Value drops for NZ fruit exports in 2022
New Zealand food exports grew by over NZ$8bn in 2022, but there was a decline in trade value for some of the country’s key fresh produce lines.
Figures from Stats NZ reveal the value of New Zealand’s fresh fruit export trade over the 2022 calendar year (12 months ending 31 December 2022) declined by NZ$90m (US$58m), compared to 2021.
Kiwifruit led the fall in fruit export value, with sales down NZ$141m (5.1 per cent) year-on-year. Of this, green kiwifruit sales fell NZ$220m (24 per cent) in value to NZ$707.5m. Gold kiwifruit sales rose NZ$80m year-on-year to NZ$1.93bn.
Avocado sales fell by NZ$31m (28 per cent) year-on-year in 2022.
Partly offsetting these falls was a rise in apple sales, up NZ$55m (6.6 per cent) to NZ$889m. Cherry exports also rose in value.
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