Australian chickpea exports drop, lentils surge in July

were the second and third-biggest chickpea markets respectively for July. Lentils exports in July rose 79pc from the June total of 50,032t, with India the biggest market on 44,465t, followed by Bangladesh on 22,651t, and Sri Lanka on 18,522t. According to Lachstock Consulting’s vessel line-ups report, shipment of new-crop chickpeas will start out of GrainCorp’s two Central Queensland ports, Gladstone and Mackay, in the first half of next month. August and September chickpea exports are therefore expected to be very low to reflect the limited carry-out. Heady competition from Canada, and a big crop coming from Australia, appears to have quashed bulk demand for lentils. Read more about the chickpea and lentil markets in the monthly Pulse Update to be published on Monday. Table 1: Australian chickpea exports for May, June and July 2025. Source: ABS Table 2: Australian lentil exports for May, June and July 2025. Source: ABS Discover more ...