The next product may become scarce: Here too, you may soon find yourself in front of empty shelves in the supermarket

Manufacturers are therefore currently awaiting a new harvest from Canada in order to avoid bottlenecks and further price increases as much as possible. According to Durach, the brown mustard seeds needed for Dijon mustard, which is particularly popular in France, or for the sweet mustard which is widespread in Bavaria, are currently particularly scarce.

“Cost pressure is particularly high for sweet mustard because, in addition to increases in mustard seeds, packaging and energy, the price of sugar has more than doubled in one year,” said Haendlmaier’s managing director. , Franz Wunderlich, at the LZ.