Traders forecast record lentil yields for Canada

Canada’s lentil crop is big and likely to get even larger as the year unfolds, say traders and analysts. Marlene Boersch, owner of Mercantile Consulting Venture, is forecasting 2.75 million tonnes of production based on her average yield estimate of 1,385 pounds per acre, which she acknowledged is likely at the low end of the spectrum. Her fellow lentil outlook panelists at the 2025 Pulse and Special Crops Convention certainly thought it will come in higher than that. Jay Paskaruk, division head, North American sales and marketing, with AGT Foods, thinks yields could match the 2013 record of 1,850 lb. “The price trend and the demand is showing you that the crop is pretty big,” he said. Elyce Simpson Fraser, president of Simpson Seeds, thinks yields for reds and small greens could top 2013, although large green lentils did not fare as well. As well, the quality is good. Many in the industry thought the rain would result in a bunch of No. 3s, but the crop is No. 2 or better for the ...