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

CNBC · August 12, 2026 at 3:50 PM

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

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