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Australia exports 17,884t chickpeas, 69,328t lentils in Aug

Liz Wells October 4, 2024

Chickpeas flowering in early September in the Pallamallawa district of far northern NSW. Photo: Oscar Pearse

AUSTRALIA exported 17,884 tonnes of chickpeas and 69,328t of lentils in August, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

India on 8037t was the biggest market for August-shipped chickpeas, followed by Pakistan on 2199t and Nepal on 1966t.

India on 36,143t was also the biggest market for August-shipped lentils, followed by Bangladesh on 14,146t and Pakistan on 7098t.

Chickpea volume posted an unexpected rise over August, being up 35 percent from the July total of 13,233t.

The jump is ostensibly attributable to traders and growers wanting to clear out chickpea stocks ahead of the big new crop now being harvested in Queensland.

On lentils, August volume was down 43pc from the July total to reflect the usual rundown on current crop, and also the impact of Canada’s new crop hitting the global market.

CHICKPEAS Jun Jly Aug Tonnes
Bangladesh 3178 1457 923 5557
Belgium 0 44 177 221
Canada 526 830 1747 3103
Egypt 150 0 0 150
Fiji 0 0 25 25
Germany 0 0 44 44
India 25156 8642 8037 41835
Indonesia 10 23 0 33
Italy 50 0 23 73
Japan 0 47 0 47
Malaysia 0 0 146 146
Mauritius 24 75 48 147
Nepal 3717 613 1966 6296
New Zealand 136 57 46 239
Pakistan 1534 127 2199 3860
Singapore 24 1 24 49
South Korea 24 0 0 24
Spain 0 0 24 24
Sri Lanka 48 0 75 123
Thailand 1 45 0 46
UAE 3086 370 1400 4856
UK 1011 709 704 2423
US 66 146 154 366
Vietnam 24 48 48 120
Yemen 50 0 75 125
TOTAL 38816 13233 17884 69933

Table 1: Australian chickpea exports for June, July and August 2024. Source: ABS

LENTILS Jun Jly Aug Tonnes
Bahrain 500 1507 1142 3149
Bangladesh 44920 32058 4351 81330
Canada 4 0 0 4
Egypt 11346 14402 275 26024
India 52519 50508 36143 139170
Indonesia 2 0 0 2
Italy 75 0 0 75
Japan 0 21 25 46
Lebanon 72 0 0 72
Mauritius 50 48 72 170
Nepal 5409 5565 5896 16870
New Zealand 62 15 57 134
Pakistan 3742 4617 7098 15457
South Africa 92 0 46 138
South Korea 0 0 23 23
Sri Lanka 14194 12613 14146 40953
Taiwan 25 0 0 25
Thailand 0 24 0 24
UAE 1257 0 0 1257
US 0 20 0 20
Yemen 0 0 54 54
TOTAL 134268 121399 69328 324995

Table 2: Australian lentil exports for June, July and August 2024. Source: ABS

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  1. Carolyn Suggate, October 7, 2024

    Keen to see how many organic chickpeas are exported currently (or any demand for them). Great data here – good work GC and ABS.

    • Liz Wells, October 9, 2024

      ABS data does not differentiate between organic and otherwise. My understanding is the small amount of organic chickpeas grown in Australia are sold into the domestic market. Regards, Liz Wells, editor

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