Shipping lettuce now costs more than the lettuce itself, as fuel…

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor one grocery chain, the cost of shipping lettuce now tops the cost of the lettuce itself, and Fortune says higher fuel prices are the reason.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the lettuce is traveling more expensively than I do. It has a better ticket than the entire desk.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe quote in the story says higher gas prices are beginning to bite, because unlike earlier this year there's no offset from fiscal policy this time around.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBite? It's a salad, Hank. The salad is biting back.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFor you, that means the bagged salad in your cart costs more because of the truck, not because of the greens. You are mostly paying for diesel with ranch on it.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDiesel with ranch. I'd still eat it, and that's the scary part.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFuel touches nearly everything in the store, so the lettuce is just the first item to say it out loud.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen the cucumbers are next, riding in a limo.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEither way, the lettuce got a better commute than anyone at this desk.