Fruit exports were valued at $6.1 billion for the year ended November 2025, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. This is the second time that fruit exports reached $6 billion, first getting to this value in the year ended October 2025.
The value of fruit exports in the year ended November 2025 increased $1.3 billion (28 percent), compared with November 2024.
| Month | Value |
| Jan-06 | 1175521159 |
| Feb-06 | 1183145412 |
| Mar-06 | 1181288373 |
| Apr-06 | 1191252502 |
| May-06 | 1184329161 |
| Jun-06 | 1160679326 |
| Jul-06 | 1181294275 |
| Aug-06 | 1213274049 |
| Sept-06 | 1217741432 |
| Oct-06 | 1235633874 |
| Nov-06 | 1211202098 |
| Dec-06 | 1202130672 |
| Jan-07 | 1196689327 |
| Feb-07 | 1194894046 |
| Mar-07 | 1190712940 |
| Apr-07 | 1228539632 |
| May-07 | 1204256822 |
| Jun-07 | 1226986151 |
| Jul-07 | 1232348154 |
| Aug-07 | 1243681593 |
| Sept-07 | 1223614398 |
| Oct-07 | 1255795084 |
| Nov-07 | 1276574780 |
| Dec-07 | 1285236561 |
| Jan-08 | 1294839991 |
| Feb-08 | 1299638400 |
| Mar-08 | 1298306407 |
| Apr-08 | 1353208887 |
| May-08 | 1387561168 |
| Jun-08 | 1376402089 |
| Jul-08 | 1394408474 |
| Aug-08 | 1419362950 |
| Sept-08 | 1457629703 |
| Oct-08 | 1444586922 |
| Nov-08 | 1448615197 |
| Dec-08 | 1444683670 |
| Jan-09 | 1447357626 |
| Feb-09 | 1456245742 |
| Mar-09 | 1496884429 |
| Apr-09 | 1557604933 |
| May-09 | 1611255247 |
| Jun-09 | 1611197185 |
| Jul-09 | 1617188019 |
| Aug-09 | 1626689821 |
| Sept-09 | 1609747851 |
| Oct-09 | 1605943437 |
| Nov-09 | 1594113769 |
| Dec-09 | 1599882816 |
| Jan-10 | 1604055159 |
| Feb-10 | 1596870090 |
| Mar-10 | 1585628921 |
| Apr-10 | 1547001299 |
| May-10 | 1494122901 |
| Jun-10 | 1488670790 |
| Jul-10 | 1513239559 |
| Aug-10 | 1475731683 |
| Sept-10 | 1467780714 |
| Oct-10 | 1467173991 |
| Nov-10 | 1466129287 |
| Dec-10 | 1467778352 |
| Jan-11 | 1467409497 |
| Feb-11 | 1465254962 |
| Mar-11 | 1446333355 |
| Apr-11 | 1439643380 |
| May-11 | 1478649031 |
| Jun-11 | 1487090003 |
| Jul-11 | 1473268441 |
| Aug-11 | 1532171165 |
| Sept-11 | 1550221017 |
| Oct-11 | 1551491884 |
| Nov-11 | 1578884949 |
| Dec-11 | 1590996111 |
| Jan-12 | 1597562755 |
| Feb-12 | 1601234006 |
| Mar-12 | 1582752716 |
| Apr-12 | 1553872847 |
| May-12 | 1554057956 |
| Jun-12 | 1587041655 |
| Jul-12 | 1613356555 |
| Aug-12 | 1613527702 |
| Sept-12 | 1613956978 |
| Oct-12 | 1604886358 |
| Nov-12 | 1584807254 |
| Dec-12 | 1562534269 |
| Jan-13 | 1548151512 |
| Feb-13 | 1546202205 |
| Mar-13 | 1567780442 |
| Apr-13 | 1539636936 |
| May-13 | 1542430919 |
| Jun-13 | 1551420083 |
| Jul-13 | 1507018456 |
| Aug-13 | 1466859110 |
| Sept-13 | 1470475834 |
| Oct-13 | 1457595794 |
| Nov-13 | 1460905869 |
| Dec-13 | 1479156841 |
| Jan-14 | 1501536160 |
