A supermarket staple is about to be in extremely short supply – or, if available, a lot expensive.

Capsicums are the latest fresh produce item to have their supply impacted by severe weather events in 2025.

At Colessigns have already begun to appear next to the capsicum shelves, notifying shoppers of current forecast shortages.

Daily Mail spotted a sign in one Sydney store that read: ‘Due to extreme weather in the growing regions, there may be limited availability of yellow and green capsicums.

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We are working closely with our growers to improve supply as quickly as possible,’ the notice continued. ‘We apologise for any inconvenience caused.’

Currently at Coles, green capsicums are priced at $8.90 per kilo, red capsicums are $10.90 per kilo and, yellow capsicums are $12.90 per kilo.

Meanwhile, Woolworths’ online shopping site lists red capsicums as ‘out of stock’.

For green capsicums, the website also states they’re available to buy ‘in store only’ – not through online shopping.

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At grocery chain store Harris Farm, a Sydney store still currently has plenty of capsicum supply, but prices are much higher than usual. The green variety is $12.99 per kilo, yellow is $15.99 per kilo, and red are the most expensive at $17.99 per kilo.

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Daily Mail spoke to Anthony Parisi of wholesale produce supplierParisi Australiawho explained why capsicum stocks are low and prices are high.

The head of relations said the capsicum shortage is a result of recent severe weather in Queensland’s Bundaberg region.

He explained: ‘Around 90 per cent of Australia’s capsicum supply at this time of year would normally come from this region – it’s their peak season.

‘But this year’s crops were completely ruined by heavy rain and hail damage.

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‘When that happens, all the fruit is damaged and starts to rot because of the water,’ he continued. ‘It then can’t be sold, meaning there’s no product arriving at market. And that’s what’s caused the shortage.’

Anthony noted that limited supply means prices are rapidly rising wherever capsicum is still available.

He predicts supply will stay low for the next three to four weeks, until capsicums from South Australia come onto the market.

‘We’ll be relying on produce from South Australia for the next supply of capsicum – but there will only be very, very little available from them at the start of their season,’ Anthony said. ‘So that is why we’re falling short at the moment.’

Although the Coles notice referred only to green and yellow capsicums, Anthony said there’s reduced available across all colours.

Red, yellow and green capsicums are generally not different types of capsicums, but rather the same fruit at different stages of maturity and ripeness. As a capsicum matures, it turns from green to yellow, then orange, and finally to red. The sweetness and nutritional value increases with each stage.

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Anthony noted that other less mainstream produce like bullhorn peppers and a range of chillies, including long red chilli and bird’s eye chillies, had also been impacted in supply as a result of the recent Queensland weather event.

‘Where they are available, prices have gone ballistic,’ Anthony noted. ‘There’ll be very, very little of those coming through until the New South Wales season starts, which is usually late January to early February.’

Anthony predicts that it could be a month before capsicum supply improves and prices drop, which will occur when South Australian regions become the core source for the country’s capsicum supply.

‘With any produce item, it’s a matter of supply and demand,’ he explained.

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‘When supply is great, prices are very low,’ he said. ‘We only hit those very high prices for fruit or vegetables when it’s out of season, when low volumes are being imported, or after a catastrophic weather event – like what happened in Queensland.

‘You might remember a few years ago when iceberg lettuces were over $10 per head – that happened after floods in the Hawkesbury region destroyed almost all the crops.’

There have been a number of fruit and vegetable supply issues for Aussies in 2025, resulting from a myriad of weather events.

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Earlier this year, shoppers struggled to locate popular shopping staples like sweet potatoes and strawberries.

Other fruit and vegetables to have recently faced supply issues due to adverse weather conditions have included blueberries, spring onions, and broccoli.