Sigrun Klatte is juggling a three kilogram bag of oranges under one arm and her son Caspar under the other.
The 38-year-old stay at home mum tells Fairfax Media the juggle is worth it asย "at $3 a bag they [oranges] are so cheap at the moment".
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Her family will be eating and juicing the oranges as well as munching on the bananas stashed underneath Caspar'sย pram.
Oranges were one of the items called out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in Wednesday's inflation numbers as being a drag on prices along withย mandarins and apples. Overall fruit prices pulled back 4.4 per cent in the June quarter a major reason that overall food and drink prices fell 0.2 per cent.
It was not all good news at the checkout though with the impact of Cyclone Debbie still pushing up staples like tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, melons, berries and bananas.
And over the last twelve months price rises were registered for bothย vegetables (upย 11.1 per cent) and fruit (upย 6.4 per cent) again partly due to bad weather.
As a regular shopperย at the South Melbourne Market,ย Klatte estimates she spends up to $50 a week on fruit and vegetables.
She is price conscious and prefers to buy what is in season so she is "staying clear of peaches at the moment."
Accessories importer Katiย Ezard'sย basket is chock full of winter season vegetables destined for the soup pot for a dinner she is preparing for friends.
Shopping in her gym gear Ezardย is carrying off flowers for the dinner table along with a couple of bananas at $3.49 a kilo to add to the apples, oranges and mandarins already in her bag.
Ezardย has noticed the price fluctuations of late saying that this influences what's on her shopping list.
Business owner Shaffi Shapira,ย 68, says he and hisย wife don't take much notice of priceย fluctuations spending up to $200 per week with a focus on healthy eating.
The majority of his weekly spend at the market is on fruit and vegies with a small amount of fish or chicken.
He is also carrying a large box of lettuce, radishes and assorted greens for his chickens.
Sydneysider Lawrence Geor and his wife Glenys shop around once a week for their fruit and vegetables at either Woolworths, Aldi or Harris Farm Markets spending about $40 to $50 per week on their three person household.
Geor says they have been aware of tomatoes in particular see-sawing in price. While price is somewhat of a issue he says, "if we need something for a recipe we just buy it no matter what."
Couture wedding dress designerย Geor adds that they would still purchase something at an increased price but would look around the three places they usually shop to find the best price which is almost always Aldi.
What the coupleย won't do is buy any imported fruit and vegies.
He says Chinese garlic and Californian grapes are not on their shopping list no matter how cheap they are.
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