Capsicum at the supermarket

Averaging $7.60/kg right now  (08/06/2026)

▲ 2.7% per month

Price is stable at 2.7% per month

Capsicum
Current avg
$7.60
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.

12 months of data  ·  Last updated: 08/06/2026 22:00

Today at each retailer

Aldi
$6.99
Green Capsicum Loose
CHEAPEST
Coles
$5.90
Coles Red Capsicum Loose
Woolworths
$9.90
Red Capsicum

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Worth growing your own?

A $1.50 seed packet can grow roughly $91 worth of capsicum over a season at today's price of $7.60/kg, from about 12.0 kg off a 4 m² bed.

Seed / Plant cost
$1.50
35 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
12.0 kg
@ $7.60/kg today
Supermarket value
$91.20
at today's prices
Profit
+$89.70
after seed cost
Grows roughly
$91
worth, off one packet
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Best-case estimate, assumes a full, healthy crop and counts only the seed cost (not water, time, or losses). Yield based on a 4 m² home garden bed. Yield source: QLD DAF Capsicum Production Guide; NSW DPI Growing Guide. Supermarket value uses today's live price from this page. Seed price scraped 18/04/2026.

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Tools
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Watering
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Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target capsicum. Full library.

Queensland Fruit Fly critical
Bactrocera tryoni
Bacterial Wilt critical
Ralstonia solanacearum
Green Vegetable Bug high
Nezara viridula
Whitefly (Silverleaf and Greenhouse) high
Bemisia tabaci; Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Thrips (Onion, Tomato, Western Flower) high
Thrips tabaci; Frankliniella schultzei; Frankliniella occidentalis
Tomato-Potato Psyllid high
Bactericera cockerelli
Corn Earworm / Tomato Grub (Heliothis) high
Helicoverpa armigera; Helicoverpa punctigera
Two-spotted Spider Mite high
Tetranychus urticae
Root-knot Nematode high
Meloidogyne spp.
Powdery Mildew high
Podosphaera xanthii; Erysiphe cichoracearum; Leveillula taurica
Early Blight high
Alternaria solani; Alternaria tomatophila
Fusarium Wilt high
Fusarium oxysporum (multiple special forms)
Damping Off high
Pythium spp.; Rhizoctonia solani; Phytophthora spp.
Peak this month
Botrytis / Grey Mould high
Botrytis cinerea
Peak this month
Bacterial Spot high
Xanthomonas spp.
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) high
Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus
Mosaic Viruses (CMV, ToMV, ZYMV) high
Cucumber mosaic virus; Tomato mosaic virus; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Aphids (Green Peach, Cabbage, Cotton) moderate
Myzus persicae; Brevicoryne brassicae; Aphis gossypii
Cutworms moderate
Agrotis infusa; Agrotis munda; Agrotis ipsilon
Mealybug moderate
Pseudococcus spp.; Planococcus citri
Spined Citrus Bug moderate
Biprorulus bibax