What is the price of lentils per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka lentils is between US$ 0.25 and US$ 1.47 per kilogram or between US$ 0.11 and US$ 0.67 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lentils in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for lentils is between LKR 75.40 and LKR 452.40 per kilogram or between LKR 34.20 and LKR 205.17 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka lentils is between US$ 0.17 and US$ 1.03 per kilogram or between US$ 0.08 and US$ 0.47 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Lentils Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lentils from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.88 US$ per kg, followed by 0.56 US$ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 0.72 US$ per kg and further increased to 1.01 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Lentils from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 1.03 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 1.05 US$ per kg.The Sri Lanka lentils exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled lentils, whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071340)
Sri Lanka Lentils Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lentils into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.88 US$ per kg, followed by a decrease to 0.56 US$ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 0.72 US$ per kg and further increased to 1.01 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Lentils into Sri Lanka in 2023 will be 1.09 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 1.17 US$ per kg.Export values for Sri Lanka lentils
The total values in export for lentils in Sri Lanka were US$ 20,283, US$ 10,617, US$ 2,255 and US$ 1,799 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka lentils - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 2,757 tonnes of lentils. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka lentils (pulses/legumes category) has increased, changing by 9.622 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lentils' exports went down by -77.09% earning the exporter US$1.80m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's lentils exports are categorised as:
- Dried, shelled lentils, whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071340)
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Sri Lanka lentils export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka supplied lentils worth 1.80m USD, a drop of -20.18% from 2018's total lentils export of 2.255m USD. The annual change in value of Sri Lanka lentils between 2017 to 2018 was -78.76 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of Sri Lanka's lentils exports between 2017 and 2019 was -77.09 per cent in comparison to a variation of 9.622% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka lentils ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka's leading destinations for lentils are Bangladesh, Uruguay, United Kingdom (UK), Egypt and Vietnam.
Sri Lanka ordered 169,506 tonnes of lentils in 2019.