A heart of romaine lettuce is selling for $6.99, and a head of lettuce – $5.99.
The reason? In BC, our lettuces mainly come from California. And this year, extreme arid conditions in that region have led to low yields in crops and resulting in supply shortages.
Climate change is affecting our daily life in the form of eye-popping increases in food prices ie, for the time being, many of us have taken green salads off our menus.
As BC residents, we remember very well that around this time last year, our Sumas Prairie, home to numerous farmlands, have experienced drastic floods which overwhelmed dykes and buried much of our farmers’ crops and livestocks underwater.
One year onwards, many farmers have yet to be compensated, while others are out by tens of thousands in cash because only 70% of their losses were compensated. Ultimately though, we as consumers will end up feeling the crunch when we see further price hikes in our grocery bills.
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