Glacier FarmMedia — Canadian pea and lentil exports were down in November, with total movement of the two pulses during the 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) crop year-to-date running behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest international trade data from Statistics Canada released Jan. 29. Meanwhile, chickpea and edible bean movement were ahead of the 2024/25 pace through four months.
Peas
- Canada exported 155,841 tonnes of peas in November, which was down by 44 per cent from October. Crop year-to-date pea exports of just over one million tonnes compares with 1.266 million at the same point in 2024/25.
- Bangladesh was the largest destination for peas in November, but India remains the top customer for the year at 416,405 tonnes through four months.
- Yellow peas account for 87 per cent of the total pea exports.
- Crop year-to-date pea exports to China of 90,454 tonnes are down 73 per cent on the year, as Chinese tariffs limited movement earlier in the marketing year. Expectations are for exports to China to pick up in March when tariffs are lifted.
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Lentils
- Canadian lentil exports in November of 184,070 tonnes were down 37 per cent from the previous month, with crop year-to-date exports of 775,370 tonnes down 6.6 per cent from the same point the previous year.
- The United Arab Emirates was the largest lentil destination in November, taking 41,636 tonnes, but India remains the top importer of Canadian lentils on the year at 232,112 tonnes through four months.
Chickpeas
- Canada exported 28,338 tonnes of chickpeas in November, up by about 10,000 tonnes from the previous month. Crop-year-to-date chickpea exports of 73,877 tonnes were 39 per cent above the previous year.
- The United States was the largest destination for chickpeas through four months, accounting for 21.5 per cent of the total. Pakistan, Turkey, Italy and Israel round out the top five.
Edible beans
- Canada has exported 79,778 tonnes of dry edible beans through November, with roughly half of that headed to the United States. Year-to-date 2025/26 edible bean exports are up 8.3 per cent from the same point the previous year.
- Edible bean exports in November of 26,356 tonnes were up 6.5 per cent from October.
