Lemon at the supermarket

Averaging $8.54/kg right now  (11/05/2026)

▲ 1.6% per month

Price is stable at 1.6% per month

Lemon
Current avg
$8.54
per kg
Tracked at
2 shops
of 4 retailers

12-month price history

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

11 months of data  ·  Last updated: 11/05/2026 22:00

Grow-vs-buy savings

A Grafted lemon tree costs around $40 and takes about 2 years before it produces a meaningful crop. Not a quick payback — but once it's established a lemon plant returns roughly $427/year in supermarket equivalent (50kg × $8.54/kg) and keeps producing for many years.

You spend
$40
Grafted lemon tree
Wait time
2 years
before first crop
Then ~
$427/year
50kg at today's prices

Before you buy: Grafted trees fruit in 2-3 years; seedlings take 7+ years and may not fruit true. Eureka and Meyer are popular home varieties. Dwarf (Lots-a-Lemons) suits pots.

Realistic yield: Mature tree 40-150 kg per year, often nearly year-round. Productive for 30+ years.

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
$5.27
Lemon Each
Woolworths
$11.80
Lemon Lemon Bag

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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
$40.00
per plant / packet
Annual yield at maturity
25.0 kg
@ $13.00/kg today
Supermarket value
$325.00
at today's prices
Profit
+$285.00
after seed cost
ROI multiple
8.1×
return on seed cost

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