The price of lettuce on Friday increases by 11 percent during President Joe Biden’s 40-year-high inflation.
In the last 12 months, fruit and vegetables have significantly increased in price, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- Apples six percent
- Dried beans ten percent
- Peas ten percent
- Lentils ten percent
- Potatoes eight percent
Overall, fruits and vegetables are more expensive by eight percent.
Canned fruit and veggies have also increased:
- Canned fruits 12 percent
- Canned veggies 11 percent
It won’t actually help to turn to cake instead of fruits and vegetables, by the way. Cake prices are up 11.8 percent.