| Feb-14 | 1521959989 |
| Mar-14 | 1548368376 |
| Apr-14 | 1618390346 |
| May-14 | 1648884726 |
| Jun-14 | 1683356737 |
| Jul-14 | 1723914638 |
| Aug-14 | 1754355799 |
| Sept-14 | 1755094433 |
| Oct-14 | 1771594669 |
| Nov-14 | 1764969895 |
| Dec-14 | 1764708159 |
| Jan-15 | 1775068735 |
| Feb-15 | 1765181288 |
| Mar-15 | 1757790938 |
| Apr-15 | 1819926621 |
| May-15 | 1926466207 |
| Jun-15 | 2014032984 |
| Jul-15 | 2108973227 |
| Aug-15 | 2213519204 |
| Sept-15 | 2250909534 |
| Oct-15 | 2281961468 |
| Nov-15 | 2305112307 |
| Dec-15 | 2303557485 |
| Jan-16 | 2324676559 |
| Feb-16 | 2322177970 |
| Mar-16 | 2361865661 |
| Apr-16 | 2431950690 |
| May-16 | 2525165949 |
| Jun-16 | 2635540265 |
| Jul-16 | 2618385299 |
| Aug-16 | 2587995870 |
| Sept-16 | 2657383160 |
| Oct-16 | 2699078523 |
| Nov-16 | 2714622567 |
| Dec-16 | 2731227370 |
| Jan-17 | 2744987695 |
| Feb-17 | 2750974846 |
| Mar-17 | 2758104455 |
| Apr-17 | 2736772264 |
| May-17 | 2743360995 |
| Jun-17 | 2689750663 |
| Jul-17 | 2733364385 |
| Aug-17 | 2802526319 |
| Sept-17 | 2733849034 |
| Oct-17 | 2673532342 |
| Nov-17 | 2653135076 |
| Dec-17 | 2662826472 |
| Jan-18 | 2650868038 |
| Feb-18 | 2646686381 |
| Mar-18 | 2648098194 |
| Apr-18 | 2790249559 |
| May-18 | 2843928878 |
| Jun-18 | 2883272015 |
| Jul-18 | 2920574650 |
| Aug-18 | 2923929385 |
| Sept-18 | 3106683638 |
| Oct-18 | 3223371075 |
| Nov-18 | 3255767553 |
| Dec-18 | 3231277647 |
| Jan-19 | 3232631796 |
| Feb-19 | 3232782247 |
| Mar-19 | 3294155889 |
| Apr-19 | 3354866790 |
| May-19 | 3406913098 |
| Jun-19 | 3417772718 |
| Jul-19 | 3493559619 |
| Aug-19 | 3546303367 |
| Sept-19 | 3480232028 |
| Oct-19 | 3432803262 |
| Nov-19 | 3412113014 |
| Dec-19 | 3410161563 |
| Jan-20 | 3391589184 |
| Feb-20 | 3402976787 |
| Mar-20 | 3512621327 |
| Apr-20 | 3707648488 |
| May-20 | 3706034415 |
| Jun-20 | 3700980143 |
| Jul-20 | 3739153873 |
| Aug-20 | 3839422074 |
| Sept-20 | 3863218507 |
| Oct-20 | 3879175798 |
| Nov-20 | 3892482845 |
| Dec-20 | 3927346097 |
| Jan-21 | 3937260119 |
| Feb-21 | 3942162869 |
| Mar-21 | 3910123318 |
| Apr-21 | 3729444782 |
| May-21 | 3700216904 |
| Jun-21 | 3860502762 |
| Jul-21 | 3852997954 |
| Aug-21 | 3844667594 |
| Sept-21 | 3872978164 |
| Oct-21 | 3930356658 |
| Nov-21 | 3925721938 |
| Dec-21 | 3885375047 |
| Jan-22 | 3892100039 |
| Feb-22 | 3878812867 |
| Mar-22 | 3827262455 |
| Apr-22 | 3885507119 |
| May-22 | 4019600938 |
| Jun-22 | 4020345026 |
| Jul-22 | 3990004413 |
| Aug-22 | 3913352597 |
| Sept-22 | 3863568228 |
| Oct-22 | 3791452034 |
| Nov-22 | 3793331686 |
| Dec-22 | 3795539984 |
| Jan-23 | 3790344411 |
| Feb-23 | 3786479745 |
| Mar-23 | 3777750243 |
| Apr-23 | 3733335191 |
| May-23 | 3801049190 |
| Jun-23 | 3688731884 |
| Jul-23 | 3721899120 |
