At some supermarkets, customers have been limited to buying one jar per person, and prices have risen.
France is facing a shortage of mustard with supermarket shelves bare, despite being the world's largest consumer of the much-loved condiment.Mustard has been in high demand in France forcing supermarkets to impose purchasing limits and to raise pricesThe 2021 season produced the lowest yield of mustard seed in Western Canada in more than 25 years
The condiment has been difficult to source in France in recent months, which has seen tourists bring mustard into the country rather than taking it home with them and sharing the experience on social media. While the French regions of Burgundy and Dijon are famous for mustard, the seeds are imported from countries including Canada and Ukraine.