Eggplant at the supermarket

Averaging $7.57/kg right now  (24/04/2026)

▼ 3.5% per month

Price is stable at 3.5% per month

Eggplant
Current avg
$7.57
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: 24/04/2026 22:00

Grow-vs-buy savings

A seed packet or seedling costs around $5 and should give you roughly 3kg after about 4 months in typical home conditions. At today's price of $7.57/kg that's $22.71 worth at the supermarket.

You spend
$5
Seed packet or seedling
Shop would charge
$22.71
for ~3kg
You save
$17.71
4.5× return

Before you buy: Needs a long warm season. Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. Stake for support.

Realistic yield: One plant 2-5 kg of fruit over summer-autumn.

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

Today at each retailer

Aldi
$8.49
Eggplant Loose
Coles
$7.90
Coles Purple Eggplant
CHEAPEST
Woolworths
$6.31
Fresh Eggplant

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Real ROI

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

Seed / Plant cost
$1.50
35 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
11.3 kg
@ $9.90/kg today
Supermarket value
$111.38
at today's prices
Profit
+$109.88
after seed cost
ROI multiple
74.3×
return on seed cost

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

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target eggplant. Full library.

Queensland Fruit Fly critical
Bactrocera tryoni
Peak this month
Bacterial Wilt critical
Ralstonia solanacearum
Green Vegetable Bug high
Nezara viridula
Peak this month
Whitefly (Silverleaf and Greenhouse) high
Bemisia tabaci; Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Peak this month
Tomato-Potato Psyllid high
Bactericera cockerelli
Two-spotted Spider Mite high
Tetranychus urticae
Root-knot Nematode high
Meloidogyne spp.
Peak this month
Early Blight high
Alternaria solani; Alternaria tomatophila
Peak this month
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) high
Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus