If there was ever a time to eat your greens, it's now, with a fruit and vegetable oversupply causing prices to plummet.

Crops have been thriving in this year's unseasonably warm Queensland winter, pushing them to mature faster and earlier than usual; a stark contrast to six months ago, when stock was low in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.

Ipswich grocer Tracey Castellana said prices had fallen by more than 50 per cent.

"A lot of the vegetables, the prices were through the roof and the customers were very unhappy about it, but now it seems to be a flood in the market," she said.

"Cauliflower, zucchini, lettuce, tomatoes, they've all come down to $2.99, $3.99 a kilo, depending on which ones you're going for — we've got some for 99c a kilo."

Tracey Castellana at her store Louis Fruit Market in Ipswich. ( ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic )

Lockyer Valley food ambassador and celebrity chef Alastair McLeod said it was a great time for families on a budget to take advantage.

Mr McLeod suggested roasting the vegetables as a way to condense them and help them last longer.

"At this time of the year it could be potatoes, parsnips, turnips, carrots … even radishes love being roasted, " he said.

Alastair McLeod's vegetable tips Cut them into even sized pieces, toss them into olive oil, salt and pepper and just roast them.

Cut them into even sized pieces, toss them into olive oil, salt and pepper and just roast them. Add some rosemary and thyme, or make up a little mixture of brown sugar and lemon juice to get that sweet and sour taste.

Add some rosemary and thyme, or make up a little mixture of brown sugar and lemon juice to get that sweet and sour taste. Crush them to make a hash or bubble and squeak, or make a soup or a fresh salad, by adding salad greens, fresh tomato and sour cream.

Crush them to make a hash or bubble and squeak, or make a soup or a fresh salad, by adding salad greens, fresh tomato and sour cream. Buy a good quality curry paste, add some onion, garlic, chilli and a can of coconut cream, to make a vegetable curry.

He said it created a great starting point for a number of recipes throughout the week.

Farmers struggle

While the price drop is great news for consumers, farmers are struggling to make a dollar.

Lockyer Valley farm manager Clem Hodgman said prices have been depressed throughout winter as a result of the saturation in the market.

"We're getting excellent yields on the farms, but that's not being supported by demand," he said.

"We're heading into Spring — that's when everything grows, so if we think it's bad now, it could get worse from a farmer's perspective and the only way we're going to manage that is to reduce supply," he said.

Ms Castellana said prices have fallen by more than 50 per cent. ( ABC News: Melanie Vujkovic )

He said more growers are choosing to plough their crops rather than send them to market, eliminating labour, freight and packaging costs.

"It breaks their heart — you've basically worked hard for three months to get to this point, and then putting the rotary hoe is heart-breaking for anyone".

Others have increased exports overseas or supplied frozen food processers, in a bid to offload some of the excess.

Lockyer Valley grower Troy Qualischefski said it helped lift their average.

"We're thankful for that, it's all part of the business I guess," he said.

"You've got to take the good with the bad in this industry and this year's not as good as last year but we just got to get through it."