What is the price of fish meat in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, fish meat in New Zealand is US$ 4.60 per kg (7.32 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is New Zealand's world rank in fish meat exports?

New Zealand ranks #41 out of 88 exporters.

What was the export value of fish meat from New Zealand in 2024?

The export value was US$967,155.

Is New Zealand a net exporter or importer of fish meat?

New Zealand is a net exporter of fish meat.

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

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Fish Meat Prices in New Zealand

US$ 4.60 / kg

7.32 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 28.0% YoY ▲ 28.0%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NZD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.60	7.32	▲ 28.0%	▲ 28.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the fish meat price in New Zealand available is US$ 4.60 per kg (7.32 NZD), up 28.0% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported 269 tonnes of fish meat in 2024, valued at US$967,155, ranking #41 among 88 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 14.7% year-on-year. The country is a net exporter of fish meat. The latest export unit value is US$4.6016 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - fish meat in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $967.2K (269 t) of fish meat▼ 14.7% YoY. That ranks #41 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$967.2K

Export value

269 t

Export volume

#41 / 88

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$3.59

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top fish meat exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $433.4M · 25.1%
#2 Chile $279.1M · 16.2%
#3 India $193.1M · 11.2%
#4 China $189.2M · 10.9%
#5 Norway $152.9M · 8.8%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$967.2K	269 t	$3.59
2023	$1.1M	204.9 t	$5.53
2022	$1.4M	294.1 t	$4.9
2021	$1.1M	406.9 t	$2.67
2020	$1.3M	533.8 t	$2.48

HS Code

fish meat is traded under Harmonized System code 0304.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

New Zealand fish meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of fish meat exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 579 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand exported 632 tonnes of fish meat. For the year 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand fish meat (fish category) has gone up, recording a change of 14.079 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish meat's exports reduced by -13.9 percent earning New Zealand US$0.86m for the year 2019. New Zealand's fish meat exports are classified as:

Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (excluding fillets) (HS code 030491)
Frozen fish meat n.e.s. (excluding fillets) (HS code 030499)

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New Zealand fish meat export values

In 2019, New Zealand sold fish meat with a value of 0.86m USD, a drop of -41.26% from 2018's total fish meat export of 1.464m USD. The yearly reduction in value of New Zealand fish meat between 2017 to 2018 was -2.204 pc.

The annual variation in the amount of New Zealand's fish meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -13.9 per cent in comparison to a variation of 14.079% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for New Zealand fish meat ( in '000$ )

New Zealand imported 241 tonnes of fish meat in 2019.

Other Fish Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other fish in New Zealand:

Live Eels$11.14/kg Abalone$27.67/kg Blue Whiting$12.94/kg Catfish$4.13/kg Cobia Fish$2.90/kg Cod$8.01/kg Eels$11.14/kg Hake Fish$5.75/kg Live Fish$11.21/kg Tilapia$7.75/kg Tuna$9.92/kg Antarctic toothfish$2.90/kg Carp Fish$40.64/kg Haddock Fish$4.51/kg Sole Fish$4.25/kg

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