Lettuce Prices Plummet Amid Pandemic Driven Demand Shock The latest inflation data reveals a peculiar anomaly: lettuce prices have dropped dramatically, by 6. 2% from July to August and another 16.
4% in the preceding month. This reversal is directly tied to the cyclospora outbreak that ravaged the nation's supply chains this summer, prompting widespread recalls and fears of foodborne illness.
According to David Ortega, a food economics and policy professor at Michigan State University, consumers panicked when they became aware of the connection between iceberg lettuce and the diarrhea causing parasite.