{"id":31075,"date":"2026-06-17T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=31075"},"modified":"2026-06-17T14:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:47:44","slug":"celebrating-national-lettuce-day-californias-lettuce-growers-and-farmworkers-feed-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrating-national-lettuce-day-californias-lettuce-growers-and-farmworkers-feed-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating National Lettuce Day &#8211; California leads the US in lettuce production"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/English-Lettuce-Day.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/\">CDFA\u00a0<\/a>is proud to collaborate on this post with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/\">USDA\u2019s National Agricultural Statistics Service<\/a><\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/californiagrown.org\/\">California Grown<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 17 is National Lettuce Day, a chance to recognize California\u2019s lettuce growers and farmworkers who help produce one of the state\u2019s most important vegetable crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_State\/California\/\">U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA NASS)<\/a>, California leads the nation in the production of all three major lettuce categories: head, leaf, and romaine lettuce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In California, growers produce:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Head lettuce: 2.8 billion pounds with a value of $1.2 billion<br>Leaf lettuce: 1.4 billion pounds with a value of $1.17 billion<br>Romaine lettuce: 3.8 billion pounds with a value of $2.2 billion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romaine is California\u2019s largest lettuce crop by both production and value, with 3.8 billion pounds grown and a value of $2.2 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This National Lettuce Day, we celebrate the dedication of California\u2019s lettuce growers and farmworkers whose work helps make California the nation\u2019s leading producer of head, leaf, and romaine lettuce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Learn more about California&#8217;s lettuce production on <a href=\"https:\/\/californiagrown.org\/\">California Grown<\/a> &#8211; <em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/californiagrown.org\/blog\/leafy-green-vegetables\/\">Everything You Need To Know About How Leafy Green Vegetables Are Grown In California<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OmZUm_Ootls?si=EHMB9K3l1zT34Z0I\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EE4uMOtqIc8?si=l0Z0PJ8jXj1x800O\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/ffldrs\/frep\/FertilizationGuidelines\/pdf\/Lettuce_Production_CA.pdf\">Lettuce Production in California<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipm.ucanr.edu\/agriculture\/lettuce\/#gsc.tab=0\">Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Pest Management Guidelines for Lettuce<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 17 is National Lettuce Day, a chance to recognize California\u2019s lettuce growers and farmworkers who help produce one of the state\u2019s most important vegetable crops. 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