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Potato at the supermarket

Averaging $2.13/kg right now  (23/10/2026)

▼ 2.4% per month

Price is falling at 2.4% per month over the 7 months on file.

Potato
Current avg
$2.13
per kg
7-mo low
$0.80
best historic price
7-mo high
$5.33
worst historic price
Tracked at
4 shops
of 4 retailers

7 months of potato price history

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Today at each retailer

Aldi
$2.12 per kg
White Potatoes 4kg
Coles
$3.00 per kg
Coles Brushed Potatoes
CHEAPEST
IGA
$0.90 per kg
Brushed Potato Prepack 5kg
Woolworths
$2.50 per kg
Woolworths Brushed Potatoes Bag

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A $12.00 plant can grow roughly $31 worth of potato over a season at today's price of $2.13/kg, from about 14.4 kg off a 4 m² bed.

Seed / Plant cost
$12.00
per plant / packet
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
14.4 kg
@ $2.13/kg today
Supermarket value
$30.67
at today's prices
Profit
+$18.67
after seed cost
Grows roughly
$31
worth, off one packet
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Best-case estimate, assumes a full, healthy crop and counts only the seed cost (not water, time, or losses). Yield based on a 4 m² home garden bed. Yield source: NSW DPI Potato Growing Guide; QLD DAF factsheet. Supermarket value uses today's live price from this page. Seed price scraped 01/10/2026. Review recommended, data needs verification.

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Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target potato. Full library.

Bacterial Wilt critical
Ralstonia solanacearum
Late Blight critical
Phytophthora infestans
Early Blight high
Alternaria solani
Peak this month
Root-knot Nematode high
Meloidogyne spp.
Peak this month
Tomato Potato Psyllid high
Bactericera cockerelli
Peak this month
Aphids moderate
Aphidoidea
Peak this month
Mealybug moderate
Pseudococcus spp.; Planococcus citri
Slugs moderate
Deroceras reticulatum; Limax spp.; Milax spp.
Peak this month
Wireworms moderate
Agrypnus spp.; Heteroderes spp.
Peak this month
Curl grub (scarab beetle larvae) moderate
Scarabaeidae spp. (includes African black beetle and Christmas beetle larvae)
Peak this month
Rats and Mice moderate
Rattus rattus; Rattus norvegicus; Mus musculus
Peak this month

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