| Aug-23 | 3726365677 |
| Sept-23 | 3668934283 |
| Oct-23 | 3557731994 |
| Nov-23 | 3501689055 |
| Dec-23 | 3502562876 |
| Jan-24 | 3507409685 |
| Feb-24 | 3515670929 |
| Mar-24 | 3651805026 |
| Apr-24 | 3940879949 |
| May-24 | 3937917147 |
| Jun-24 | 4014873886 |
| Jul-24 | 4149471885 |
| Aug-24 | 4337958659 |
| Sept-24 | 4567573446 |
| Oct-24 | 4702656474 |
| Nov-24 | 4734475055 |
| Dec-24 | 4754102394 |
| Jan-25 | 4784966976 |
| Feb-25 | 4844426162 |
| Mar-25 | 5086803484 |
| Apr-25 | 5404121966 |
| May-25 | 5594693494 |
| Jun-25 | 5711542890 |
| Jul-25 | 5708104158 |
| Aug-25 | 5947387720 |
| Sept-25 | 5974821059 |
| Oct-25 | 6056499861 |
| Nov-25 | 6072806581 |
Leading the rise in fruit exports were kiwifruit and apples.
"Kiwifruit and apples contributed over 90 percent of total fruit export value in the year ended November 2025," international accounts spokesperson Viki Ward said.
| Type | Nov-23 | Nov-24 | Nov-25 |
| Kiwifruit | 2408347668 | 3456020852 | 4448644252 |
| Apples | 860941427 | 978721748 | 1259004349 |
| Cherries | 84314186 | 92586760 | 124664247 |
| Avocados | 55631735 | 89100400 | 106977684 |
| Other | 92454039 | 118045295 | 133516049 |
"Both gold and green kiwifruit had a very good season, reaching new highs," Ward said. "The kiwifruit season is typically from March to November."
China was our leading export destination for gold kiwifruit, while the EU was the leading destination for green kiwifruit.
| Country | Green | Gold |
| "China | 62574995 | 1158583527 |
| People's Republic of" | 504550665 | 718407616 |
| EU | 166474260 | 469030309 |
| Japan | 69902403 | 262397932 |
| United States of America | 35491371 | 226547635 |
| "Korea | 39029668 | 166564656 |
| Republic of" | 28002448 | 133267431 |
| Taiwan | 109139034 | 297092738 |
| Australia | ||
| Other |
Apples also contributed to the rise in fruit exports in the year ended November 2025, increasing $280 million (29 percent) when compared with the year ended November 2024. Quantities of apples exported were up 13 percent, and unit price up 14 percent over the same period.
China was our leading destination for apples, taking over a quarter of our total apple export value.
| Country | Values |
| "China | 348426665 |
| People's Republic of" | 159985693 |
| Taiwan | 144324645 |
| Viet Nam | 80958587 |
| India | 69249077 |
| Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) | 65506185 |
| Thailand | 55464941 |
| United States of America | 55144870 |
| EU | 48739494 |
| United Kingdom | 48319340 |
| Japan | 43007736 |
| United Arab Emirates | 140410444 |
| Other |
Exports of cherries were valued at $125 million in the year ended November 2025, and avocados were valued at $107 million over the same period.
