What is the price of shark fins per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand shark fins is between US$ 103.07 and US$ 176.69 per kilogram or between US$ 46.74 and US$ 80.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shark fins in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for shark fins is between NZD 163.97 and NZD 281.09 per kilogram or between NZD 74.36 and NZD 127.48 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand shark fins is between US$ 72.15 and US$ 123.68 per kilogram or between US$ 32.72 and US$ 56.09 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Shark Fins Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from New Zealand has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2012, the export price was 23.45 US $ per kg, while in 2017 it had dropped to 7.00 US $ per kg. The price continued to decline in 2018, reaching a low of 1.02 US $ per kg. In 2021, the export price increased slightly to 2.17 US $ per kg, and in 2022 it was 2.01 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Shark Fins from New Zealand will remain around 2.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.New Zealand Shark Fins Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Shark Fins into New Zealand over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 23.45 US dollars, but by 2016, this had dropped to 7.73 US dollars. In 2017, the price dropped further to 7.00 US dollars, and in 2018, it dropped to 1.02 US dollars. The price then increased slightly in 2019 to 1.23 US dollars, and again in 2020 to 1.29 US dollars. 2021 saw a further increase to 2.17 US dollars, and in 2022, the price was 2.01 US dollars. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price of Shark Fins into New Zealand will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with a predicted price of 2.01 US dollars in 2023 and 2.17 US dollars in 2024.Export values for New Zealand shark fins
The total values in export for shark fins in New Zealand were US$ 371, US$ 6,930, US$ 788 and US$ 1,901 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand shark fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of shark fins exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 1,404 metric tons. In 2019 New Zealand exported 1,546 tonnes of shark fins. Through 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand shark fins (fish category) has escalated, changing by 100.259 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shark fins' exports increased by 56.16 percent netting New Zealand US$1.90m for the year 2019. New Zealand's shark fins exports are classified as:
- Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) (HS code 160418)
- Fresh or chilled shark fins (HS code 030292)
- Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) (HS code 030399)
- Frozen shark fins (HS code 030392)
- Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030571)
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New Zealand shark fins export values
In 2019, New Zealand exported shark fins worth 1.90m USD, an improvement of 141.12% from 2018's total shark fins export of 0.788m USD. The yearly increase in value of New Zealand shark fins between 2017 to 2018 was -88.629 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of New Zealand's shark fins exports between 2017 and 2019 was 56.16 percent when compared to a variation of 100.259% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for New Zealand shark fins ( in '000$ )
New Zealand purchased 1 tonnes of shark fins in 2019.