France: To remedy the shortage of mustard, growers in Burgundy will more than double their production

"The shelves will be replenished in October": to remedy the current shortage of mustard, the Burgundian growers of seeds used in the manufacture of the condiment will more than double their production, hitherto largely supplanted by Canadian competition. In supermarkets, hypermarkets and grocery stores across France, jars of Dijon mustard are rare, if not absent. "One pot per household", restrict the number of posters stuck on the deserted shelves. The shortage, which largely predates the war in Ukraine, is in fact attributable to the heat wave which cut the 2021 mustard seed harvest in Canada by about half. The world's leading producer, this country provides around 80% of the seed, the remaining 20% being almost entirely produced in Burgundy. "It is therefore very important to increase this percentage to face the climatic hazards which are different from one country to another", explains to AFP Luc Vandermaesen, president of the Mustard Association of Burgundy (AMB), which ...