Cucumber at the supermarket

Averaging $4.93/kg right now  (23/04/2026)

▼ 4% per month

Price is stable at 4.0% per month

Cucumber
Current avg
$4.93
per kg
Tracked at
4 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 or seedling costs around $5 and should give you roughly 3kg after about 3 months in typical home conditions. At today's price of $4.93/kg that's $14.79 worth at the supermarket.

You spend
$5
Seed packet or seedling
Shop would charge
$14.79
for ~3kg
You save
$9.79
3× return

Before you buy: Warm-season crop. Train up a trellis to save space and keep fruit clean. Keep water consistent to avoid bitter fruit.

Realistic yield: One plant 2-5 kg over summer; burpless/Lebanese types are often more productive than slicing types.

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

Today at each retailer

Aldi
$4.97
Continental Cucumber Each
Coles
$4.90
Coles Lebanese Cucumbers
IGA
$6.33
Continental Cucumber
CHEAPEST
Woolworths
$3.53
Lebanese Cucumbers

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Real ROI

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

Seed / Plant cost
$1.50
30 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
15.3 kg
@ $7.51/kg today
Supermarket value
$114.90
at today's prices
Profit
+$113.40
after seed cost
ROI multiple
76.6×
return on seed cost

Yield based on a 4 m² home garden bed. Source: QLD DAF Cucurbit Production Guide; NSW DPI Growing Guide. Seed price scraped 18/04/2026.

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target cucumber. Full library.

Queensland Fruit Fly critical
Bactrocera tryoni
Peak this month
Whitefly (Silverleaf and Greenhouse) high
Bemisia tabaci; Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Peak this month
Thrips (Onion, Tomato, Western Flower) high
Thrips tabaci; Frankliniella schultzei; Frankliniella occidentalis
Two-spotted Spider Mite high
Tetranychus urticae
Root-knot Nematode high
Meloidogyne spp.
Peak this month
Powdery Mildew high
Podosphaera xanthii; Erysiphe cichoracearum; Leveillula taurica
Peak this month
Downy Mildew high
Peronospora spp.; Pseudoperonospora cubensis; Bremia lactucae
Peak this month
Fusarium Wilt high
Fusarium oxysporum (multiple special forms)
Peak this month
Damping Off high
Pythium spp.; Rhizoctonia solani; Phytophthora spp.
Botrytis / Grey Mould high
Botrytis cinerea
Peak this month
Mosaic Viruses (CMV, ToMV, ZYMV) high
Cucumber mosaic virus; Tomato mosaic virus; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Peak this month
Aphids (Green Peach, Cabbage, Cotton) moderate
Myzus persicae; Brevicoryne brassicae; Aphis gossypii
Peak this month
Mealybug moderate
Pseudococcus spp.; Planococcus citri
Peak this month
Pumpkin Beetle moderate
Aulacophora hilaris