In 2019, according to agweb.com, all wheat acres totaled 45.2 million, a 5% decline from 2018. Wheat acres have been on a steady decline in the U.S. for the past decade.
Romaine lettuce is back on store shelves after a recent E. coli outbreak stopped salads at both grocers and restaurants, and science could be partly to blame.
There is least one source of the E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce. Which includes five restaurants, 11 distributors, nine growers, and eight farms are still all potential sources.