What is the price of lettuce per kilogram/pound in Costa Rica today?
The retail price range for Costa Rica lettuce is between US$ 0.78 and US$ 2.51 per kilogram or between US$ 0.35 and US$ 1.14 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lettuce in Costa Rica
The retail price range in Costa Rican Colon for lettuce is between CRC 421.90 and CRC 1,364.68 per kilogram or between CRC 191.34 and CRC 618.90 per pound(lb) in San José and Alajuela.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Costa Rica lettuce is between US$ 0.54 and US$ 1.76 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.80 per pound(lb).
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Prices of other produce in the Vegetables category in Costa Rica: Tomatoes, Onions, Leeks, Cauliflowers and broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbages, Chicory, Carrots, beetroot, salsify & celeriac & Cucumber.
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Costa Rica lettuce - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of lettuce sold by Costa Rica in 2020 was 67 tons. In 2019 Costa Rica sold 247 tonnes of lettuce. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Costa Rica lettuce (vegetables category) has increased, with a change of 36.464 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lettuce's exports increased by 114.78% netting the country US$0.34m for the year 2019. Costa Rica's lettuce exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled cabbage lettuce (HS code 070511)
- Fresh or chilled lettuce (excluding cabbage lettuce) (HS code 070519)
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Costa Rica lettuce export values
In 2019, Costa Rica sold lettuce worth 0.34m USD, an increase of 16.44% from 2018's total lettuce export of 0.292m USD. The annual change in value of Costa Rica lettuce between 2017 to 2018 was 38.389%.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Costa Rica's lettuce exports between 2017 and 2019 was 114.78 per cent when compared to a variation of 36.464% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Costa Rica lettuce ( in '000$ )
Costa Rica's top export markets for lettuce are Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, US and Honduras.
Costa Rica procured 652 tonnes of lettuce in 2019.
Production
The production of lettuce in Costa Rica was 1,136 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 1.79%. The country had an estimated 406.00 hectares under lettuce cultivation.