What is the price of seaweed per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand seaweed is between US$ 3.86 and US$ 19.35 per kilogram or between US$ 1.75 and US$ 8.78 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of seaweed in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for seaweed is between NZD 6.15 and NZD 30.79 per kilogram or between NZD 2.79 and NZD 13.96 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand seaweed is between US$ 2.70 and US$ 13.55 per kilogram or between US$ 1.23 and US$ 6.14 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Seaweed Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Seaweed from New Zealand has seen a significant fluctuation over the last five years. In 2013, the price per kilogram was 75.31 US dollars, which dropped to 11.31 US dollars in 2015. The price then remained relatively stable at 11.12 US dollars in 2016 and 8.49 US dollars in 2017. However, in 2018, the price skyrocketed to 123.22 US dollars before dropping back to 60.42 US dollars in 2019 and 64.00 US dollars in 2020. The price then decreased further to 11.39 US dollars in 2021 and 26.33 US dollars in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Seaweed from New Zealand will be around 18.17 US dollars in 2023 and 22.50 US dollars in 2024.New Zealand Seaweed Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Seaweed into New Zealand over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 8.49 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 123.22 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a decrease to 60.42 US dollars per kg in 2019 and then a slight increase to 64.00 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then dropped to 11.39 US dollars per kg in 2021 and is currently at 26.33 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Seaweed into New Zealand in 2023 will be around 40.00 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be around 28.00 US dollars per kg.Export values for New Zealand seaweed
The total values in export for seaweed in New Zealand were US$ 979, US$ 900, US$ 1,109 and US$ 1,148 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of seaweed exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 11 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand shipped 19 tonnes of seaweed. For 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand seaweed (agro commodities category) has increased, flactuating by 111.111 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports decreased by -82.08% bringing the country US$1.15m for the year 2019. New Zealand's seaweed exports are categorised as:
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)
- Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
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New Zealand seaweed export values
In 2019, New Zealand supplied seaweed worth 1.15m USD, an increment of 3.70% from 2018's total seaweed export of 1.109m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was 23.222 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of New Zealand's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was -82.08 pc when compared to a variation of 111.111% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for New Zealand seaweed ( in '000$ )
New Zealand procured 553 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.