What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in New Zealand today?
The retail price range for New Zealand shrimps & prawns is between US$ 7.47 and US$ 12.21 per kilogram or between US$ 3.39 and US$ 5.54 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in New Zealand
The retail price range in New Zealand Dollar for shrimps & prawns is between NZD 11.89 and NZD 19.42 per kilogram or between NZD 5.39 and NZD 8.81 per pound(lb) in Wellington and Auckland.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for New Zealand shrimps & prawns is between US$ 5.23 and US$ 8.55 per kilogram or between US$ 2.37 and US$ 3.88 per pound(lb).
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New Zealand Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from New Zealand over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 23.88 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 31.82 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2022, at 40.36 US $ per kg. The price in 2020 was 25.57 US $ per kg, and in 2019 it was 26.03 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from New Zealand in 2023 will be around 33.50 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 37.00 US $ per kg.New Zealand Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into New Zealand has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 22.04 US dollars per kilogram, and by 2021, it had risen to 31.82 US dollars per kilogram. This represents an increase of 44.3% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 31.82 US dollars per kilogram, while the lowest price was recorded in 2015, at 19.84 US dollars per kilogram. The most recent price, in 2022, was 40.36 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into New Zealand will be 45.90 US dollars in 2023 and 52.38 US dollars in 2024.Export values for New Zealand shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in New Zealand were US$ 15,273, US$ 17,672, US$ 14,031 and US$ 14,496 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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New Zealand shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of shrimps & prawns exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 403 tons. In 2019 New Zealand sold 557 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. Through 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has improved, with a change of 1.457 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports decreased by -24.73 percent earning the country US$14.50m for the year 2019. New Zealand's shrimps & prawns exports are classified as:
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
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New Zealand shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, New Zealand supplied shrimps & prawns valued at 14.50m USD, an increment of 3.34% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 14.031m USD. The annual growth in value of New Zealand shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -20.603 percent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of New Zealand's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was -24.73 pc when compared to a variation of 1.457% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for New Zealand shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
New Zealand bought 7,696 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.