What is the price of live chicken per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand live chicken is between US$ 4.22 and US$ 9.83 per kilogram or between US$ 1.92 and US$ 4.46 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live chicken in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for live chicken is between NZD 6.72 and NZD 15.64 per kilogram or between NZD 3.05 and NZD 7.09 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand live chicken is between US$ 2.96 and US$ 6.88 per kilogram or between US$ 1.34 and US$ 3.12 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Live Chicken Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Chicken from New Zealand has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 118.73 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 206.45 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 74.72 US dollars per kg. The highest price was seen in 2021, with a price of 206.45 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was seen in 2012, with a price of 72.15 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Chicken from New Zealand in 2023 will be around 220.02 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 233.59 US dollars per kg.New Zealand Live Chicken Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Chicken into New Zealand has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 118.73 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 206.45 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 74.72 US dollars per kg, or 63.1%. The highest price was seen in 2021, when the import price was 206.45 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was seen in 2014, when the import price was 75.10 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Live Chicken into New Zealand in 2023 will be around 225.17 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 244.89 US dollars per kg.Export values for New Zealand live chicken
The total values in export for live chicken in New Zealand were US$ 19,471, US$ 20,793, US$ 20,820 and US$ 27,579 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand live chicken - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live chicken shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 133 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 164 tonnes of live chicken. Across 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand live chicken (livestock category) has climbed, changing by 60.784 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live chicken's exports increased by 29.13% bringing the country US$27.58m for the year 2019. New Zealand's live chicken exports are categorised as:
- Live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, weighing <= 185 g (excluding turkeys and guinea fowls) (HS code 010511)
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New Zealand live chicken export values
In 2019, New Zealand supplied live chicken worth 27.58m USD, a growth of 32.47% from 2018's total live chicken export of 20.82m USD. The annual growth in value of New Zealand live chicken between 2017 to 2018 was 0.12985139 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of New Zealand's live chicken exports between 2017 and 2019 was 29.13% when compared to a variation of 60.784% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's portion of the world's total live chicken's exports in 2019 was 3.5%. New Zealand is ranked position 11 in world exports of live chicken.
Export markets for New Zealand live chicken ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net exporter of live chicken. The annual growth of New Zealand live chicken in value between 2015 to 2019 was 26%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 5%, per annum.
New Zealand procured 0 tonnes of live chicken in 2019.