In the US, the area seeded to lentils for 2018-19 is forecast by the USDA at below 0.8 million acres, down almost 30% from 2017-18 due to lower area seeded in Montana. With normal yields and lower abandonment, 2018-19 US lentil production is therefore forecast by USDA to rise to nearly 0.4 Mt, 18% higher than in 2017-18. US lentil exports are about 0.2 Mt annually with the main markets continuing to be the EU, South America and the Middle East.

(Source: AAFC)