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Lettuce Prices Crash as Cyclospora Scares Consumers
In this episode of The European Economy Podcast, Lucas and Luna dig into an unexpected market shock: a record-setting plunge in lettuce prices driven by a cyclospora outbreak that has spooked consumers across Europe. They explore how a food-safety scare can ripple through supply chains, futures markets, and even inflation data, and what it tells us about the fragility of modern food logistics. With the eurozone already wrestling with sticky inflation and a slowdown in US growth, the hosts ask whether this lettuce crash is a one-off blip or a sign of deeper vulnerabilities in the…
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