Insights and Stories on Mustard

Feb. 24, 2015 at 9:00 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– The inelastic demand for Canada’s mustard crop is expected to keep prices well supported, as the country is the major world supplier and end-users need to make sure the acres keep going in the ground. “There’s no substitute for mustard,” Walter Dyck of Olds Products […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 19, 2015 at 11:33 am CST

CNS Canada — Canadian mustard seeds could be vying for attention this spring from some of their more lucrative rivals, the chairman of the Saskatchewan Mustard Seed Development Commission predicts. “I would say mustard acres would be down a little bit from the previous year just based on the profit […]

By Dave Sims

Dec. 3, 2014 at 7:27 pm CST

CNS Canada — Mustard prices have been drifting lower but oriental varieties have been showing relative strength. Despite a turbulent growing season, complete with hailstorms and excess rain, a prominent mustard merchant says most of the samples he’s seen to date are No. 1 grade. Walter Dyck, a buyer with […]

By Dave Sims

Nov. 7, 2014 at 3:45 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian mustard prices are holding steady but facing stiff competition from Ukraine, according to market participants. “What the market is seeing (for a) bid is 32 to 33 cents for yellow. A bit in the high 20s for brown mustard,” said Walter Dyck, a buyer with Wisconsin-based […]

By Dave Sims