Chickpea supplies tight despite large Australian forecast

2025-26, although it could climb as high as 2.7 million tonnes if September weather co-operates, he told delegates attending the Global Pulse Confederation’s Pulses 2025 conference. Planting is coming to an end, and so far, things are looking great. Jain is forecasting 2.15 million tonnes of exports, down slightly from the 2.3 million tonnes that will be shipped in the current crop year. Mitchell Elks, a trader with AGT Food & Ingredients, thinks Jain’s 2025-26 production forecast is optimistic. He is forecasting 1.6 to 1.8 million tonnes, despite the phenomenal moisture profile. “There are probably no chickpeas that were scratched in dry; they’re all into mud, which is fantastic,” he said. He agrees that early-season production potential is “phenomenal,” but he doubts there could be two years in a row of ideal conditions throughout the entire growing season. If that somehow materializes, the crop could reach 2.7 million tonnes. Jain said the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and ...