Australia exports 3.91 lakh tonnes of lentils during September–November

14-Jan-2026 01:27 PM

Melbourne: After the arrival of new-season supplies from October, Australia’s lentil exports gathered strong momentum from November onward. According to official data, Australia exported 75,000 tonnes of lentils in September 2025, which declined to 45,000 tonnes in October, before surging sharply to 2.70 lakh tonnes in November. As a result, total lentil shipments during the September–November 2025 quarter rose to 3.91 lakh tonnes.

During this period, India emerged as the largest buyer of Australian lentils. India imported a total of 1,91,128 tonnes, comprising 33,905 tonnes in September, 3,140 tonnes in October, and 1,54,083 tonnes in November. Besides India, during the September–November 2025 quarter Australia exported around 94,000 tonnes to Bangladesh, 11,000 tonnes each to Egypt and Nepal, 31,000 tonnes to Pakistan, 27,000 tonnes to Sri Lanka, and about 23,000 tonnes to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The remaining quantity was shipped to other countries.

During the current 2025–26 marketing season, lentil production in Australia is estimated to rise sharply to an all-time high, ensuring the availability of large exportable stocks. As a result, intense competition between Canada and Australia is expected to continue in the global lentil export market.

Australia is witnessing strong arrivals of new lentils. Compared with October, exports of this key pulse increased nearly six-fold in November. Last year, however, severe drought conditions in Australia led to a sharp fall in lentil production, and exports in November 2024 had dropped to just 46,000 tonnes.