What is the price of scallops per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand scallops is between US$ 24.24 and US$ 54.30 per kilogram or between US$ 10.99 and US$ 24.63 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of scallops in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for scallops is between NZD 38.56 and NZD 86.38 per kilogram or between NZD 17.49 and NZD 39.18 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand scallops is between US$ 16.96 and US$ 38.01 per kilogram or between US$ 7.69 and US$ 17.24 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Scallops Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Scallops from New Zealand over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 14.56 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 13.91 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped further to 11.05 US dollars per kg, and then to 9.17 US dollars per kg in 2020. The lowest price was recorded in 2021, at 8.00 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 5.26 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Scallops from New Zealand in 2023 will be around 6.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 4.00 US dollars per kg.New Zealand Scallops Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Scallops into New Zealand over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 11.49 US dollars per kg, which was a slight increase from the previous year. In 2017, the price rose to 14.56 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 13.91 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then dropped significantly in 2019 to 11.05 US dollars per kg, before dropping even further to 9.17 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 8.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Scallops in New Zealand will continue to decrease in the next two years, with an estimated price of 5.26 US dollars per kg in 2022 and 4.13 US dollars per kg in 2023.Export values for New Zealand scallops
The total values in export for scallops in New Zealand were US$ 632, US$ 262, US$ 320 and US$ 221 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand scallops - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of scallops sold by New Zealand in 2020 was 6 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 20 tonnes of scallops. Across 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand scallops (seafood category) has gone down, flactuating by -13.043 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, scallops' exports went up by 11.11 percent bringing the nation US$0.22m for the year 2019. New Zealand's scallops exports are classified as:
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen, even in shell (HS code 030722)
- Live, fresh or chilled, scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, even in shell (HS code 030721)
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even in shell (HS code 030729)
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160552)
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New Zealand scallops export values
In 2019, New Zealand shipped scallops worth 0.22m USD, a decrease of -31.25% from 2018's total scallops export of 0.32m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand scallops between 2017 to 2018 was 22.137 per cent.
The per year variation in the volume of New Zealand's scallops exports between 2017 and 2019 was 11.11 pc in comparison to a variation of -13.043% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
New Zealand's portion of the world's total scallops' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 21 in world exports of scallops.
Export markets for New Zealand scallops ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
New Zealand is a net exporter of scallops. The annual growth of New Zealand scallops in value between 2015 to 2019 was -13%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -14%, per annum.
New Zealand bought 384 tonnes of scallops in 2019.