Tomato at the supermarket

Averaging $7.97/kg right now  (23/04/2026)

▼ 3.3% per month

Price is stable at 3.3% per month

Tomato
Current avg
$7.97
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 5kg after about 3 months in typical home conditions. At today's price of $7.97/kg that's $39.85 worth at the supermarket.

You spend
$5
Seed packet or seedling
Shop would charge
$39.85
for ~5kg
You save
$34.85
8× return

Before you buy: Grown as annual but technically a short-lived perennial. Indeterminate types need staking; determinate (bush) types don't. Save seeds from heirlooms to replant.

Realistic yield: One plant 3-10 kg over summer. Cherry types often out-yield large-fruited types.

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

Today at each retailer

Aldi
$7.49
Truss Tomatoes Loose
Coles
$9.90
Coles Tomatoes Gourmet
CHEAPEST
Woolworths
$6.53
Tomato Roma Red

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Real ROI

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

Seed / Plant cost
$1.50
20 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
43.2 kg
@ $13.62/kg today
Supermarket value
$588.38
at today's prices
Profit
+$586.88
after seed cost
ROI multiple
392.3×
return on seed cost

Yield based on a 4 m² home garden bed. Source: QLD DAF Tomato Production Guide; NSW DPI Homegrown Tomatoes; Gardenate AU. Seed price scraped 18/04/2026.

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target tomato. Full library.

Queensland Fruit Fly critical
Bactrocera tryoni
Peak this month
Late Blight critical
Phytophthora infestans
Peak this month
Bacterial Wilt critical
Ralstonia solanacearum
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
Tomato-Potato Psyllid high
Bactericera cockerelli
Corn Earworm / Tomato Grub (Heliothis) high
Helicoverpa armigera; Helicoverpa punctigera
Peak this month
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
Early Blight high
Alternaria solani; Alternaria tomatophila
Peak this month
Fusarium Wilt high
Fusarium oxysporum (multiple special forms)
Peak this month
Damping Off high
Pythium spp.; Rhizoctonia solani; Phytophthora spp.
Botrytis / Grey Mould high
Botrytis cinerea
Peak this month
Bacterial Spot high
Xanthomonas spp.
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) high
Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus
Mosaic Viruses (CMV, ToMV, ZYMV) high
Cucumber mosaic virus; Tomato mosaic virus; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Peak this month
Possums (Common Brushtail, Ringtail) high
Trichosurus vulpecula; Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Peak this month
Aphids (Green Peach, Cabbage, Cotton) moderate
Myzus persicae; Brevicoryne brassicae; Aphis gossypii
Peak this month
Cutworms moderate
Agrotis infusa; Agrotis munda; Agrotis ipsilon
Peak this month
Mealybug moderate
Pseudococcus spp.; Planococcus citri
Peak this month
Spined Citrus Bug moderate
Biprorulus bibax
Birds (Bowerbirds, Cockatoos, Pigeons) moderate
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus; Cacatua galerita; various
Peak this month
Rats and Mice moderate
Rattus rattus; Rattus norvegicus; Mus musculus
Peak this month