# Australian lentil production is heading for another record | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian lentil production is forecast at about 2.21 million tonnes in 2026, a new record. Output has risen about 482% since 2010, and Australia now produces close to 88% of Canada's volume.

- Date: 2026-08-31 · published 2026-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17878-australian-lentil-production-is-heading-for-another-record-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Growing Australian lentil supply increases competition in the global pulse export market, but lentils are not among the feed commodities tracked here.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-06 | [Australia to soar to production records \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73466-australia-to-soar-to-production-records-farm-online-act.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-07 | [Australia sets new national crop record  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36803-australia-sets-new-national-crop-record-farm-online-act.md) | -1.2% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-29 | [Record year for Australian winter crop production: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44017-record-year-for-australian-winter-crop-production-abares-grain-central.md) | -1.1% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-31 | [Australia heading for third bumper crop on record plantings - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41379-australia-heading-for-third-bumper-crop-on-record-plantings-the-business-times.md) | -1.4% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-14 | [Australian farmers headed for one of their best production and export years — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36375-australian-farmers-headed-for-one-of-their-best-production-and-export-years.md) | +8.4% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9341134/australian-lentil-production-is-heading-for-another-record/

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