France blames bad weather, war for dijon mustard shortage – By Danielle Haynes (UPI) / May 20, 2022
May 20 (UPI) — Supermarkets in France are reporting higher prices and shortages for dijon mustard fueled in part by poor crops last summer and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Mustard producers in France said seed production was down 50% in 2021. One of the largest producers in France, Reine de Dijon, told The Guardian that a so-called heat dome in Canada in July “really dried up the crops.”
“In Burgundy, the region had a very wet winter and then three days of cold at the beginning of April last year, so we only harvested about 48% of expectations.
Most of the world’s dijon mustard is produced in the Burgundy region of France, but most of the seed is grown in southern Canada, Mashed reported.
