What is the price of cheese per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand cheese is between US$ 7.64 and US$ 23.04 per kilogram or between US$ 3.47 and US$ 10.45 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cheese in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for cheese is between NZD 12.16 and NZD 36.65 per kilogram or between NZD 5.51 and NZD 16.62 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand cheese is between US$ 5.35 and US$ 16.13 per kilogram or between US$ 2.43 and US$ 7.31 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Cheese Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cheese from New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 3.88 US$ per kg, followed by 3.93 US$ per kg in 2018, 3.8 US$ per kg in 2019, 3.88 US$ per kg in 2020 and 3.97 US$ per kg in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2022, when it reached 4.73 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cheese from New Zealand in 2023 will be 4.80 US$ per kg and in 2024 it will be 4.87 US$ per kg.The New Zealand cheese exports are categorised as:
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
New Zealand Cheese Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cheese into New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was $3.26, followed by a slight increase to $3.88 in 2017. The price then dropped to $3.8 in 2019, before increasing again to $3.88 in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to $3.97 in 2021. Overall, the import price of Cheese into New Zealand has seen a slight increase over the last five years. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price of Cheese into New Zealand will continue to rise in the next two years. We expect the price to reach $4.73 in 2022 and $5.00 in 2023.Export values for New Zealand cheese
The total values in export for cheese in New Zealand were US$ 1,204,188, US$ 1,384,285, US$ 1,320,525 and US$ 1,324,818 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in New Zealand: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea, Black Tea & Yerba mate.
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New Zealand cheese - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of cheese exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 340,299 tons. In 2019 New Zealand exported 348,508 tonnes of cheese. For 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand cheese (processed category) has gone up, recording a change of 3.706 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cheese's exports decreased by -2.28 percent bringing New Zealand US$1,324.82m for the year 2019. New Zealand's cheese exports are categorised as:
- Grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds (HS code 040620)
- Fresh cheese "unripened or uncured cheese", incl. whey cheese, and curd (HS code 040610)
- Cheese (excluding fresh cheese, incl. whey cheese, curd, processed cheese, blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti", and grated or powdered cheese) (HS code 040690)
- Blue-veined cheese and other cheese containing veins produced by "Penicillium roqueforti" (HS code 040640)
- Processed cheese, not grated or powdered (HS code 040630)
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New Zealand cheese export values
In 2019, New Zealand sold cheese worth 1,324.82m USD, a growth of 0.33% from 2018's total cheese export of 1320.525m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand cheese between 2017 to 2018 was -4.606 percent.
The per year change in the volume of New Zealand's cheese exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.28 per cent when compared to a variation of 3.706% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's stake of the world's total cheese's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 59 in world exports of cheese.
Export markets for New Zealand cheese ( in '000$ )
New Zealand's leading destinations for cheese are China, Egypt, Mexico, Malaysia and Australia.
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net importer of cheese. The annual growth of New Zealand cheese in value between 2015 to 2019 was -36%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -26%, per annum.
New Zealand procured 14,220 tonnes of cheese in 2019.