In 2019, the U.S. price for one pound of lettuce amounted to almost one and a half U.S. dollars. Back in the nineties, the average cost per pound was less than 70 cents.

Lettuce sales and consumption With a sales share of approximately 80 percent, 2019’s best-selling type of lettuce was fresh cut salad by far. Iceberg lettuce captured a share of about ten percent of U.S. lettuce sales in that year. That being said, annual U.S. per capita consumption of fresh lettuce (head) has dropped considerably over the last two decades. While consumers in the United States ate over 20 pounds of lettuce on average in the year 2000, this number dropped to just over ten pounds by 2019.

Eat your vegetables In 2019, about 60 percent of people in the United States bought and ate potatoes, making it the most consumed vegetable in the country. Some other favorites among Americans included onions, tomatoes, and carrots. Only about a third of the group had bought cucumbers in the past 12 months.

The price of lettuce in the United States reached 0.52 USD/lb by December.

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United States Consumer Price: Average: Lettuce, Iceberg data was reported at 0.890 USD/lb in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.968 USD/lb for May 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: Lettuce, Iceberg data is updated monthly, averaging 0.736 USD/lb from Jan 1980 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 459 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.542 USD/lb in Mar 2002 and a record low of 0.354 USD/lb in Jan 1980. United States Consumer Price: Average: Lettuce, Iceberg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.P001: Consumer Price.

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This statistic displays the wholesale price of iceberg lettuce in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2019. The wholesale price of iceberg lettuce was valued at 0.79 British pounds per head in November 2019, an increase compared to the price a year earlier.

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Japan Average Retail Price: Lettuce data was reported at 430.000 JPY/kg in 20 Aug 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 470.000 JPY/kg for 13 Aug 2018. Japan Average Retail Price: Lettuce data is updated weekly, averaging 420.500 JPY/kg from Apr 2010 (Median) to 20 Aug 2018, with 362 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,426.000 JPY/kg in 10 Oct 2016 and a record low of 267.000 JPY/kg in 16 Jul 2012. Japan Average Retail Price: Lettuce data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.P003: Vegetable Price.

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The consumer price index (CPI) of lettuce in Norway as an annual average overall increased from 2012 to 2024. In 2024, the average CPI of lettuce in Norway was measured at 125.5, where the year 2015 equals 100.

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Thailand Retail Price: Lettuce: Cull data was reported at 35.000 THB/kg in Jul 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 53.690 THB/kg for Jun 2018. Thailand Retail Price: Lettuce: Cull data is updated monthly, averaging 32.070 THB/kg from Feb 1996 (Median) to Jul 2018, with 270 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102.500 THB/kg in May 2016 and a record low of 14.850 THB/kg in Mar 1996. Thailand Retail Price: Lettuce: Cull data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Internal Trade. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Thailand – Table TH.P001: Average Retail Price of Food Products in Bangkok Metropolis.

United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Lettuce was 310.72300 Index 1982=100 in February of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Lettuce reached a record high of 1736.78300 in November of 2022 and a record low of 14.70000 in June of 1954. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Producer Price Index by Commodity: Farm Products: Lettuce - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

This statistic shows the producer prices of open land lettuce in Denmark from 2011 to 2023. In 2023, the producer price of open land lettuce in Denmark amounted to 1,020 Danish kroner per 100 kilograms.

In 2022, the total sales value of iceberg salad amounted to roughly 433 million Norwegian kroner. By comparison, the sales value of frillice lettuce amounted to 448 million Norwegian kroner.

United States Consumer Price: Average: SU: Lettuce, Iceberg data was reported at 0.958 USD/lb in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.926 USD/lb for Apr 2018. United States Consumer Price: Average: SU: Lettuce, Iceberg data is updated monthly, averaging 0.759 USD/lb from Jan 1980 (Median) to May 2018, with 457 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.442 USD/lb in Jan 2016 and a record low of 0.382 USD/lb in Jan 1980. United States Consumer Price: Average: SU: Lettuce, Iceberg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.P001: Consumer Price.

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Iceberg lettuce, regardless of packaging. Includes organic and non organic."