Canada's pea exports fell sharply by 58 percent in June

07-Aug-2024 05:27 PM

Ottawa. A new report from Canada's federal agency - Stats Can shows that the total import of peas from the country fell sharply by 58 percent during June 2024 as compared to May and its quantity came down from 1,18,994 tonnes to 50,452 tonnes.

Commentators say that the decline in pea exports is not unusual as June is the last phase of the 2023-24 marketing season, as export performance often weakens in June.

Harvesting and preparation of the new crop starts from August and export shipments start gaining momentum again from September. However,

in the 2023-24 marketing season (August-July), the total export of peas from Canada till June 2024 could reach only 23,81,095 tonnes, which was slightly less than the shipment of 24,04,224 tonnes in the same period of the 2022-23 marketing season.

In June, the top three buyers of peas from Canada included Bangladesh, India and the US. Bangladesh imported 13,682 tonnes, India 10,403 tonnes and the US imported 7507 tonnes of peas.

But during June 2024, lentil exports to Canada increased by 16 percent from 1,17,850 tonnes to 1,36,462 tonnes, out of which the highest shipment of 60,371 tonnes was made to Bangladesh.

After this, 36,852 tonnes of lentils were exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and 12,068 tonnes to India.

The early sown crop of peas and lentils in Canada has started maturing and its harvesting is likely to begin soon. Importers and exporters are focusing on this new crop.