Glacier FarmMedia — Statistics Canada released its latest 2025-26 crop production estimates on Dec. 4, showing bumper crops for most pulses.
Lentils
Canada’s lentil crop was projected to total 3.363 million tonnes this marketing year, more than StatCan’s September estimate of 2.972 million and the 2024-25 total of 2.431 million. If realized, it would be the largest lentil crop ever recorded in Canada, surpassing the previous record of 3.194 million tonnes in 2016-17. Pre-report trade estimates ranged from 3.1 million to 3.5 million tonnes.
Peas
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StatCan forecasted the dry pea crop at 3.934 million tonnes, up from its September estimate of 3.563 million and last year’s total of 2.997 million. It would be the largest pea crop since 2020-21 when production came out to 4.594 million. The trade earlier estimated Canada’s pea production to be between 3.8 million and four million tonnes.
Chickpeas
Canada’s chickpea production is set to make a big jump from last year, with the 2025-26 estimate at 481,589 tonnes. StatCan estimated this year’s chickpea crop at 331,000 tonnes in September, compared to last year’s total of 286,768 tonnes. It would also become Canada’s largest chickpea crop, exceeding the 455,000 tonnes grown in 2001-02.
Edible beans
Dry beans for 2025-26 were projected at 437,935 tonnes, up from the September estimate of 351,800 tonnes and slightly higher than the 424,141 tonnes reported for 2024-25. The crop would be the largest since 2020-21, which was 489,500 tonnes.
Of the total, navy (white) beans were estimated to be up 34 per cent on the year at 91,000 tonnes, while coloured beans were down three per cent at 347,000 tonnes.
Faba beans
Faba bean production in Canada for this marketing year was pegged at 71,176 tonnes, down from last year’s total of 87,833. StatCan did not publish an estimate in September. The crop would be the smallest since 2021-22, recorded at 68,475 tonnes.
