On Amazon, resellers offer jars of mustard at astronomical prices in France

Published 2022년 9월 5일

Tridge summary

Mustard shortages in France are causing price surges and availability drops due to conflicts in Ukraine and Russia, and reduced Canadian production due to pandemic and drought. The price of mustard has increased by over 14% within a year, and its availability has decreased by 31% compared to the previous year. The shortage is expected to continue into 2023, with potential consequences lasting until 2024. France is struggling to compensate for the drop in seed imports and is experiencing harm from the large flea beetle due to European law limiting insecticides.

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The French are not ready to season their meat or salad with mustard. Always absent subscribers on the shelves of supermarkets, the condiment is now trading at gold prices on the Internet and in particular online trading platforms. A 165 gram jar which previously displayed a price of 1.59 euros now sells for a dozen euros on Amazon for example. The evolution remains of the same order of magnitude from one brand to another. According to the specialized research firm IRI, the price of mustard has seen its increase over one year accelerate between spring and summer. While its increase was only 9% in May, it exceeded 14% between July 2021 and 2022. Another striking indicator is the rate of availability of mustard, which is plummeting compared to last year. According to the barometer produced by Nielsen, which BFM Business was able to consult, mustard is quite simply the product that has experienced the greatest shortages since the invasion in Ukraine. Last February, the mustard ...

Source: Bfmtv