Agricultural and forestry exports from New Zealand

International trade data is collected annually from Statistics New Zealand to provide information about the value of exports with our major trading partners. Export values are collected for a range of agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and are available in a yearly time series.

2010 June year end highlights

• Agricultural and forestry export earnings fell 4.4 percent in the year ending 30 June 2010. This was the result of a stronger New Zealand dollar mitigated by price and volume increases in some sectors. Specifically:
• Forestry earnings increased because of higher export volumes, especially to the Chinese market, and higher prices.
• Meat prices in export markets improved, but NZ dollar prices fell with the weak Euro, UK pound and US dollar. Export volumes were lower than in the year to 30 June 2010.
• Despite recent rises, average dairy export prices over the year to 30 June 2010 fell. Export volumes were up as product stored during the global financial crisis was sold and production lifted.
• Price falls in wine and pipfruit in the year to 30 June 2010 were partially mitigated by increased wine and kiwifruit export volumes and generally greater exposure to the strong Australian dollar in the horticulture sector.

Primary sector export values for the year ending June 2010

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