Zucchini at the supermarket

Averaging $5.26/kg right now  (24/04/2026)

→ 0.1% per month

Price is stable at 0.1% per month

Zucchini
Current avg
$5.26
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: 24/04/2026 22:00

Grow-vs-buy savings

A seed packet or seedling costs around $5 and should give you roughly 8kg after about 2 months in typical home conditions. At today's price of $5.26/kg that's $42.08 worth at the supermarket.

You spend
$5
Seed packet or seedling
Shop would charge
$42.08
for ~8kg
You save
$37.08
8.4× return

Before you buy: One of the most productive plants in the garden — two plants usually feed a family. Pick young (15-20 cm) to keep plant producing.

Realistic yield: One plant 5-15 kg over summer if picked regularly. Stop picking and it stops producing.

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

Today at each retailer

Aldi
$4.99
Zucchini Loose
Coles
$5.90
Coles Green Zucchini
CHEAPEST
Woolworths
$4.90
Fresh Zucchini Green

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Real ROI

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

Seed / Plant cost
$1.75
10 seeds
Annual yield (4 m² bed)
17.0 kg
@ $13.54/kg today
Supermarket value
$230.18
at today's prices
Profit
+$228.43
after seed cost
ROI multiple
131.5×
return on seed cost

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

Pests to watch for

Australian pests and diseases that target zucchini. 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
Pumpkin Beetle moderate
Aulacophora hilaris