Lentil prices: questions and answers
Lentils: median wholesale price 1.19 EUR/kg across 77 markets in 8 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of lentils today?
The median wholesale price of lentils was 1.19 EUR/kg across 100 current quotes on 77 markets in 8 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.00 and 1.53 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of lentils?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 97 | 1.19 EUR/kg |
| Red (masoor) | 3 | 0.73 EUR/kg |
Red (masoor) lentils, whole or split, are priced separately from other classes; quotes whose name gives no class are kept together.
Where are prices of lentils lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of lentils were lowest in Canada (0.33 EUR/kg), India (0.72 EUR/kg), Pakistan (0.81 EUR/kg) and highest in Mexico (1.20 EUR/kg), Colombia (1.19 EUR/kg), Pakistan (0.81 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of lentils in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 36 | 1.19 EUR/kg | 4,200 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 34 | 1.20 EUR/kg | 25.3 MXN/kg |
| Canada | 2 | 0.33 EUR/kg | 0.52 CAD/kg |
| China | 1 | 0.70 EUR/kg | 5.25 CNY/kg |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0.81 EUR/kg | 248.8 PKR/kg |
| Italy | 1 | 2.50 EUR/kg | — |
| India | 1 | 0.72 EUR/kg | 76.5 INR/kg |
| Poland | 1 | 2.16 EUR/kg | 9.50 PLN/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting lentils; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of lentils going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 26 of 98 quotes for lentils rose, 15 fell and 57 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish lentil prices?
77 markets in 8 countries have current lentil quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mercado de Abasto de Morelia Mexico · 4 quotes
- Faisalabad Market Pakistan · 2 quotes
- Mumbai APMC, Vashi India · 2 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 2 quotes
- Centro Comercial Agropecuario de Aguascalientes Mexico · 2 quotes
- Central de Abasto, Mexico City Mexico · 2 quotes
- Central de Abasto de Pachuca Mexico · 2 quotes
- Guadalajara Wholesale Market Mexico · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different lentil prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 27 different lentil quote names, for example: Lentils, small, imported; Masoor whole (imported); Split lentils, grade Local, Other; Imported lentils; Lentils, small, imported; Lentils, small, imported.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most lentils?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of lentils, dry was 7.9 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Canada with 30.8% of the world total, followed by India and Australia.
Which country exports the most lentils?
In 2024 the largest exporter of lentils, dry was Canada with 1.9 million t (37.5% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these lentil prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are lentil prices updated?
The latest lentil quote is from 10 November 2026; 71 of 77 markets published lentil prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download lentil prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for lentil prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.