What is the price of milk & cream in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, milk & cream in New Zealand is US$ 2.44 per kg (3.88 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is New Zealand's world rank in milk and cream exports?

New Zealand ranks fifth among 113 exporters.

How much milk and cream did New Zealand export in 2024?

New Zealand exported 424,421 tonnes valued at US$938,718,232 in 2024.

What percentage of global milk and cream exports does New Zealand contribute?

New Zealand contributes 7.6% of global milk and cream exports.

Milk & Cream Price in New Zealand - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Milk & Cream Prices in New Zealand

US$ 2.44 / kg

3.88 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 10.4% YoY ▲ 10.4%

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)	2.44	3.88	▲ 10.4%	▲ 10.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the milk & cream price in New Zealand available is US$ 2.44 per kg (3.88 NZD), up 10.4% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported US$938,718,232 worth of milk and cream in 2024, totaling 424,421 tonnes. The country ranks fifth among 113 exporters, accounting for 7.6% of global exports and showing a 4.2% year-on-year increase. New Zealand is a net exporter of milk and cream. The latest export unit value is US$2.4407 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - milk & cream in New Zealand

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $938.7M (424.4 kt) of milk & cream▲ 4.2% YoY. That ranks #5 worldwide (7.6% of global exports).

$938.7M

Export value

424.4 kt

Export volume

#5 / 113

World rank

7.6%

Global share

$2.21

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top milk & cream exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Germany $1.67B · 13.5%
#2 Netherlands $1.43B · 11.6%
#3 Belgium $1.21B · 9.8%
#4 France $939.8M · 7.6%
#5 New Zealand $938.7M · 7.6%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$938.7M	424.4 kt	$2.21
2023	$901.1M	408.3 kt	$2.21
2022	$901.1M	427.5 kt	$2.11
2021	$868.4M	438.9 kt	$1.98
2020	$626.8M	375.6 kt	$1.67

HS Code

milk & cream is traded under Harmonized System code 0401. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

New Zealand milk & cream - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of milk & cream shipped by New Zealand in 2020 was 2,409,770 tons. In 2019 New Zealand exported 2,449,273 tonnes of milk & cream. In 2019 alone, the interest in New Zealand milk & cream (processed category) has gone up, flactuating by 10.569 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, milk & cream's exports grew by 12.2 pc earning New Zealand US$6,639.43m for the year 2019. New Zealand's milk & cream exports are classified as:

Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of > 6%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040130)
Milk and cream in solid forms, of a fat content by weight of > 1,5%, sweetened (HS code 040229)
Milk and cream in solid forms, of a fat content by weight of <= 1,5% (HS code 040210)
Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of > 6% but <= 10%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040140)
Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of <= 1%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040110)
Milk and cream, concentrated but unsweetened (excluding in solid forms) (HS code 040291)
Milk and cream in solid forms, of a fat content by weight of > 1,5%, unsweetened (HS code 040221)
Milk and cream, concentrated and sweetened (excluding in solid forms) (HS code 040299)
Products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not sweetened, n.e.s. (HS code 040490)
Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of > 10%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040150)
Milk and cream of a fat content by weight of > 1% but <= 6%, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040120)

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New Zealand milk & cream export values

In 2019, New Zealand exported milk & cream valued at 6,639.43m USD, an increment of 13.07% from 2018's total milk & cream export of 5871.89m USD. The yearly increase in value of New Zealand milk & cream between 2017 to 2018 was -2.703 per cent.

The per year change in the quantity of New Zealand's milk & cream exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.2 pc when compared to a variation of 10.569% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for New Zealand milk & cream ( in '000$ )

New Zealand's top export markets for milk & cream are Cameroon, Saudi Arabia, Ghana, Ivory Coast (CÃ´te d'Ivoire

) and Nigeria.

New Zealand bought 23,489 tonnes of milk & cream in 2019.

Other Processed Prices in New Zealand

Latest prices for other processed in New Zealand:

Butter$7.75/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.62/kg Wine$6.17/kg Cheese$4.78/kg Leather$1.99/kg Mineral water$0.58/kg Cocoa shells, husks, skins$0.16/kg Coffee$9.90/kg Copra$12.84/kg Heart of palm$3.86/kg Kefir & Buttermilk$3.67/kg Mushrooms &Truffles$6.29/kg Natural Rubber$149.45/kg Olive Oil$10.71/kg Sorghum Floor$1.34/kg

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