Honey and bee products export data

• Honey exports for the 11 months to May 2020 exceeded forecasts to reach $382 million.
• The top honey export price in 2019 was $54 per kilo for monofloral mānuka.
• Monofloral mānuka honey holds a larger share in the global honey market.
• China imported the largest amount of retail packed honey (1,538 tonnes). The United Kingdom imported the largest amount of bulk drum honey (536 tonnes).
• Although China is the largest honey retail market, the United States, Germany, Japan, and France are the largest importers by value.

Fact sheet

New Zealand honey exports [PDF, 2.6 MB]

Ice cream import and export trade data

• In the year ending 2018, the export value of New Zealand ice cream was $58.9 million.
• The retail value of the New Zealand ice cream market is expected to reach $533 million by 2024.
• China, Japan, Australia, Fiji, and Tonga are the key export markets.
• Take-home ice cream leads the category, but bulk ice cream enjoys the highest rate of growth (5% in 2018).
• Dairy-free ice cream is expected to have the highest growth in volume and price in the next 5 years but its share in the total market remains very small.

Fact sheet

New Zealand ice cream trade [PDF, 920 KB]