The demand for lentils has backed off lately due to high prices, said trader Marcos Mosnaim of Prairie IX in Toronto. He said the direction lentils take will largely depends on India.
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Pulse Weekly: Lentil prices poised for drop, depends on India

Pulse weekly outlook: Green lentils show strength, reds lag
Green lentil sales limited as farmers bullish
MarketsFarm — Green lentil bids in Western Canada are trading at their highest levels of the past year, with solid new-crop pricing opportunities already becoming available. Spot bids for large […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Demand nudges lentil prices upward
Rapid rises seen leading to 'pause mode'
MarketsFarm — There have been some modest upticks in green and red lentil prices recently due to increased demand from India and Turkey, according to Marcos Mosnaim of Export Packers. […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: New-crop green lentil bids in line with year ago
MarketsFarm — New-crop lentil bids are starting to become available in Western Canada, with early pricing indications for green lentils not that far off the levels seen at the same […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil values mainly steady
'There’s no fire in the lentil belly, that’s for sure'
MarketsFarm — There hasn’t been much change in lentil prices over the last week and at least one marketer expects there likely won’t be any when it comes to the […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil prices hit December lull
MarketsFarm — After a year that has seen lentil prices climb by between seven and 13 cents/lb., they have stalled and pulled back a little bit, according to Allan Johnston […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Export demand supports lentils
India set to extend current tariff reductions
MarketsFarm — Lentil prices in Western Canada saw a counter-seasonal rally at the end of harvest and are likely to sustain that rally into winter. “Prices are going to keep […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Tight supplies push up green lentil prices
Summer exports 'unusually good'
MarketsFarm — Prices for green lentils in Western Canada have been on the upswing, with Lairds rising by between six and 12 cents/lb. “The summer exports were unusually good and […] Read more

Saskatchewan lentil crop projections raise skepticism
MarketsFarm — There’s a little skepticism towards Statistics Canada’s projections for this fall’s lentil crop in Saskatchewan. The federal agency on Monday pegged the province’s 2020 lentil crop to come […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Lentil crop expected to spike in Alberta
MarketsFarm — One bright spot for Alberta agriculture in 2020 has been the province’s lentil crop. The amount of the pulse grown this year skyrocketed by more than 173 per […] Read more