I agree with you but this is like 3 times as much as it should be.Well, unfortunatelly everything is up in price.
I agree with you but this is like 3 times as much as it should be.
Don't buy them. Consumers set the price, supply/demand.
I don't know. I'm still getting a 3-pound bag at the Greenmarket for $1.50.
Sounds like the same thing that caused the pumpkin shortage.Dan,
Last year's fall floods in our area made a lot of the onions rot in the mud. (there is also a shortage of onion cheese from Wisconsin!!!)
You may be fortunate in having a local grower!
California, Georgia and Florida onions are kind of pricey right now.
Actually weather and availability of water (for irrigation) set the price, both of which have presented problems this past season.
supply.
Most farmers(in our area anyway) know how much water they can use before they plant a crop. Is it different over there?
Weather, the largest variable. Just don't make her mad!
I don't care what the politicians and pundits say, yes, the price of food has increased considerably in the past few years. Since I have a very limited choice of where I can shop for groceries (Wal-Mart and Piggly-Wiggly) I honestly don't keep track of what individual items cost, only the totals. Wal-Mart is cheaper overall, but P-W gives me a gas discount at a local gas station, which adds up quickly. I have a terrible memory, especially for numbers (it kills me that my mother has a half-dozen choices of grocery stores and can tell you exactly what each item costs at each store. Why didn't I inherit that gene?). Anyway, onions are an item I'll buy no matter what, so I can't say I've paid attention. Looked for my receipt, but must have tossed it already. What kills me though is when I buy a bag (especially this time of year) and have to throw away much of each onion. I don't mind too much paying for groceries, but throwing it away just kills me. My husband continually wonders how he can say, "Claire, I think we need to tighten the belt a bit," and I can scale back the budgets for food and other necessities ... and still have no idea what the individual items cost!
On a related but different note, has anyone else noticed the jump in price for green bell peppers?
The normal price we see is $0.99 per pound. They are up to $2.89 per pound! I passed on them last week.[/
unless they are to be stuffed, i use frozen in a bag ones. assortment of colors. just thaw and then use however you like. had some in a salad last night. can't always use fresh ones for me, before they go bad. don't remember the price off hand. but is better than discarding because they are rotten.