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MC Moot
05-11-2010, 03:45 PM
"According to exporters there is a shortage of onions in all major areas. East Europe is also coming into the market. This can only make the price rise further. "Throughout Eastern Europe there is a shortage of onions," says Dutch exporter Jaap Wiskerke. There was much less planted because people couldn't get finance due to the crisis. This means Russia has no onions left. Looking at the stocks, it can only mean that the prices will continue to rise. Onions are not available at 25 Eurocents a sack at the gate any more, it is expected that they could cost up to 50 Eurocents per sack.”

So it seems to be true...Although my onions come from California or Mexico this shortage seems to have reached this dirt bowl,land locked dive,I call home...I haven’t seen a proper white onion (http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x265/mcmoot/onion_white.jpg) in over a month now...and I’m pretty sure shallots have become the most expensive item in the produce section...between this and the jump in rice,I have some concern...

silence7
05-12-2010, 02:08 AM
Bought a white onion 2 days ago to go into some shrimp cocktail. The grocery store had a whole mountain of any color onions I cared to purchase. (Red, White, Yellow, etc...)

Of course, I live in California. ;)

Sorry to hear that we're hogging all the onions.

Adam
05-12-2010, 02:23 AM
The shop I live above has millions of them. But I'm taking no chances. PANIC BUY! - its the only way to avoid a shortage.

jabumbo
05-12-2010, 11:09 AM
we have plenty in the stores, they just jacked up the prices like mad. last time i went in, they were $1.89 a pound, and normally they sit close to $0.99


i love me some vidalia

MC Moot
05-20-2010, 11:13 AM
Yo tengo muchas cebollas otra vez...(y)