Mustard seeds: flea bugs damage Canadian crop
June 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM ,
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Acreages partially reseeded
With the implementation of increased import duties on Russian mustard seeds and other agricultural products in the EU, supplies from Canada could become more relevant for the European market again. For the 2024/2025 season, however, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects the area under cultivation in Canada to decrease by 7.6% to 232,000 ha. If good weather conditions prevail until the harvest, the experts are confident and estimate yields at 0.78 mt/ha – this would not only be an increase of 14.7% compared to the previous year, but could also compensate for the cultivation deficit. Production would thus have the potential to increase by 5.3% to 180,000 mt. At 267,000 mt, a total of around 20.3% more mustard seeds would be available on the Canadian market than in the current 2023/2024 season.
Experts at Rayglen Commodities report that the mustard seed fields in the main growing areas in Saskatchewan are benefiting from the recent abundant rainfall, the crop is sufficiently moisturised and at the end of the month 30% of the crop was in excellent condition and 60% in good condition. At the beginning of June, however, there were reports of flea bugs, also known as earth fleas, on the oil plants. In the meantime, some areas had to be reseeded due to the damage caused.
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Mustard seeds, Canada |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Diff. |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Diff. |
|
Area sown (ha) |
225,000 |
258,000 |
14.7% |
258,000 |
240,000 |
-7.0% |
|
Area harvested (ha) |
219,000 |
251,000 |
14.6% |
251,000 |
232,000 |
-7.6% |
|
Yield (mt/ha) |
0.74 |
0.68 |
-8.1% |
0,68 |
0,78 |
14.7% |
|
Production (mt) |
162,000 |
171,000 |
5.6% |
171,000 |
180,000 |
5.3% |
|
Imports (mt) |
11,000 |
12,000 |
9.1% |
12,000 |
7,000 |
-41.7% |
|
Total supplies (mt) |
189,000 |
222,000 |
17.5% |
222,000 |
267,000 |
20.3% |
|
Exports (mt) |
110,000 |
100,000 |
-9.1% |
100,000 |
110,000 |
10.0% |
|
Domestic consumption (mt) |
40,000 |
42,000 |
5.0% |
42,000 |
42,000 |
0.0% |
|
Carry-over stocks (mt) |
40,000 |
80,000 |
100.0% |
80,000 |
115,000 |
43.8% |
|
Avg price in CAD/mt |
2,140 |
1,300 |
-39.3% |
1,300 |
930 |
-28.5% |
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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
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Massive increase in shipments from Ukraine
Between September 2023 and April 2024, Germany imported a total of 33,948 mt of mustard seeds, a decrease of 5.7% compared to the same period last year. Shipments from Canada fell significantly this season by 59.1% to 4,521 mt and imports from countries such as Poland (-7.7% to 1,419 mt), the Czech Republic (-70.4% to 790 mt) and Kazakhstan (-71.1% to 138 mt) also declined. At the same time, shipments from Russia (+10.6% to 16,741 mt) and Ukraine in particular (+170.6% to 9,961 mt) increased significantly year-on-year.
Ukrainian mustard seeds, Sinapis Alba, 99.5% purity, are currently being traded on the European spot market for EUR 0.67/kg FCA Poland, while Brassica Nigra of the same purity is being offered at EUR 0.94/kg FCA.
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Mustard seed* imports, Germany, in mt |
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Supplier |
2022/23 |
2023/24 |
Diff. |
|
Russia |
15,141 |
16,741 |
10.6% |
|
Ukraine |
3,681 |
9,961 |
170.6% |
|
Canada |
11,060 |
4,521 |
-59.1% |
|
Poland |
1,537 |
1,419 |
-7.7% |
|
Czech Republic |
2,669 |
790 |
-70.4% |
|
Estonia |
692 |
165 |
-76.2% |
|
Kazakhstan |
477 |
138 |
-71.1% |
|
Slovakia |
72 |
37 |
-48.6% |
|
Austria |
441 |
15 |
-96.6% |
|
Others |
236 |
161 |
-31.8% |
|
Total |
36,006 |
33,948 |
-5.7% |
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Federal Statistical Office of Germany / Sep-Apr *12075090 Mustard seeds, whether or not broken (excl. for sowing) |
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