What is the price of apricots per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand apricots is between US$ 3.80 and US$ 9.50 per kilogram or between US$ 1.72 and US$ 4.31 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of apricots in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for apricots is between NZD 6.05 and NZD 15.11 per kilogram or between NZD 2.74 and NZD 6.85 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand apricots is between US$ 2.66 and US$ 6.65 per kilogram or between US$ 1.21 and US$ 3.02 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Apricots Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Apricots from New Zealand has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 6.43 US dollars per kg, while in 2017 it had dropped to 3.14 US dollars per kg. The price then increased slightly in 2018 to 3.43 US dollars per kg, before dropping again in 2020 to 3.51 US dollars per kg. The most recent data shows that the price has increased again to 3.95 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Apricots from New Zealand will be 3.30 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 3.15 US dollars per kg in 2024.The apricots exports from New Zealand are categorised as:
- Dried apricots (HS code 081310)
- Apricots, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and pastes, obtained by cooking) (HS code 200850)
- Apricot, peach "incl. nectarine" or plum stones and kernels (HS code 121230)
- Fresh apricots (HS code 080910)
New Zealand Apricots Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Apricots into New Zealand has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 7.39 US dollars per kg, but by 2016, it had dropped to 3.38 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has fluctuated slightly, reaching a peak of 3.95 US dollars per kg in 2021. The current price is 3.50 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Apricots imported into New Zealand will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with a predicted price of 3.45 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 3.40 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for New Zealand apricots
The total values in export for apricots in New Zealand were US$ 4,854, US$ 3,935, US$ 1,998 and US$ 1,450 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand apricots - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of apricots exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 720 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand sold 376 tonnes of apricots. In 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand apricots (fruits category) has shrunk, recording a change of -35.506 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, apricots' exports went down by -70.04 pc bringing the nation US$1.45m for the year 2019. New Zealand's apricots exports are classified as:
- Apricot, peach "incl. nectarine" or plum stones and kernels (HS code 121230)
- Fresh apricots (HS code 080910)
- Apricots, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding preserved with sugar but not laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purée and pastes, obtained by cooking) (HS code 200850)
- Dried apricots (HS code 081310)
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New Zealand apricots export values
In 2019, New Zealand sold apricots with a value of 1.45m USD, a drop of -27.43% from 2018's total apricots export of 1.998m USD. The annual reduction in value of New Zealand apricots between 2017 to 2018 was -49.225 per cent.
The yearly change in the quantity of New Zealand's apricots exports between 2017 and 2019 was -70.04 percent in comparison to a variation of -35.506% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's share of the world's total apricots' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 30 in world exports of apricots.
Export markets for New Zealand apricots ( in '000$ )
New Zealand's leading export markets for apricots are US, Australia, China, New Caledonia and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
New Zealand brought in 2,744 tonnes of apricots in 2019.
Production
The production of apricots in New Zealand was 11,248 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -1.78%. The country had approximately 1,540.00 hectares under apricots cultivation.