Tomato shortage impacts lettuce sales in Victoria, AU
Mr Shields said he normally did not have a problem moving his stock, but he had to drop his prices recently to get things going again.
"I was just sort of thinking to myself 'I wonder why lettuce has slowed up a bit lately?' And then it hit me about the tomato prices."
He believes the outrageous prices of tomatoes from the fallout from damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Debbie, and failing glasshouse crops in South Australia have all contributed to $10 per kilo price which is having an impact on lettuce as consumers often buy them together.
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