Watermelon at the supermarket

Averaging $3.69/kg right now  (25/07/2026)

▲ 3.1% per month

Price is rising at 3.1% per month over the past year.

Watermelon
Current avg
$3.69
per kg
12-mo low
$1.28
best historic price
12-mo high
$4.29
worst historic price
Tracked at
1 shops
of 4 retailers

9 months of watermelon price history

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Today at each retailer

CHEAPEST
Aldi
$3.69
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Worth growing your own?

A $3.25 seed packet can grow roughly $24 worth of watermelon over a season at today's price of $3.69/kg, from about 6.4 kg off a 4 m² bed.

Seed / Plant cost
$3.25
20 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
6.4 kg
@ $3.69/kg today
Supermarket value
$23.62
at today's prices
Profit
+$20.37
after seed cost
Grows roughly
$24
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: QLD DAF Cucurbit Production Guide; NSW DPI Growing Guide. Supermarket value uses today's live price from this page. Seed price scraped 18/04/2026.

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Pest control
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Tools
Soil Moisture Tester
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Watering
Slow-Release Watering Spikes
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Watering
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Beds
Galvanised Raised Garden Bed
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Beds
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Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target watermelon. Full library.

Two-spotted Spider Mite high
Tetranychus urticae
Root-knot Nematode high
Meloidogyne spp.
Powdery Mildew high
Podosphaera xanthii; Erysiphe cichoracearum; Leveillula taurica
Downy Mildew high
Peronospora spp.; Pseudoperonospora cubensis; Bremia lactucae
Peak this month
Fusarium Wilt high
Fusarium oxysporum (multiple special forms)
Mosaic Viruses (CMV, ToMV, ZYMV) high
Cucumber mosaic virus; Tomato mosaic virus; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Pumpkin Beetle moderate
Aulacophora hilaris
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