What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand onions is between US$ 2.66 and US$ 4.15 per kilogram or between US$ 1.21 and US$ 1.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for onions is between NZD 4.23 and NZD 6.60 per kilogram or between NZD 1.92 and NZD 2.99 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand onions is between US$ 1.86 and US$ 2.90 per kilogram or between US$ 0.84 and US$ 1.32 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.41 US $ per kg, followed by 0.44 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 0.61 US $ per kg, before dropping to 0.45 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased again to 0.46 US $ per kg in 2021 and 0.56 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Onions from New Zealand in 2023 will be around 0.60 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.65 US $ per kg.The exports of onions from New Zealand are categorised as:
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
New Zealand Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.41 US dollars per kg, followed by 0.44 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 0.61 US dollars per kg, before dropping back to 0.45 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased again to 0.46 US dollars per kg in 2021, before reaching 0.56 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Onions into New Zealand will be around 0.58 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.60 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for New Zealand onions
The total values in export for onions in New Zealand were US$ 81,628, US$ 81,358, US$ 62,168 and US$ 114,077 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of onions shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 225,141 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand exported 187,441 tonnes of onions. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand onions (vegetables category) has increased, with a change of 31.332 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports decreased by -6.05 percent netting the nation US$114.08m for the year 2019. New Zealand's onions exports are classified as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
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New Zealand onions export values
In 2019, New Zealand sold onions valued at 114.08m USD, an increase of 83.50% from 2018's total onions export of 62.168m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand onions between 2017 to 2018 was -23.587 percent.
The per year change in the quantity of New Zealand's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.05 percent when compared to a variation of 31.332% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's portion of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was 1 per cent. The country holds number 13 in world exports of onions.
Export markets for New Zealand onions ( in '000$ )
New Zealand's best performing destinations for onions are the Netherlands, Indonesia, Germany, United Kingdom (UK) and Malaysia.
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of New Zealand onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was -22%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -23%, per annum.
New Zealand bought 2,443 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in New Zealand was 1,059,456 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 2.17%. The country had an estimated 23,680.00 hectares under onions cultivation.