Aldi reveals biggest fruit and veg price cuts of the year

Consumer group Which? names Aldi as the cheapest supermarket in the UK for the fifteenth time in a row. Photo: PA/Alamy (Islandstock)

Discount supermarket Aldi has rolled out its biggest price cuts of the year on a range of fruit and veg items.

The supermarket lowered prices on products including bananas, apples, spinach and courgettes, as well as on a range of specially selected products such as cotton candy grapes.

Aldi said the latest price drop is the biggest round of cuts it has announced this year. It reported that 55 items fell in price by an average of 11%.

In the past year, consumers have faced soaring grocery prices, driven by a record-breaking hike in inflation rates.

Grocery price inflation dropped to 12.2% in September — the lowest level in over a year and the sixth monthly drop in a row — according to data analyst firm Kantar.

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However, 95% of consumers are still worried about the impact of rising grocery prices amid the cost of living crisis, Kantar found.

This month, Aldi grew sales by 17.1%. Along with fellow German discounter Lidl, it now captures 17.7% of the market.

In the past few months, the Aldi said it has slashed more than 100 prices across a range of essentials in an attempt to “to make healthy, high-quality groceries accessible to everyone”.

This comes after consumer group Which? crowned Aldi as the cheapest supermarket in the UK for the fifteenth month running.

Which? research found that an average basket of groceries at Aldi came in at £65.21, which was £14.30 lower than the most expensive supermarket Waitrose.

Aldi was £8.79 cheaper than Tesco (TSCO.L) and £10.16 cheaper than Morrisons for a basket of the same items.

Full list of reduced fruit and veg items at Aldi:

Description	Old price	New price
Asparagus Bundles 250g	£1.99	£1.79
Beansprouts 400g	£0.95	£0.79
Beef Tomato (each)	£0.57	£0.49
Blueberries 150g	£1.59	£1.49
Carrot Batons 400g	£0.75	£0.65
Brussels Sprouts 500g	£1.29	£0.95
Celery Sticks 350g	£0.95	£0.89
Chantenay Carrots 500g	£0.95	£0.75
Classic Fruit Salad 200g	£1.09	£0.99
Coconut (each)	£0.75	£0.59
Conference Pears 610 g	£1.49	£1.39
Conference Pears 4pk	£1.69	£1.59
Courgettes 500g	£1.35	£1.25
Del Monte Watermelon 300g	£1.39	£1.29
Finger Chillies 80g	£0.75	£0.69
Flat Nectarines 4pk	£1.39	£1.29
Royal Gala Apples 6pk	£1.49	£1.39
Golden Delicious Apples 6pk	£1.49	£1.29
Granny Smith Apples 6pk	£1.49	£1.29
Large Flat Mushrooms 250g	£0.95	£0.89
Large Oranges 4pk	£1.89	£1.69
Large Stir Fry Bag 600g	£1.39	£1.29
Layered Vegetables 240g	£1.79	£1.69
Leeks 500g	£1.29	£1.19
Mango Chunks 240g	£1.99	£1.79
Melon Medley 300g	£1.69	£1.49
Oranges 5pk	£1.39	£1.29
Organic Fairtrade Bananas 6pk	£1.29	£1.19
Pak Choi 250g	£0.99	£0.89
Pineapple Chunks 400g	£1.89	£1.69
Pinkids Apples 6pk	£1.99	£1.79
Pomegranate (each)	£0.95	£0.79
Pomegranate Seeds 80g	£0.95	£0.89
Specially Selected Cotton Candy Grapes 400g	£1.89	£1.69
Specially Selected Easy Peelers 600g	£1.39	£1.29
Specially Selected Grapes 400g	£1.89	£1.69
Specially Selected Sweet Pointed Peppers 2pk	£1.29	£1.19
Purple Sprouting Broccoli 200g	£1.29	£1.19
Red Gem Lettuce 2pk	£0.89	£0.79
Red Grapefruit (each)	£0.48	£0.39
Runner beans 180g	£0.95	£0.69
Specially Selected Extra Fine Beans 200g	£1.29	£1.19
Salad Potatoes 1kg	£1.15	£0.99
Seasonal Pears 610g	£1.09	£0.99
Shredded Kale 200g	£0.79	£0.69
Sliced Mushrooms 250g	£0.95	£0.89
Sweet Gem Lettuce 2pk	£0.95	£0.79
Sweet Vine Ripened Tomatoes 255g	£1.15	£0.99
Sweetbite Pepper 190g	£1.35	£1.19
Sweetheart Cabbage (each)	£0.65	£0.62
Unwashed Baby Spinach 450g	£1.59	£1.39
Trimmed Sprouts 200g	£1.19	£0.95
Unwaxed Lemons 4pk	£0.95	£0.79
Everyday Essentials Parsnips 500g	£0.55	£0.50
Vegetable Medley 480g	£1.49	£1.39

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