What is the price of onions in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, onions in New Zealand is US$ 0.50 per kg (0.79 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

New Zealand ranks 13th among 109 onion exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in New Zealand's onion exports?

Onion exports decreased by 7.0% year-on-year.

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

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Onions Prices in New Zealand

US$ 0.50 / kg

0.79 NZD / kg

MoM ▼ 17.4% YoY ▼ 17.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 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)	0.50	0.79	▼ 17.4%	▼ 17.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in New Zealand available is US$ 0.50 per kg (0.79 NZD), down 17.4% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported 163,148 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$98.3 million, ranking 13th among 109 global exporters and accounting for 2.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with onion exports decreasing by 7.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.4979 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $98.3M (163.1 kt) of onions▼ 7% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (2% of global exports).

$98.3M

Export value

163.1 kt

Export volume

#13 / 109

World rank

Global share

$0.6

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top onions exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $1B · 20.7%
#2 China $577.8M · 12%
#3 Mexico $449.9M · 9.3%
#4 India $416.1M · 8.6%
#5 US $396.5M · 8.2%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$98.3M	163.1 kt	$0.6
2023	$105.6M	135.5 kt	$0.78
2022	$80.3M	144.9 kt	$0.55
2021	$101.2M	201.2 kt	$0.5
2020	$96M	202.4 kt	$0.47

HS Code

onions is traded under Harmonized System code 0703.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

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

The quantity of onions shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 225,141 tonnes. In 2019 New Zealand exported 187,441 tonnes of onions. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for New Zealand onions (vegetables category) has increased, with a change of 31.332 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports decreased by -6.05 percent netting the nation US$114.08m for the year 2019. New Zealand's onions exports are classified as:

Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)

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New Zealand onions export values

In 2019, New Zealand sold onions valued at 114.08m USD, an increase of 83.50% from 2018's total onions export of 62.168m USD. The yearly change in value of New Zealand onions between 2017 to 2018 was -23.587 percent.

The per year change in the quantity of New Zealand's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.05 percent when compared to a variation of 31.332% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's portion of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was 1 per cent. The country holds number 13 in world exports of onions.

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

New Zealand's best performing destinations for onions are the Netherlands, Indonesia, Germany, United Kingdom (UK) and Malaysia.

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of New Zealand onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was -22%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -23%, per annum.

New Zealand bought 2,443 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Production

The production of onions in New Zealand was 1,059,456 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 2.17%. The country had an estimated 23,680.00 hectares under onions cultivation.

Onions Prices Across Oceania

Compare the latest onions prices in other Oceania countries:

Australia$0.70/kg Fiji$1.74/kg Papua New Guinea$5.24/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other vegetables in New Zealand:

Truffles$6.50/kg Plantains$1.98/kg Swiss chard$1.49/kg Acorn squash$0.59/kg Bean sprouts$2.89/kg Bok choy$1.49/kg Carrots$0.66/kg Celery$1.47/kg Spinach$3.75/kg Tomatoes$2.91/kg Aubergines (eggplants)$5.02/kg beetroot, salsify & celeriac$2.89/kg Brussels sprouts$4.29/kg Cauliflowers and broccoli$3.36/kg Chicory$20.60/kg

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