Mustard and fries in short supply due to Canada climate woes

Published 2021년 12월 25일

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Canada's agriculture sector has been hit by extreme weather events, including droughts in the prairies and flooding on the Pacific coast, leading to international shortages of fries and mustard. The drought has resulted in lower yields of key crops, marking the largest year-over-year decrease on record. The flooding has disrupted shipping, causing supply chain issues. McDonald's in Japan has had to ration fries due to potato imports being squeezed, and mustard producers in France are forecasting price increases due to reduced supplies. The port of Vancouver's operations have been affected, causing disruptions to exports.

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A mix of drought in Canada's prairies and flooding on its Pacific coast have brought about crop production and shipping woes now leading to international shortages of fries and mustard. In Japan, for example, McDonald's has been forced to ration fries as the British Columbia floods squeezed potato imports, while mustard producers in France are forecasting steep price increases because the drought in another part of Canada—the world's biggest producer of mustard grains—cut supplies."When we look back at the state of the agriculture sector in 2021, we can say this year has been marked by extreme climate change weather events," Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said in a recent speech."That includes the worst drought in 60 years in Western Canada and the ...

Source: Phys