What is the price of whey in New Zealand?

As of January 2025, whey in New Zealand is US$ 4.14 per kg (6.59 NZD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

New Zealand ranks #17 out of 79 exporters.

What percentage of global whey exports does New Zealand contribute?

New Zealand contributes 1.3% of global whey exports.

What is the latest export price for whey from New Zealand?

The latest export unit value is US$4.1393 per kg.

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

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Whey Prices in New Zealand

US$ 4.14 / kg

6.59 NZD / kg

MoM ▲ 60.7% YoY ▲ 60.7%

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)	4.14	6.59	▲ 60.7%	▲ 60.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the whey price in New Zealand available is US$ 4.14 per kg (6.59 NZD), up 60.7% year-on-year.

New Zealand exported 17,210 tonnes of whey in 2024, valued at US$44.3 million, ranking #17 among 79 global exporters and accounting for 1.3% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 20.0% year-on-year, confirming its net exporter status. The latest export unit value for whey is US$4.1393 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, New Zealand exported $44.3M (17.2 kt) of whey▲ 20% YoY. That ranks #17 worldwide (1.3% of global exports).

$44.3M

Export value

17.2 kt

Export volume

#17 / 79

World rank

1.3%

Global share

$2.58

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top whey exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $609.7M · 17.6%
#2 Germany $464.9M · 13.4%
#3 France $358.9M · 10.4%
#4 Netherlands $302.3M · 8.7%
#5 Ireland $251.6M · 7.3%

Annual export data New Zealand · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$44.3M	17.2 kt	$2.58
2023	$37M	17 kt	$2.18
2022	$51.1M	15.5 kt	$3.29
2021	$39M	15.9 kt	$2.45
2020	$28M	14.8 kt	$1.89

HS Code

whey is traded under Harmonized System code 0404.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

The amount of whey exported by New Zealand in 2020 was 14,909 tons. In 2019 New Zealand exported 13,010 tonnes of whey. For 2019 alone, the market for New Zealand whey (processed category) has decreased, changing by -17.107 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, whey's exports went down by -25.01% earning New Zealand US$26.16m for the year 2019. New Zealand's whey exports are classified as:

Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040410)

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New Zealand whey export values

In 2019, New Zealand sold whey with a value of 26.16m USD, a decrease of -2.29% from 2018's total whey export of 26.772m USD. The annual reduction in value of New Zealand whey between 2017 to 2018 was -23.463%.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of New Zealand's whey exports between 2017 and 2019 was -25.01 percent when compared to a variation of -17.107% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

New Zealand's stake of the world's total whey's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. New Zealand is ranked position 16 in world exports of whey.

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

New Zealand's leading export markets for whey are Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia and US.

Import/Export Trends

New Zealand is a net exporter of whey. The annual growth of New Zealand whey in value between 2015 to 2019 was -5%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -5%, per annum.

New Zealand procured 21,495 tonnes of whey 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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