Insights and Stories on Lentils

Feb. 27, 2024 at 2:06 pm CST

In the Prairie Ag Hotwire compilation of prices from across Western Canada, as of Feb. 26, Laird lentils added two cents ranged from 57 to 78 cents/lb. delivered depending on the size.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Feb. 20, 2024 at 3:34 pm CST

Green lentils continue to show solid premiums over their red counterparts, with prices for both old and new crop green lentils well above where they were at this time a year ago.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feb. 13, 2024 at 2:32 pm CST

The increasing demand for lentils, especially green lentils, is raising prices while Canadian stocks are also tighter than they were a year ago.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Feb. 6, 2024 at 2:47 pm CST

Lentil prices held firm over the last week across Western Canada, according to Prairie Ag Hotwire.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jan. 30, 2024 at 2:36 pm CST

India may be looking at a record large red lentil crop in 2023/24, although poor monsoon rains are expected to cut into total pulse area and production, according to reports out of the country.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin