Plant pathogens that are spreading disease in the lettuce fields of the Salinas Valley in the Central Coast are leading to a nationwide lettuce shortage and higher prices at the supermarket.

At Nob Hill in Salinas, a head of lettuce was being sold for more than $4 on Monday.

The higher prices are also impacting fast food restaurants like Wendy’s and Chick-fil-A. The restaurants have stopped serving lettuce on their sandwiches. Other businesses that also rely on lettuce are also struggling.

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9 Comments

  1. THE next food product that will rise in price will be probably,just name anything and you will be right ,the consumer is the one that needs to find out why, this is happening, instead of accepting these increases in prices, THERE is something really illegal at work here I bet you!

  2. This did happen back in the early 2000 and yes a box of lettuce was over $70.00.Lots of produce company’s got hit hard.

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