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New opportunities loom for mustard

New potential uses for Saskatchewan-grown mustard are on the horizon, the executive director of Sask Mustard said during Crop Week 2025 in Saskatoon. Canada is a top supplier of mustard globally, but significant fluctuations in production in the last decade have impacted the country’s global market share. Related story: Supply-demand hits mustard Rick Mitzel told […] Read more

A yellow mustard field just coming into bloom.

Supply-demand hits mustard

The two biggest headwinds facing the Canadian mustard market right now are bigger supplies and weaker demand, market analyst Chuck Penner said at last week’s Sask Mustard annual general meeting in Saskatoon. “It is really disappointing.” Related story: New opportunities loom for mustard Production of brown and Oriental mustard was down, Penner said, while that […] Read more



It was a good year for potato farmers in Alberta. | File photo

Corn harvest stalls in Manitoba; potatoes strong in Alberta

Alberta farmers have wrapped up 94 percent of their major crop harvest. Producers in the south are still waiting on sugar beets and some specialty acres, while others had to pause due to rainy conditions and tough canola. It was a good year for potato farmers in the province. Terence Hochstein, executive director of Potato […] Read more