Pumpkin at the supermarket

Averaging $3.26/kg right now  (23/04/2026)

→ 0.8% per month

Price is stable at 0.8% per month

Pumpkin
Current avg
$3.26
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: 23/04/2026 22:00

Grow-vs-buy savings

A seed packet or seedling costs around $5 and should give you roughly 10kg after about 4 months in typical home conditions. At today's price of $3.26/kg that's $32.60 worth at the supermarket.

You spend
$5
Seed packet or seedling
Shop would charge
$32.60
for ~10kg
You save
$27.60
6.5× return

Before you buy: Needs a lot of space (can sprawl 3-5 m). Save seeds from any good pumpkin and plant them next spring — grow true if not cross-pollinated.

Realistic yield: One plant 2-4 pumpkins at 2-5 kg each (10-20 kg total). Stores 3-6 months after harvest.

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
$2.49
Kent Pumpkins Loose
Coles
$3.50
Coles Pumpkin Whole Kent
Woolworths
$3.78
Fresh Kent Pumpkin Whole

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Real ROI

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

Seed / Plant cost
$1.50
10 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
5.1 kg
@ $2.50/kg today
Supermarket value
$12.75
at today's prices
Profit
+$11.25
after seed cost
ROI multiple
8.5×
return on seed cost

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

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target pumpkin. Full library.

Queensland Fruit Fly critical
Bactrocera tryoni
Peak this month
Green Vegetable Bug high
Nezara viridula
Peak this month
Whitefly (Silverleaf and Greenhouse) high
Bemisia tabaci; Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Peak this month
Thrips (Onion, Tomato, Western Flower) high
Thrips tabaci; Frankliniella schultzei; Frankliniella occidentalis
Two-spotted Spider Mite high
Tetranychus urticae
Root-knot Nematode high
Meloidogyne spp.
Peak this month
Powdery Mildew high
Podosphaera xanthii; Erysiphe cichoracearum; Leveillula taurica
Peak this month
Downy Mildew high
Peronospora spp.; Pseudoperonospora cubensis; Bremia lactucae
Peak this month
Mosaic Viruses (CMV, ToMV, ZYMV) high
Cucumber mosaic virus; Tomato mosaic virus; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Peak this month
Aphids (Green Peach, Cabbage, Cotton) moderate
Myzus persicae; Brevicoryne brassicae; Aphis gossypii
Peak this month
Mealybug moderate
Pseudococcus spp.; Planococcus citri
Peak this month
Pumpkin Beetle moderate
Aulacophora hilaris
Rats and Mice moderate
Rattus rattus; Rattus norvegicus; Mus musculus
Peak this month
Kangaroos and Wallabies moderate
Macropus spp.; Wallabia bicolor
Peak this month