Insights and Stories on Lentil Prices

Mar. 14, 2023 at 1:45 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There have been some modest upticks in green and red lentil prices recently due to increased demand from India and Turkey, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers. “We went so fast up in prices that we are getting into a pause mode,” he said. “Buyers have to […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Apr. 20, 2021 at 3:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Lentil acres are likely to increase slightly when farmers take to planting this spring, according to Marlene Boersch of Mercantile Consulting Venture Inc. in Winnipeg. The pulse industry will get a better idea of what will be going into the ground over the coming weeks on April 27, […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Nov. 9, 2020 at 5:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Lentil prices in Western Canada saw a counter-seasonal rally at the end of harvest and are likely to sustain that rally into winter. “Prices are going to keep going higher,” Darcy Barie, a commodity buyer with Verdient Foods at Vanscoy, Sask., said. Ahead of the 2020 harvest, red […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Oct. 22, 2019 at 4:33 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Faced with weather concerns surrounding its pigeon pea crop, India has been very likely buying lentils from Canada, said MarketsFarm analyst Mike Jubinville. Over the last month, prices for large green lentils have jumped 25 per cent because of issues with pigeon peas, said Jubinville. Green lentils can […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 28, 2019 at 5:58 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Prices for red and green lentils have stabilized after they increased, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Globeways Canada in Mississauga. Red lentil prices began to rise about two to three weeks ago, he said, as shipments were made to India with the exporter increasing the price. “I would […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm