Beetroot at the supermarket

Averaging $17.42/kg right now  (23/04/2026)

▲ 3.2% per month

Price is stable at 3.2% per month

Beetroot
Current avg
$17.42
per kg
Tracked at
3 shops
of 4 retailers

12-month price history

Monthly average with min/max range band. Data from Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, and IGA.

10 months of data  ·  Last updated: 23/04/2026 22:00

Grow-vs-buy savings

A seed packet costs around $4 and should give you roughly 0.25kg after about 3 months in typical home conditions. At today's price of $17.42/kg that's $4.36 worth at the supermarket.

You spend
$4
Seed packet
Shop would charge
$4.36
for ~0.25kg
You save
$0.36
1.1× return

Before you buy: Direct sow into prepared soil. Each 'seed' is actually a cluster of 2-4 seeds, so thin seedlings once up. Leaves are also edible (silverbeet-like).

Realistic yield: Each plant gives one root ~150-300 g. A packet of ~100 seeds sown at 10 cm spacing yields 15-25 kg.

Ballpark numbers — yield varies by climate, variety, care and luck. Use as a rough indicator, not a business plan.

Today at each retailer

Aldi
$9.96
Prepacked Beetroot 250g
Coles
$34.50
Coles Beetroot Bunch
CHEAPEST
Woolworths
$7.80
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Real ROI

Based on live-scraped seed prices and measured yield data.

Seed / Plant cost
$1.50
50 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
12.0 kg
@ $10.65/kg today
Supermarket value
$127.80
at today's prices
Profit
+$126.30
after seed cost
ROI multiple
85.2×
return on seed cost

Yield based on a 4 m² home garden bed. Source: QLD DAF Beetroot Growing Guide; Gardenate AU. Seed price scraped 18/04/2026.

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target beetroot. Full library.

Cutworms moderate
Agrotis infusa; Agrotis munda; Agrotis ipsilon
Peak this month
Wireworms moderate
Agrypnus spp.; Heteroderes spp.
Peak this month