11 wholesale lettuce price series from 11 markets in Italy, Poland and Japan have a forecast. The median series points to a rise over the coming weeks (+18.7% by the end of the forecast), against a typical 12-week error of 15%. Below: when lettuce is usually cheapest and dearest in 6 countries.
🇮🇹 Turin Wholesale Market, Italy
🇵🇱 Targpiast, Wrocław, Poland
🇯🇵 Kobe City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market), Japan
🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market), Japan
Prices in each market’s currency and unit. Range: 80%. Typical error: median error at 12 weeks in the test on the series’ own history.
| Quote and market | Latest week | In 4 weeks | In 12 weeks | Change | Typical error |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterhead lettuce, 6 pieces (30×50), Class I, single layer 🇮🇹 Turin Wholesale Market | 1.10 EUR/kg | 0.89–1.53 | 0.83–2.19 | +8.0% | ±31% |
| Lettuce 🇵🇱 Targpiast, Wrocław | 3.25 PLN/piece | 2.91–3.92 | 2.74–4.41 | +6.9% | ±11% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Kobe City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market) | 252 JPY/kg | 197–472 | 205–526 | +16.9% | ±15% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market) | 269 JPY/kg | 217–506 | 229–565 | +24.5% | ±17% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Nagoya City Central Wholesale Market (Northern Market) | 276 JPY/kg | 232–468 | 247–539 | +18.7% | ±13% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Okinawa Prefectural Central Wholesale Market | 330 JPY/kg | 184–500 | 146–659 | −5.6% | ±46% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Ota Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market) | 274 JPY/kg | 224–562 | 233–617 | +23.3% | ±21% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Sapporo City Central Wholesale Market | 207 JPY/kg | 194–425 | 207–472 | +41.9% | ±23% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Takamatsu City Central Wholesale Market | 255 JPY/kg | 164–372 | 180–417 | +3.5% | ±12% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Yodobashi Market (Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market) | 295 JPY/kg | 235–562 | 259–698 | +30.4% | ±15% |
| Lettuce (head lettuce) 🇯🇵 Yokohama City Central Wholesale Market (Main Market) | 249 JPY/kg | 205–411 | 227–491 | +24.8% | ±14% |
Usual wholesale price in each month against the yearly average, by country.
| Country | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Cheapest | Dearest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan19 series · 19 markets · 2024–2026 | +12 | +17 | +3 | −12 | −16 | −31 | −29 | −17 | +24 | +25 | +15 | +41 | June | December |
| 🇺🇾 Uruguay14 series · 2 markets · 2018–2025 | +18 | +68 | +71 | −6 | −27 | +1 | +53 | +2 | −36 | −37 | −24 | −13 | October | March |
| 🇬🇹 Guatemala2 series · 2 markets · 2016–2025 | +4 | −7 | −5 | −7 | −9 | +2 | +9 | −4 | −12 | +8 | +7 | +5 | September | July |
| 🇮🇹 Italy2 series · 1 market · 2023–2026 | −4 | +2 | −4 | −18 | −14 | −13 | +1 | +23 | +22 | +6 | +5 | −13 | April | August |
| 🇵🇱 Poland2 series · 1 market · 2019–2026 | +16 | +20 | +13 | +14 | +3 | −9 | −11 | −11 | −14 | −14 | −6 | +11 | October | February |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom2 series · 1 market · 2018–2026 | +7 | +9 | +2 | +6 | −1 | −7 | −8 | −6 | −3 | −3 | −1 | +3 | July | February |
cheaper than the yearly average · dearer · figures in % · no quotes in that month (season or data gap). Monthly averages of each series against its yearly average, after removing the long-term trend such as inflation; median across series and markets of the country, years with at least 10 months of quotes.
The forecasts extend each series’ own seasonal pattern; they do not know about this year’s weather, harvests, policy or currency moves. Use the range, not only the central figure, and do not base trading, purchasing or credit decisions on them alone.
Of 11 lettuce price series with a forecast, 10 point higher and 1 lower or flat by the end of the forecast; the median series points to a rise (+18.7%). The forecasts repeat what the season usually does and are recalculated daily (data of 13 Nov 2026).
In Japan, wholesale lettuce prices are usually lowest in June (−31.2% against the yearly average) and highest in December (+40.7%), based on 19 price series from 19 markets, 2024–2026. The calendar on this page shows 5 more countries.
In tests on the last 52 weeks of each series, the typical 12-week error of the published lettuce forecasts was 15%. Each series passed the test only because its errors were smaller than those of a “no change” forecast. Results of the archived forecasts are on the accuracy page.
From the wholesale markets and price services listed on each series, as published, in their own currencies and units. Husfarm does not adjust them except to compute weekly and monthly averages.
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