What is the price of beef in New Zealand?

As of May 2026, beef in New Zealand is US$ 11.71 per kg (18.64 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of New Zealand beef in 2024?

The export value was US$378,479,959 in 2024.

What is New Zealand's world rank in beef exports?

New Zealand ranks #15 out of 80 beef exporters.

What percentage of global beef exports does New Zealand contribute?

New Zealand contributes 1.6% of global beef exports.

What is the latest export unit value for New Zealand beef?

The latest export unit value is US$11.7136 per kg.

Beef Price in New Zealand - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Beef Prices in New Zealand

US$ 11.71 / kg

18.64 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 14.4% YoY ▲ 14.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	7.95	12.65	▼ 3.2%	▲ 20.1%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	11.71	18.64	▲ 14.4%	▲ 14.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beef price in New Zealand available is US$ 11.71 per kg (18.64 NZD), up 14.4% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported 36,962 tonnes of beef in 2024, valued at US$378,479,959, ranking #15 among 80 global exporters and accounting for 1.6% of global exports. Export values increased by 18.4% year-on-year, confirming New Zealand's position as a net exporter. The latest export unit value for beef is US$11.7136 per kg.

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We are building a dedicated beef price series for New Zealand history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beef in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $378.5M (37 kt) of beef▲ 18.4% YoY. That ranks #15 worldwide (1.6% of global exports).

$378.5M

Export value

37 kt

Export volume

#15 / 80

World rank

1.6%

Global share

$10.24

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beef exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $4.14B · 17.3%
#2 Australia $3.36B · 14%
#3 Netherlands $2.37B · 9.9%
#4 Canada $2.25B · 9.4%
#5 Ireland $2.07B · 8.6%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$378.5M	37 kt	$10.24
2023	$319.8M	32.8 kt	$9.75
2022	$364.7M	34.7 kt	$10.5
2021	$368.5M	38 kt	$9.69
2020	$289.2M	34.7 kt	$8.32

HS Code

beef is traded under Harmonized System code 0201.30. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

New Zealand beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of beef shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 530,787 tons. In 2019 New Zealand sold 518,940 tonnes of beef. For 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand beef (meat category) has climbed, changing by 5.122 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports grew by 11.57 percent bringing the nation US$2,506.83m for the year 2019. New Zealand's beef exports are categorised as:

Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)

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New Zealand beef export values

In 2019, New Zealand supplied beef valued at 2,506.83m USD, a surge of 10.73% from 2018's total beef export of 2263.997m USD. The yearly growth in value of New Zealand beef between 2017 to 2018 was 4.82 per cent.

The per year change in the volume of New Zealand's beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was 11.57% in comparison to a variation of 5.122% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's stake of the world's total beef's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 23 in world exports of beef.

Export markets for New Zealand beef ( in '000$ )

New Zealand's top export markets for beef are Malaysia, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and French Polynesia.

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net exporter of beef. The annual growth of New Zealand beef in value between 2015 to 2019 was -6%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -24%, per annum.

New Zealand ordered 8,628 tonnes of beef in 2019.

Beef Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest beef prices in other Oceania countries:

Australia$11.09/kg Fiji$10.09/kg Samoa$1.69/kg

Other Meat Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other meat in New Zealand:

Mutton$6.62/kg Frog Legs$11.51/kg Chicken Meat$2.10/kg Geese Meat$5.98/kg Chicken Fat$1.02/kg Tallow Fat$1.02/kg Ham$5.72/kg Pork$5.47/kg

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