What is the price of crustaceans per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand crustaceans is between US$ 9.59 and US$ 24.15 per kilogram or between US$ 4.35 and US$ 10.95 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crustaceans in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for crustaceans is between NZD 15.25 and NZD 38.42 per kilogram or between NZD 6.92 and NZD 17.42 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand crustaceans is between US$ 6.71 and US$ 16.90 per kilogram or between US$ 3.04 and US$ 7.67 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Crustaceans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from New Zealand over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was at its highest at $29.90, before dropping to $30.09 in 2018. In 2019, the price decreased further to $29.95, and then to $23.78 in 2020. 2021 saw a slight increase to $21.74, before dropping to $7.89 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from New Zealand in 2023 will be around $17.82, and in 2024 will be around $13.93.New Zealand Crustaceans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into New Zealand has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 22.49 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 21.74 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 4.75 US dollars per kg over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2017, when the import price was 29.90 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2018 and 2019, when the price was 30.09 and 29.95 US dollars per kg respectively. The most recent year, 2020, saw a further decrease to 23.78 US dollars per kg. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into New Zealand will continue to decrease in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around 19.74 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 15.89 US dollars per kg.Export values for New Zealand crustaceans
The total values in export for crustaceans in New Zealand were US$ 7,580, US$ 7,444, US$ 13,510 and US$ 15,153 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of crustaceans exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 726 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand sold 506 tonnes of crustaceans. In 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand crustaceans (seafood category) has improved, recording a change of 12.695 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports went up by 103.21 pc netting the exporter US$15.15m for the year 2019. New Zealand's crustaceans exports are categorised as:
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
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New Zealand crustaceans export values
In 2019, New Zealand sold crustaceans valued at 15.15m USD, an increase of 12.14% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 13.51m USD. The annual growth in value of New Zealand crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 81.488 percent.
The per year variation in the quantity of New Zealand's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 103.21 percent in comparison to a variation of 12.695% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's share of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 53 in world exports of crustaceans.
Export markets for New Zealand crustaceans ( in '000$ )
New Zealand ordered 489 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.