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Canada's Yellow Mustard Oil Up, Oriental DownWINNIPEG - Mar 1/06 - SNS -- Canada's 2005 yellow mustard seed harvest yielded a crop with higher average oil content and lower average protein levels, according to the Canadian Grain Commission. Compared to 2004, the yellow mustard survey samples were 0.8% lower in fixed oil at 30.8% and 0.4% higher in protein content at 31.4%. However, both the oriental and brown mustard 2005 survey samples had lower average fixed oils and higher protein contents compared to the 2004 values. Top grade oriental mustard had a fixed oil content of 42.7%, a decrease of 1.7% from the 2004 value of 44.4%. Top grade brown mustard samples had a fixed oil content of 40.6%, a 1.0% decrease from the 2004 value of 41.6%. Oriental and brown mustard samples increased in protein content to 26.2% and 25.7% respectively in 2005. Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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