Mustard in 2024 - Net Returns Look good!

Mustard has another season of good returns it looks like! If you are new to mustard there are some considerations.

• Avoid canola rotations and at a minimum make sure your field is 5 years out of canola.
• Pick clean fields. In crop herbicide options are limited so broadleaf weeds are a challenge.
• Use a premium seed treatment - flea beetles like early seeded brassicas (we have Fortenza Advanced available but it needs to be booked very early)
• Book seed early - last season we ran out of hybrids, booking early gives more choices such as bag size and treatment choice. 
• How to choose your type:
  • brown and oriental yield more vs yellow but yellow is often priced higher
  • yellow may be possible to colour sort if there is canola in it. (don't risk that though!)
  • brown and oriental mustard may be more straight cut suited but we have straight cut yellow also.
• Kochia is a concern in mustard and Authority is registered ahead of yellow mustard. We have done Edge ahead of yellow also & Authorty+Glyphosate pre-crop and then just group 1 grassy products in crop.
• Check your crop insurance numbers (even last seasons) to see what you are covered for. The net returns below for mustard show it to be profitable.
• Watch for group 2 residual in the soil, it can be best to follow a cereal.

New this season: Fortenza Advanced is available on all types of mustard for flea beetles & cutworm protection (as long as ordered early)

AAC Yellow 80 - Yellow Mustard - composite hybrid (up to 9% advantage)
​Andante Yellow Mustard

Brown 18 Hybrid Brown Mustard - hybrid (up to 40% advantage)
​Centennial Brown Mustard

​Cutlass Oriental Mustard
​​Forge Oriental Mustard
​AC Vulcan Oriental Mustard

Mustard Buyers: www.johnstonsgrain.com or view Sask Mustard's Buyers List https://saskmustard.com/grower/mustard-buyers-list/
Wanting more information on growing mustard? details here https://saskmustard.com/

We have mustard seed pricing ready with early pay discounts on now, level 1 is Oct 31, & level 2 is Dec 15th so please reach out to Blair at 403-634-4349 (call or text) or [email protected] for mustard seed prices.

These net returns are not perfect so your situation will be different. Also on maple peas there is no seed supply, grow some lentils!