Salads are more expensive than ever in the UK, with lettuce being the most expensive ingredient.

It’s not just our salaries that have been frozen in recent years. The price of salad has risen by a staggering 50% since 2015, with lettuce now costing an average of £1.66 per kilogram, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). So why is lettuce so expensive?

Why is lettuce so expensive?

The high cost of salad is down to a number of factors.

• The increase in demand for salad over the last few years has been linked to health trends and concerns about obesity.
• A fall in supply has also led to higher prices as farms focus on other crops such as potatoes and cabbages.
• Increased costs from suppliers are also contributing to higher prices.