What is the price of chicken meat per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand chicken meat is between US$ 3.97 and US$ 7.85 per kilogram or between US$ 1.80 and US$ 3.56 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chicken meat in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for chicken meat is between NZD 6.32 and NZD 12.49 per kilogram or between NZD 2.87 and NZD 5.66 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand chicken meat is between US$ 2.78 and US$ 5.49 per kilogram or between US$ 1.26 and US$ 2.49 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Chicken Meat Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Chicken Meat from New Zealand over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2011, the price was 7.26 US dollars per kg, dropping to 5.22 US dollars per kg in 2012. By 2013, the price had decreased to 4.41 US dollars per kg, and further decreased to 4.24 US dollars per kg in 2014. In 2015, the price dropped to 3.2 US dollars per kg, and further decreased to 2.91 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price has remained relatively stable since then, with the latest figure being 2.62 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Chicken Meat from New Zealand in 2023 will be around 2.44 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 2.26 US dollars per kg.The exports of chicken meat from New Zealand are classified as:
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
- Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
- Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
- Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
- Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
New Zealand Chicken Meat Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into New Zealand has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 5.22 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had dropped to 2.36 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 54.7%. The lowest price was recorded in 2020, when the import price was 2.04 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight increase in 2021, when the price rose to 2.36 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, we can expect the import price of Chicken Meat into New Zealand to remain relatively stable, with a predicted price of 2.62 US dollars per kg in 2022, and an estimated price of 2.64 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for New Zealand chicken meat
The total values in export for chicken meat in New Zealand were US$ 121,756, US$ 132,092, US$ 131,388 and US$ 92,964 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand chicken meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of chicken meat exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 25,422 tons. In 2019 New Zealand exported 36,878 tonnes of chicken meat. For 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand chicken meat (meat category) has decreased, with a change of -21.312 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chicken meat's exports decreased by -22.38% netting New Zealand US$92.96m for the year 2019. New Zealand's chicken meat exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
- Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
- Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
- Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
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New Zealand chicken meat export values
In 2019, New Zealand exported chicken meat valued at 92.96m USD, a decrease of -29.25% from 2018's total chicken meat export of 131.388m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand chicken meat between 2017 to 2018 was -0.53296188 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of New Zealand's chicken meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -22.38 per cent in comparison to a variation of -21.312% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for New Zealand chicken meat ( in '000$ )
New Zealand's best performing export markets for chicken meat are Australia, China, Fiji, Thailand and Indonesia.
New Zealand brought in 1,010 tonnes of chicken meat in 2019.