What is the price of crab per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand crab is between US$ 13.26 and US$ 31.92 per kilogram or between US$ 6.01 and US$ 14.48 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crab in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for crab is between NZD 21.10 and NZD 50.79 per kilogram or between NZD 9.57 and NZD 23.03 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand crab is between US$ 9.28 and US$ 22.35 per kilogram or between US$ 4.21 and US$ 10.13 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Crab Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crab from New Zealand over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was $3.52, dropping to $2.53 in 2018 and further to $2.11 in 2019. However, in 2020, the price rose to $2.48 before dropping again to $2.25 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to $4.65 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crab from New Zealand will be $3.90 in 2023 and $3.17 in 2024.New Zealand Crab Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crab into New Zealand over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was $3.52, followed by $2.53 in 2018, $2.11 in 2019, $2.48 in 2020 and $2.25 in 2021. This indicates a decrease of 36.2% from 2017 to 2021. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Crab into New Zealand in 2023 will be around $2.00 and in 2024 will be around $2.50.Export values for New Zealand crab
The total values in export for crab in New Zealand were US$ 181, US$ 169, US$ 147 and US$ 133 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand crab - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of crab shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 44 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 63 tonnes of crab. In 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand crab (seafood category) has escalated, changing by 8.621 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crab's exports grew by 31.25% earning the exporter US$0.13m for the year 2019. New Zealand's crab exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, fresh or chilled, dried, salted, smoked or in brine (HS code 0306Xe)
- Crab, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160510)
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New Zealand crab export values
In 2019, New Zealand supplied crab with a value of 0.13m USD, a reduction of -11.56% from 2018's total crab export of 0.147m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand crab between 2017 to 2018 was -13.018 percent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of New Zealand's crab exports between 2017 and 2019 was 31.25 pc in comparison to a variation of 8.621% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for New Zealand crab ( in '000$ )
New Zealand ordered 106 tonnes of crab in 2019.