'Lettuce has been impacted by a disease in the Salinas Valley that has progressively gotten worse over the last three years and has now infected over 1,000 different lettuce fields this year, causing a shortage on the market.'
"Lettuce has been impacted by a disease in the Salinas Valley that has progressively gotten worse over the last three years and has now infected over 1,000 different lettuce fields this year, causing a shortage on the market," said Norm Groot, executive director of the Monterey County Farm Bureau.
"Some restaurants are now choosing not to include leafy greens in some of their food items, particularly at some of the fast food restaurants," Groot said.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
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