going to weigh down prices. Statistics Canada estimates growers will harvest 250,500 tonnes of the condiment crop, which is 78 percent more than the previous five-year average. Walter Dyck, seed division manager for Olds Products Co., North America’s second largest mustard manufacturer, […] Read more
Mustard demand, exports up
Low carryout | Development commission pegs acres at 400,000 plus
Mustard acres are set to rebound after three years of below normal plantings. Statistics Canada is forecasting 480,000 acres of the oilseed, up 32 percent from last year. Walter Dyck, manager of the seed division for Olds Products Co., the largest supplier of private label mustard in North America, thinks that estimate is accurate based […] Read more
