What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand rice is between US$ 1.67 and US$ 2.80 per kilogram or between US$ 0.76 and US$ 1.27 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for rice is between NZD 2.66 and NZD 4.46 per kilogram or between NZD 1.21 and NZD 2.02 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand rice is between US$ 1.17 and US$ 1.96 per kilogram or between US$ 0.53 and US$ 0.89 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Rice from New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.24 US $ per kg, followed by 1.26 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 1.05 US $ per kg, before increasing to 1.24 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased slightly to 1.22 US $ per kg in 2021, before rising to 1.35 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Rice from New Zealand will be 1.27 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.39 US $ per kg in 2024.The New Zealand rice exports are classified as:
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
New Zealand Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into New Zealand over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was $0.95, followed by $1.24 in 2017, $1.26 in 2018, $1.05 in 2019 and $1.24 in 2020. This indicates that the price has been fluctuating between $1.05 and $1.26 over the last five years. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Rice into New Zealand in 2023 will be around $1.35 and in 2024 will be around $1.22.Export values for New Zealand rice
The total values in export for rice in New Zealand were US$ 266, US$ 89, US$ 118 and US$ 116 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in New Zealand: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
See prices of rice in other countries across Oceania: Fiji rice, French Polynesia rice, Guam rice, Micronesia rice, New Caledonia rice, Papua New Guinea rice, Samoa rice, Solomon Islands rice, Tonga rice & Vanuatu rice.
New Zealand rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of rice shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 90 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand exported 111 tonnes of rice. In 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand rice (cereals/grains category) has surged, changing by 18.085 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports increased by 54.17 percent netting the country US$0.12m for the year 2019. New Zealand's rice exports are categorised as:
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
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New Zealand rice export values
In 2019, New Zealand exported rice worth 0.12m USD, an improvement of 1.69% from 2018's total rice export of 0.118m USD. The yearly increase in value of New Zealand rice between 2017 to 2018 was 32.584 per cent.
The yearly variation in the volume of New Zealand's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 54.17% when compared to a variation of 18.085% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's share of the world's total rice's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. New Zealand is ranked number 25 in world exports of rice.
Export markets for New Zealand rice ( in '000$ )
New Zealand's best performing export markets for rice are Thailand, Vanuatu, French Polynesia, Australia and Samoa.
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net exporter of rice. The annual growth of New Zealand rice in value between 2015 to 2019 was -39%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
New Zealand ordered 55,905 tonnes of rice in 2019.