The Hidden Cost of Cheap Lettuce

Lettuce prices just crashed to record lows, and that's not the good-news story it sounds like. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the economics of food deflation: why a cyclospora scare sent demand off a cliff, what the plunge in wholesale produce prices reveals about the fragility of the fresh-food supply chain, and why cheap lettuce might actually be a warning sign for inflation. They connect the dots between the CPI's cooling headline number and the sticky reality in grocery aisles, and ask whether the Fed's single-minded focus on services inflation is missing the bigger picture. If you've ever wondered why your salad got cheaper while your rent went up, this is the episode for you. No jargon, just the real mechanics of how a food scare ripples through the economy. #LettucePrices #FoodDeflation #Cyclospora #SupplyChain #Inflation #ConsumerPrices #CPIReport #FederalReserve #MonetaryPolicy #FoodEconomics #ProduceMarket #WholesalePrices #GroceryInflation #EconomicData #FreshFood #BusinessPodcast #FexingoBusiness #Economics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo