Lettuce prices
Iceberg, romaine and leaf lettuce by origin and package.
210 products in 1 markets, 19 Sep 2024 to 18 Sep 2026.
$36.00 to $38.00 per carton
Iceberg, 24s film wrapped, California. Wholesale, New York Terminal Market, 18 Sep 2026.
No USDA quotes from 25 Feb 2026 to 2 Apr 2026 (36 days). USDA quotes a product only while its growing region is shipping, so the line stops when that region is out of season and starts again with the new crop.
Shaded band: USDA low to high quote, US dollars per carton. Weekends and holidays are joined; longer gaps are left open. Grey: the same product a year earlier.
Compared with earlier reports
Percentages compare the midpoint of the quoted range.
- Latest, 18 Sep 2026
- $36.00 to $38.00
- 4 weeks earlier, 21 Aug 2026
- $24.00 to $26.00 +48%
- A year earlier, 19 Sep 2025
- $22.00 to $24.00 +61%
- Lowest quote, past year
- $18.00 on 30 Jul 2026
- Highest quote, past year
- $68.00 on 27 Apr 2026
Market news
USDA market tone changes and Markon crop updates.
- MarkonWeekly summary, week of September 14, 202617 Sep
Markon reports mixed market conditions: citrus and lettuce markets face upward price pressure due to disease and demand, while strawberry prices are softening due to weak demand.
- Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys: Prices rising. lost as much as 20% of their yields. fair to good; insect pressure, internal burn, mildew, and seeder
growers have lost as much as 20% of their yields
- Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys: Prices rising. lost as much as 20% of their yields. fair to good; insect pressure, internal burn, mildew, and seeder
- MarkonFrom the fields: Value-Added Salad Items16 Sep
Markon reports that recent extreme heat in the Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys is causing significant quality issues and reduced yields for value-added salads and tender leaf items.
- Salinas & Santa Maria Valleys: internal burn, weak tip, insect pressure, INSV, rib blight, sun scald, and case weight variability
internal burn
- Salinas & Santa Maria Valleys: impacting yields and slowing production. increased bruising and mechanical damage, heat stress, elevated respiration rates, shortened shelf life, and premature pinking
impacting yields and slowing production
- Salinas & Santa Maria Valleys: internal burn, weak tip, insect pressure, INSV, rib blight, sun scald, and case weight variability
- USDALettuce, Quebec: about steady16 Sep
- USDALettuce, Quebec: slightly higher14 Sep
- MarkonGreen Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine update11 Sep
Markon reports that heat and disease pressure in the Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys are negatively impacting lettuce yields and quality, leading to rising prices and supply challenges.
- Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys: Prices rising. lost as much as 20% of their yields. fair to good; insect pressure, internal burn, mildew, and seeder
- Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys: Prices rising. more consistent
Prices will continue rising
- Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys: Prices rising. more consistent
Prices will continue rising
- MarkonFrom the fields: West Coast Heat Update11 Sep
Markon reports that heat waves in the Salinas Valley are causing significant quality, yield, and shelf-life challenges across a wide range of row crops and strawberries.
- Salinas Valley: quality, yield, and shelf-life challenges. internal burn, weak tip, insect pressure, INSV, rib blight, sun scald
quality, yield, and shelf-life challenges
- Salinas Valley: quality, yield, and shelf-life challenges. internal burn, weak tip, insect pressure, INSV, rib blight, sun scald
Daily prices
Every USDA report for this product in this period: 210 reports, per carton
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | $36.00 | $38.00 | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | $36.00 | $38.00 | |
| 16 Sep 2026 | $36.00 | $38.00 | |
| 15 Sep 2026 | $36.00 | $38.00 | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | $35.00 | $38.00 | |
| 11 Sep 2026 | $30.00 | $32.00 | |
| 10 Sep 2026 | $30.00 | $32.00 | |
| 9 Sep 2026 | $28.00 | $30.00 | |
| 8 Sep 2026 | $28.00 | $30.00 | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 3 Sep 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | $26.00 | $28.00 | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | $24.00 | $26.00 | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | $24.00 | $26.00 | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | $24.00 | $26.00 | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | $24.00 | $26.00 | |
| 17 Aug 2026 | $20.00 | $22.00 | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | $18.00 | $20.00 |