Mumbai. Lentil prices continued their downward trend during the current week. According to market sources, sluggish consumer demand, along with weak international lentil trades from Australia and Canada for the coming month, have led to increased selling in the domestic market. Anticipating lower prices, importers have begun rapidly selling previously purchased lentils, further increasing price pressure. The new pulse marketing season in Canada began in August 2025 and will continue until July 2026. Lentil exports declined at the beginning of this season. Lentil exports from Canada fell to 34,508 tonnes in August 2025, compared to 63,670 tonnes in July. In August 2024, this figure was 36,461 tonnes. In August 2025, India was the largest buyer of Canadian lentils with 7,124 tonnes, while the United States imported 4,378 tonnes and Colombia 2,639 tonnes. During the entire 2024-25 marketing season (August-July), Canada exported a total of 1,835,212 tonnes of lentils, significantly higher than the 1,683,525 tonnes produced in the previous 2023-24 season. Although Canada's lentil and pea production is expected to increase this year, it faces stiff competition in the global market from Russia and Australia, where pulses are being supplied at lower prices. This has put pressure on Canada's export market. Due to sluggish buying and selling, there was no fluctuation in the prices of imported lentils during the current week and at the end of the week, the prices remained stable at Rs. 5850 for Mundra, Rs. 5900/5925 for Hazira, Rs. 6050 for Container Canada and Rs. 6100 for Australia. Similarly, there was no fluctuation in the prices of Kolkata lentils this week and the prices remained stable at Rs. 6100 per quintal for Australia at the end of the week.

Due to sluggish demand, during the current week, there was a decline of Rs. 50 for large lentils in Delhi and Rs. 75 for small lentils and at the end of the week, the prices remained at Rs. 8150/8200 for small quota, Rs. 8500/8550 for Bundi, Rs. 8600/8650 for Uttar Pradesh and Rs. 6650/6675 per quintal for Desi Badi.

Due to continued lack of demand, small lentil prices in Uttar Pradesh remained unchanged during the current week, and with this fluctuation, prices remained at Bareilly (small) (₹8800), thick (₹6650), Lalitpur (thick) (₹5800/₹6000), small (₹7800/₹8000), and Orai (₹5500/₹6100) per quintal.

Due to sluggish demand, Bihar lentil prices remained unchanged this week, with weekend prices remaining at Rs. 7300 in Barh, Rs. 7200 in Khusrupur, and Rs. 7300 per quintal in Mokama. Similarly, Raipur lentil prices also declined by Rs. 50 per quintal this week, ending at Rs. 6250 per quintal.

Due to sluggish demand, lentil prices remained unchanged this week, with weekend prices remaining stable at Rs. 7300 in Indore, Rs. 8200/8500 in Barh, Rs. 8100/8400 in Khusrupur, Rs. 8200/8500 in Mokama, Rs. 8500/9500 in Chandausi, and Rs. 7800 per quintal in Hyderabad.