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Export value of organic products, 2007

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Export value of organic products, 2007

Exported organic products earned $120,409,000 in 2007. The organic export market is dominated by fresh fruit, especially apples and kiwifruit. Animal products and processed foods have a much smaller share of the market.

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Source: Janet Grice and others, ‘The state of the organic sector in New Zealand, 2007: summary report.’ Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Otago, 2007

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Seager Mason, Organic farming – Organics in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/16949/export-value-of-organic-products-2007 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Seager Mason, published 1 March 2009.