Lime at the supermarket

Averaging $52.57/kg right now  (11/05/2026)

▼ 1.6% per month

Price is stable at 1.6% per month

Lime
Current avg
$52.57
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.

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

Grow-vs-buy savings

A Grafted lime 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 lime plant returns roughly $1,577/year in supermarket equivalent (30kg × $52.57/kg) and keeps producing for many years.

You spend
$40
Grafted lime tree
Wait time
2 years
before first crop
Then ~
$1,577/year
30kg at today's prices

Before you buy: Tahitian (Persian) lime is the common home variety. Native Australian finger lime is also available as a grafted tree. Frost-sensitive.

Realistic yield: Mature tree 25-80 kg per year depending on variety.

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
$9.98
Limes 400g
Coles
$80.40
Coles Limes Medium Loose
Woolworths
$67.34
Lime Fresh

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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
20.0 kg
@ $10.73/kg today
Supermarket value
$214.60
at today's prices
Profit
+$174.60
after seed cost
ROI multiple
5.4×
return on seed cost

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