Monday, August 5, 2013

Lettuce prices soar as California growers feed demand back East

California lettuce growers cash in on soaring wholesale prices because of strong demand in the Eastern U.S., where heavy rains and persistent heat have devastated crops.



Heavy rains and persistent heat in the Eastern U.S. have devastated that region's lettuce crop. So buyers are turning to America's salad bowl: California.



via L.A. Times - Science http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/Mfx69uam2HA/la-fi-lettuce-prices-20130806,0,1854632.story

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