Rising Dairy Prices Lift Export Prices
Export prices rose 7.1 percent in the March 2025 quarter, led by dairy prices, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
“Export prices have been increasing since March 2024 and are now 17 percent higher than they were a year ago,” international accounts spokesperson Viki Ward said.
Prices for dairy products (New Zealand’s top export commodity) rose 10 percent, led by a 13 percent increase in milk powder prices compared with the December 2024 quarter.
“The increase in dairy prices was shared across all of the major dairy categories,” Ward said.
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