Romaine Crisis Sends Other Lettuce Prices Surging
- Prices of iceberg, Boston, green leaf lettuce more than double
- Increases come following November recall of romaine lettuce
Icebeg Prices Jump Amid Romaine Scare
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The romaine scare might be basically over, but things are hardly back to normal for salad lovers.
Prices for iceberg, green leaf and other types of lettuce are soaring as demand surged in the wake of the romaine recall. A carton of iceberg lettuce at wholesale markets in California fetched as much as $60 this week, U.S. government data show. That’s up from as low as $24 on Nov. 19, the day before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning to consumers about romaine.