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New Zealand Dairy Exports
New Zealand's dairy exports series measures the monthly FOB value of dairy exports reported in official Stats NZ overseas merchandise trade data. It tracks HS chapter 04 dairy shipments and is published as a monthly nzd export-revenue proxy.
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Why Dairy Exports matters for NZD
Dairy is one of New Zealand's largest single export categories, so changes in monthly dairy export receipts matter for the trade balance, terms of trade, rural income, and NZD sensitivity to global food demand.
How to interpret this series
Rising dairy export value is generally NZD-positive when it reflects stronger volumes or prices. Weak dairy receipts can signal softer external income and a headwind for the NZD, especially when broader risk sentiment is fragile.
Historical Dairy Exports
Source: Stats NZ. Cadence: Monthly. Unit: NZD mn. History from 2015-01-31 (11.4 years).
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Common questions
Editorial context for readers and AI agents using this page as a cited country indicator source.
Is this a dairy price index?
No. The dairy_exports endpoint is a monthly export-value series in NZD mn, sourced from official Stats NZ merchandise trade data.
Which endpoint returns this series?
Use /api/v1/announcements/nzd/dairy_exports for monthly official dairy export values.