Lettuce Demand Stabilizing Post-Cyclospora Outbreak

Lettuce Prices Plunge, but Shoppers Stay Away

Lettuce is pretty cheap right now—and also pretty unwanted, CNBC reports. Government data show lettuce prices plunged 16.4% from June to July, the steepest monthly drop on record, as a cyclospora outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce from a Taylor Farms facility in Mexico spooked shoppers. Other lettuce varieties...

Lettuce prices plunged 16% as the cyclosporiasis outbreak rattled consumers

Foot traffic at top restaurant chains such as Taco Bell and Panera suffered as the illness spread.

Lettuce demand stabilizing post-Cyclospora outbreak

Could it be that lettuce demand is settling in? "Things have become more stable in the last few weeks," says Valerie Terrault, business development and marketing director for Gen V, which grows hydroponic lettuces as well as bell peppers, cucumbers, mini-cucumbers and tomatoes, conventional and organic.…