What is the price of live eels per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand live eels is between US$ 12.89 and US$ 26.54 per kilogram or between US$ 5.85 and US$ 12.04 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live eels in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for live eels is between NZD 20.51 and NZD 42.22 per kilogram or between NZD 9.30 and NZD 19.15 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand live eels is between US$ 9.02 and US$ 18.58 per kilogram or between US$ 4.09 and US$ 8.43 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Live Eels Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Eels from New Zealand has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 9.46 US dollars per kg, while in 2021 it was 7.66 US dollars per kg. The highest price in the last five years was in 2012, when it was 11.50 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price was 8.40 US dollars per kg, and in 2020 it was 8.14 US dollars per kg. The most recent price in 2021 was 7.66 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Eels from New Zealand in 2023 will be 8.41 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 8.41 US dollars per kg.New Zealand Live Eels Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Eels into New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 8.10 US dollars per kg, followed by 8.40 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 9.21 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 8.14 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 7.66 US dollars per kg in 2021, before rising again to 8.41 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Eels into New Zealand in 2023 will be around 8.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 8.60 US dollars per kg.Export values for New Zealand live eels
The total values in export for live eels in New Zealand were US$ 1,308, US$ 1,336, US$ 1,377 and US$ 1,022 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand live eels - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of live eels sold by New Zealand in 2020 was 50 metric tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand exported 111 tonnes of live eels. For 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand live eels (fish category) has gone down, with a change of -32.317 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live eels' exports reduced by -32.73 pc netting the nation US$1.02m for the year 2019. New Zealand's live eels exports are classified as:
- Live eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030192)
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New Zealand live eels export values
In 2019, New Zealand supplied live eels worth 1.02m USD, a decrease of -25.93% from 2018's total live eels export of 1.377m USD. The annual reduction in value of New Zealand live eels between 2017 to 2018 was 3.069 pc.
The yearly variation in the quantity of New Zealand's live eels exports between 2017 and 2019 was -32.73 per cent when compared to a variation of -32.317% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's stake of the world's total live eels' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. New Zealand holds number 47 in world exports of live eels.
Export markets for New Zealand live eels ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net importer of live eels. The annual growth of New Zealand live eels in value between 2015 to 2019 was 18%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
New Zealand procured 0 tonnes of live eels in 2019.