Quality of western Canadian lentils 2024

This report presents harvest quality data for western Canadian green lentils and red lentils grown in 2024. Lentils samples were submitted to the Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program by producers and grain companies. Quality data is compiled from the results of analytical tests performed in the Grain Research Laboratory and will be updated as more samples are received.

Data as of September 23, 2024

Summary statistics by grade and by province

Results are unlikely to represent samples harvested within 2 weeks of the date of this report
The number of samples may not reflect actual production distributions across grades

Green lentils

Table 1 Mean protein content ^{Footnote 1} (%) of western Canadian green lentils by grade as of September 23, 2024

Lentils, No. 1 Canada, green
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	44	28.4	24.5	32.3	27.9
Alberta	3	26.9	24.8	29.6	NS^{Footnote 2}
Western Canada	47	28.3	24.5	32.3	27.9

Lentils, No. 2 Canada, green
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	44	27.3	24.4	29.8	27.4
Alberta	8	27.4	24.8	28.6	27.3
Western Canada	52	27.3	24.4	29.8	27.4

Lentils, Extra No. 3 Canada, green
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	2	29.0	26.9	31.0	27.8
Alberta	NS	NS	NS	NS	27.9
Western Canada	2	29.0	26.9	31.0	27.9

Lentils, No. 3 Canada, green
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	1	28.5	28.5	28.5	26.8
Alberta	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Western Canada	1	28.0	27.4	28.5	26.8

All grades
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	91	27.9	24.4	32.3	27.5
Alberta	11	27.2	24.8	29.6	27.5
Western Canada	102	27.8	24.4	32.3	27.5

Red lentils

Table 2 Mean protein content ^{Footnote 1} (%) of western Canadian red lentils by grade as of September 23, 2024

Lentils, No. 1 Canada, red
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	72	27.7	24.5	30.8	27.3
Alberta	6	27.6	25.4	29.3	28.2
Western Canada	78	27.7	24.5	30.8	27.4

Lentils, No. 2 Canada, red
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	5	27.9	26.8	29.6	27.5
Alberta	NS^{Footnote 2}	NS	NS	NS	27.6
Western Canada	5	27.9	26.8	29.6	27.5

Lentils, Extra No. 3 Canada, red
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	NS	NS	NS	NS	27.8
Alberta	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Western Canada	NS	NS	NS	NS	27.8

Lentils, No. 3 Canada, red
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	1	27.0	27.0	27.0	27.1
Alberta	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Western Canada	1	27.0	27.0	27.0	27.1

All grades
Location	Number of samples	2024			2023
Location	Number of samples	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	Mean
Saskatchewan	78	27.7	24.5	30.8	27.4
Alberta	6	27.6	25.4	29.3	28.1
Western Canada	84	27.7	24.5	30.8	27.4