Analysis of nutritional value, global trade standing, and production-price relationship of green lentils: evidence from Türkiye (Turkey)

This study was designed to reveal the nutritional importance and global trade standing of green lentils, and to analyze the correlation between production and price. The data of the research was obtained from the Turkish Republic Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Turkish Grain Board, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The production function was determined using annual time-series. Lentil prices were the independent variable, and the lentil production amount was the dependent variable. Canada ranked 1st in global lentil production with a share of 34.6%, while Australia ranked 1st in global lentil exports with a share of 35.4%. Since agricultural production is greatly affected by the lagged values of the prices, the Koyck model was used as the model in the study. Green lentil production is affected by 3-year prices at most backward. There was a very strong correlation (0.837) between the variables. This study is important in terms of drawing attention to the nutritional and commercial importance of lentils and revealing producers’ sensitivity to prices. In this study, green lentil from legumes was examined; however, studies which the entire legume family can also be conducted.