Quality of western Canadian lentils 2017

3. Production

Lentil production in 2017 was estimated to be 2.6 million tonnes, which was 21% lower than in 2016, but 42% higher than the 10-year average of 1.8 million tonnes (Table 1). Decrease in production was due to a 24% decrease in harvested area from 2016. Saskatchewan continues to dominate lentil production in western Canada, accounting for about 90% of production, while Alberta accounts for about 10%.