You'll be skinned for onions.GOOD onions will be in short supply in 2007 after a poor harvest, producers have warned. UK production was down 15 per cent this year, compared with 2005, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Br itish Onion onion, plant of the family Liliaceae (lily family), of the same genus (Allium) as the chive (A. schoenoprasum), garlic (A. sativum), leek (A. porrum), and shallot (A. ascalonium). Producers' Association. Hot, dry weather in July followed by a wet August is to blame for the drop. That means smaller onions and more with stained-looking skins. The poor UK harvest is coupled with a dip in yields across northern Europe. BOPA chairman Tim Wigram said that all prices had gone up as a result of reduced supplies. The price of onions being sold to supermarkets is up around 60 per cent, while those sold to food processors and wholesalers have roughly doubled. Wigram said: "The saleable sale·a·ble adj. Variant of salable. saleable or US salable Adjective fit for selling or capable of being sold saleability or US quality is lower but overall in the UK, there is probably enough supermarket quality supply to get to the season end. "I don't think we are going to run out but the quality isn't as good as past seasons." UK onions are stored after the harvest for sale throughout the rest of the year. |
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