Posted on 06/23/2022 7:39:30 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Apparently the world’s supply of a favorite hot dog condiment doesn’t cut the … err … mustard. And, as a result, we may be looking at an international mustard shortage sooner than we think.
According to Business Insider, a year of poor mustard seed production is the cause of what may result in a lack of mustard on American grocery store shelves in the near future. Experts say you can thank climate change for the large drop in mustard seed production, with Canada (the world’s second largest producer) and France watching the most recent growing season’s yields fall 28 percent and 50 percent, respectively, because of drought and bad weather. As Russia and Ukraine are also large producers of mustard seeds, the ongoing war isn’t helping the importing efforts either.
Before you start practicing eating your favorite summer meals with just ketchup and relish, however, don’t worry. More than likely, U.S. grocery shelves will still have plenty of the condiment to go around. But how much do you like your spicy yellow add-on? If it’s enough to pay more for it, you may want to prepare yourself as price jumps are being felt around the world.
This news comes on the heels of Huy Fong Foods Inc. bracing its customers this past April that it’s suspending production of cult favorite hot sauce Sriracha (the condiment we put on everything) due to a “severe shortage of chili” from the droughts in Mexico — where they’re grown.
Fine with me. I hate mustard.
only in joe biden’s amerika.
Oh no, this is series!
I may have to get some dry mustard as a backup.
Kosciusko going for $2.50/ 9 oz jar. Amazon charging $5.
Horseradish is tastier
Grey Poupon.. fine, keep it! Regular mustard hell no.
Hot dogs and fast balls hardest hit.
“..only in joe biden’s amerika...”
It’s like they brought the curse of God upon the USA.
Maybe, just maybe, we brought it on to ourselves.
Diana, have you been to the mustard museum in Middleton, WI? I used to pass it all the time during my lunch hour, but never stopped in.
Note: German potato salad requires no mustard. Bacon and vinegar, baby...
I am stockpiling Kosciusko as we speak.
If it is not Putin’s fault it is global cooling or global warming to blame.
This one doesn’t affect me. I’ve already used it to create all the gas I need. 🤣
I fear a tyrannical government way more than a crackpot Climate Change theory.
Thanks for posting Diana! I love mustard. Of all things that would or could be delayed due to Biden’s regime, mustard is not one of them.
Once you get behind in the supply of mustard, it’s hard to catch-up.
Excellent
Democrats suck.
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