'Nobody wants it': Lettuce prices see record-setting plunge as cyclospora spooks consumers

12-08-2026 19:57 via cnbc.com

'Nobody wants it': Lettuce prices see record-setting plunge as cyclospora spooks consumers

Lettuce prices posted their sharpest month-over-month decline on record as diners reconsider the vegetable amid the cyclospora outbreak.

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