A lentil crop in the Murray Valley podding in the second week of November, several weeks later than normal because of the mild and wet season. Photo: Rick Rundell-Gordon, Grounded Agronomy
AUSTRALIA exported 70,133 tonnes of chickpeas and 166,268t of lentils in December, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The chickpea figure is up 22pc from the 57,474t shipped in November, while the lentil figure is up a massive 562pc from 25,130t.
Jumps in figures for both pulses reflect new-crop availability and compressed early shipment demand created by a harvest which was slow to start and rain-delayed.
Bangladesh on 36,716t, Pakistan on 20,544t and Nepal on 3856t were the three biggest markets for December-shipped chickpeas.
India on 87,127t was the biggest lentil market by far for the month, followed by Bangladesh on 35,995t and the United Arab Emirates on 23,590t.
| CHICKPEAS | Oct | Nov | Dec | Tonnes |
| Bangladesh | 2048 | 7577 | 36716 | 46340 |
| Belgium | 84 | 176 | 88 | 348 |
| Canada | 802 | 681 | 1033 | 2516 |
| Egypt | 0 | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| Fiji | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| France | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Germany | 48 | 24 | 48 | 120 |
| Greece | 0 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Italy | 144 | 96 | 239 | 479 |
| Japan | 46 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Jordan | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| Malaysia | 96 | 288 | 524 | 908 |
| Mauritius | 193 | 126 | 169 | 488 |
| Nepal | 3047 | 3286 | 3856 | 10190 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 96 | 0 | 144 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 126 | 20 | 190 |
| Pakistan | 37592 | 38818 | 20544 | 96954 |
| Portugal | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Singapore | 144 | 120 | 175 | 440 |
| South Africa | 24 | 0 | 48 | 72 |
| South Korea | 92 | 72 | 242 | 406 |
| Spain | 0 | 120 | 22 | 142 |
| Sri Lanka | 595 | 484 | 125 | 1204 |
| Thailand | 49 | 3 | 8 | 61 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 |
| UAE | 9497 | 3172 | 3776 | 16445 |
| UK | 881 | 1312 | 1757 | 3951 |
| US | 331 | 321 | 432 | 1084 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Yemen | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| TOTAL | 55854 | 57474 | 70133 | 183461 |
Table 1: Australian chickpea exports for October, November and December 2022. Source: ABS
| LENTILS | Oct | Nov | Dec | Tonnes |
| Bangladesh | 4183 | 1289 | 35995 | 41468 |
| Egypt | 4687 | 9383 | 100 | 14170 |
| India | 32278 | 4506 | 87127 | 123911 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Japan | 96 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 151 | 362 | 513 |
| Mauritius | 24 | 96 | 72 | 192 |
| Nepal | 5194 | 1505 | 7371 | 14070 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Pakistan | 1759 | 1628 | 2841 | 6227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 96 | 48 | 0 | 144 |
| South Korea | 0 | 20 | 48 | 68 |
| Sri Lanka | 9958 | 6479 | 7850 | 24288 |
| Suriname | 77 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 635 | 635 |
| UAE | 0 | 0 | 23590 | 23590 |
| UK | 0 | 0 | 125 | 125 |
| TOTAL | 58355 | 25130 | 166268 | 249753 |
Table 2: Australian lentil exports for October, November and December 2022. Source: ABS
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