What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand fish is between US$ 8.36 and US$ 24.65 per kilogram or between US$ 3.79 and US$ 11.18 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for fish is between NZD 13.30 and NZD 39.21 per kilogram or between NZD 6.03 and NZD 17.78 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand fish is between US$ 5.85 and US$ 17.25 per kilogram or between US$ 2.65 and US$ 7.82 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from New Zealand has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 3.00 US $ per kg, and in 2021, it was 2.96 US $ per kg. The highest price was in 2012, when it was 3.58 US $ per kg. The lowest price was in 2015, when it was 2.79 US $ per kg. The average price for the last five years was 3.06 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish from New Zealand in 2023 will be 3.02 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be 3.04 US $ per kg.New Zealand Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $3.00, followed by $3.17 in 2018, $3.07 in 2019, $2.96 in 2020 and 2021, and $3.00 in 2022. This indicates that the price has remained relatively consistent over the past five years, with only minor fluctuations. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into New Zealand will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around $3.00, and the price in 2024 will be around $3.00 as well.Export values for New Zealand fish
The total values in export for fish in New Zealand were US$ 144,697, US$ 150,448, US$ 141,531 and US$ 133,465 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of fish sold by New Zealand in 2020 was 39,717 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 43,423 tonnes of fish. Through 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand fish (fish category) has decreased, recording a change of -2.757 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports reduced by -13.33 pc netting the exporter US$133.46m for the year 2019. New Zealand's fish exports are categorised as:
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
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New Zealand fish export values
In 2019, New Zealand sold fish valued at 133.46m USD, a contraction of -5.70% from 2018's total fish export of 141.531m USD. The annual change in value of New Zealand fish between 2017 to 2018 was -5.927 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of New Zealand's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -13.33 per cent in comparison to a variation of -2.757% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's share of the world's total fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 49 in world exports of fish.
Export markets for New Zealand fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net importer of fish. The annual growth of New Zealand fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was -11%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -10%, per annum.
New Zealand imported 7,381 tonnes of fish in 2019.