Fig at the supermarket

Averaging $18.30/kg right now  (23/04/2026)

▼ 14.9% per month

Price is falling at 14.9% per month

Fig
Current avg
$18.30
per kg
Tracked at
1 shops
of 4 retailers

12-month price history

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

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

Grow-vs-buy savings

A Potted fig tree or rooted cutting costs around $30 and takes about 2 years before it produces a meaningful crop. Not a quick payback — but once it's established a fig plant returns roughly $183/year in supermarket equivalent (10kg × $18.30/kg) and keeps producing for many years.

You spend
$30
Potted fig tree or rooted cutting
Wait time
2 years
before first crop
Then ~
$183/year
10kg at today's prices

Before you buy: Figs grow very easily from hardwood cuttings — free if you know someone with a tree. Most varieties are self-fertile. Needs warm summer to ripen fruit.

Realistic yield: Light crop year 2; mature tree 10-30 kg per year. Can produce two crops (breba + main) in warm climates.

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

Today at each retailer

CHEAPEST
Aldi
$18.30
Figs 300g

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Real ROI

Based on live-scraped seed prices and measured yield data. This is a long-term plant — first harvest around year 2.0.

Seed / Plant cost
$35.00
per plant / packet
Annual yield at maturity
15.0 kg
@ $14.97/kg today
Supermarket value
$224.55
at today's prices
Profit
+$189.55
after seed cost
ROI multiple
6.4×
return on seed cost

Yield based on a 4 m² home garden bed. Source: NSW DPI Fig Production Notes; Gardenate AU. Seed price scraped 18/04/2026.

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target fig. Full library.

Birds (Bowerbirds, Cockatoos, Pigeons) moderate
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; Cacatua galerita; various
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