3+ week, 2+ day ago   (157+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Lettuce prices surged this week at the Coronation Market in Kingston, with shoppers now paying $1,400 per pound as food costs continue to rise amid worsening drought conditions across the country. The price of the leafy vegetable is up…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (468+ words) Closeup of heads of Romaine lettuce near Five Points, San Joaquin Valley, Calif. In the town of Nipomo on the central coast of California, in Bill Waycott's fields, lettuces of the future are taking root. Red-furled or dark-leaved, these rosettes…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (364+ words) A combination of recent hot weather and changes to agricultural practices are believed to be behind a lack of sea lettuce this year. Its growth in St Aubin's Bay, Jersey, is normally attributed to warm, shallow conditions, combined with run-off…...