Lentils Prices in Nepal
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (NPR) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Farmgate | 1.06 | 141 | ▲ 1.6% | ▲ 1.6% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of January 2024, the lentils price in Nepal is US$ 1.06 per kg (141 NPR), up 1.6% year-on-year.
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Lentils Price History & Trend
Monthly lentils price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Nepal lentils - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Nepal sold 11,243 tonnes of lentils. For 2019 alone, the market for Nepal lentils (pulses/legumes category) has shrunk, changing by -18.221 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lentils' exports went up by 41.9 percent netting the exporter US$12.10m for the year 2019. Nepal's lentils exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled lentils, whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071340)
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Nepal lentils export values
In 2019, Nepal supplied lentils with a value of 12.10m USD, an increase of 4.45% from 2018's total lentils export of 11.585m USD. The yearly change in value of Nepal lentils between 2017 to 2018 was 24.583 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Nepal's lentils exports between 2017 and 2019 was 41.9 percent compared to a variation of -18.221% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Nepal lentils ( in '000$ )
Nepal's best performing export markets for lentils are Bahrain, Japan, Sri Lanka, India and Bhutan.
Nepal imported 49,503 tonnes of lentils in 2019.
Production
The production of lentils in Nepal was 251,185 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.68%. The country had an estimated 208,766.00 hectares under lentils cultivation.