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Apiculture New Zealand and

Agricultural Cooperation between Chile

and New Zealand

Snapshot

Total registered hives in 2018 879,758

Total registered beekeeping enterprises in 2018 9,173

74% hobbyist (<10 hives)

15% increase on previous year

Total pure honey production 2017 14,855 tonnes

Total pure honey export volume 2017 9,650 tonnes

Total value of pure honey exports

2012

2018

Bulk honey price range for light clover honey 2

Bulk honey price range for manuka honey 2

Average honey export price/kg

$121 million

$348 million

$10.00-$14.00

$10.80-$127.00

$38.92 (fob)

Biggest export market China (25% of total)

Package type Retail packs – 81%

Bulk – 19%

Honey bees and queens exports $3 million

Comparative global value

• NZ is the second largest exporter

by value (15% of total global value)

• Only 2.4% of total global honey

trade by volume

• Most dominant market player in

price per kg largely due to mānuka

honey (approx. NZ$35 in 2016 and

NZ$40 in 2017 = USD26)

China

New Zealand

Argentina

EU28 (External Trade)

Thailand

Uruguay

Australia

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Export volume (thousand tonnes)

World honey exports: March 2016 yearBubble size: 2016 export value

Retail packs vs bulk export

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