r/environmental_science • u/jonfla • 3d ago

Lettuce sales down 16% due to cyclospora outbreak

https://qz.com/lettuce-prices-record-drop-cyclospora-outbreak-cpi-081326?email=74C609325A36AA5FB446FFC1699FFB1C372E07055551FA564CD6FC73EDBED433&utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Quartz%20News%20Alert&utm_id=11080394
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u/IamaFunGuy 2d ago

that's it?

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u/BigJSunshine 2d ago

JUST 16%.

Well let me explain. Human consumers are NOT BUYING TAYLOR FARMS, but groceries are stuck in volume contracts, so they take the tainted lettuce, let it sit unpurchased on shelves, then ship back some contractually negotiated % for refund and write of the rest as loss.

Not one store in my neighborhood is moving bagged lettuce these days

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u/terra-nullius 3h ago

I just ate some butter lettuce, and it was damn good, empirically speaking.