What is the price of lettuce in Italy?

As of January 2025, lettuce in Italy is US$ 1.73 per kg (1.60 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Italy's world rank in lettuce exports?

Italy ranks 6th among 86 lettuce exporters.

How much lettuce did Italy export in 2024?

Italy exported 22,468 tonnes of lettuce in 2024.

Is Italy a net exporter or importer of lettuce?

Italy is a net exporter of lettuce.

How much lettuce did Italy produce in 2024?

Italy produced 688,680 tonnes of lettuce in 2024.

Lettuce Price in Italy - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Lettuce Prices in Italy

US$ 1.73 / kg

1.60 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 1.0% YoY ▲ 1.0%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.73	1.60	▲ 1.0%	▲ 1.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lettuce price in Italy available is US$ 1.73 per kg (1.60 EUR), up 1.0% year-on-year.

Italy is the world's 6th largest exporter of lettuce, shipping 22,468 tonnes valued at US$38.5 million in 2024, accounting for 3.4% of global exports. The country produced 688,680 tonnes of lettuce, also ranking 6th globally, with a 4.3% year-on-year increase. The latest export unit value is US$1.732 per kg. Italy remains a net exporter of lettuce.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - lettuce in Italy

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Italy exported $38.5M (22.5 kt) of lettuce▼ 8.7% YoY. That ranks #6 worldwide (3.4% of global exports).

$38.5M

Export value

22.5 kt

Export volume

#6 / 86

World rank

3.4%

Global share

$1.71

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top lettuce exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Spain $490.3M · 43.7%
#2 US $123.1M · 11%
#3 Netherlands $114.4M · 10.2%
#4 Mexico $99.2M · 8.8%
#5 China $79.8M · 7.1%

Annual export data Italy · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$38.5M	22.5 kt	$1.71
2023	$42.2M	23 kt	$1.83
2022	$38.3M	23.8 kt	$1.61
2021	$47.5M	26.8 kt	$1.77
2020	$42.2M	27.7 kt	$1.52

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Italy produced 688.7 kt of lettuce in 2024▲ 4.3% YoY. It ranks #6 among producing countries (1.6% of world output).

688.7 kt

mi_production

30,120 ha

Area harvested

2.29 t/ha

Yield

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

lettuce is traded under Harmonized System code 0705.11. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Italy lettuce - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of lettuce exported by Italy in 2020 was 66,911 tonnes. In 2019 Italy exported 73,860 tonnes of lettuce. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Italy lettuce (vegetables category) has gone down, changing by -8.45 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lettuce's exports reduced by -0.17 pc earning the exporter US$171.35m for the year 2019. Italy's lettuce exports are categorised as:

Fresh or chilled lettuce (excluding cabbage lettuce) (HS code 070519)
Fresh or chilled cabbage lettuce (HS code 070511)

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Italy lettuce export values

In 2019, Italy sold lettuce valued at 171.35m USD, a contraction of -3.13% from 2018's total lettuce export of 176.889m USD. The annual reduction in value of Italy lettuce between 2017 to 2018 was 4.853 pc.

The per year variation in the quantity of Italy's lettuce exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.17 pc compared to a variation of -8.45% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Italy's share of the world's total lettuce's exports in 2019 was 1.5 pc. Italy holds number 11 in world exports of lettuce.

Export markets for Italy lettuce ( in '000$ )

Italy's best performing destinations for lettuce are Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovenia.

Import/Export Trends

Italy is a net importer of lettuce. The annual growth of Italy lettuce in value between 2015 to 2019 was 46%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 38%, per annum.

Italy purchased 107,527 tonnes of lettuce in 2019.

Production

The production of lettuce in Italy was 1,517,960 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 40.9%. The country had approximately 67,380.00 hectares under lettuce cultivation.

Lettuce Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest lettuce prices in other Europe countries:

Germany$1.38/kg Russia$0.93/kg Spain$0.34/kg Croatia$1.26/kg Denmark$1.43/kg United Kingdom (UK)$2.03/kg Norway$3.94/kg Switzerland$3.36/kg France$0.62/kg Netherlands$2.98/kg Georgia$0.82/kg Austria$0.80/kg Albania$1.10/kg Belgium$0.30/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$1.08/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Italy

Latest prices for other vegetables in Italy:

Tomatoes$0.94/kg Cucumber$1.42/kg Delicata squash$2.34/kg Okra$1.62/kg Onions$1.59/kg Parsnips$1.39/kg Spinach$3.18/kg Brussels sprouts$4.46/kg Carrots$0.92/kg Cabbages$1.55/kg beetroot, salsify & celeriac$1.39/kg Chicory$4.03/kg Jicama$1.39/kg Acorn squash$1.62/kg Arugula$2.83/kg

It: Italia Lattuga prezzi

Scientific name: Lactuca sativa

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