clipped from: uk.reuters.com t's enough to make a chef's eyes water - an upcoming shortage of onions in Britain.
Large portions of British onion crops were decimated during floods in June and July last year, producers said.
"Last summer was very difficult, there were record levels of rainfall and at least 50 per cent of the organic crops got destroyed, mainly by disease caused by the rain," said Jonathon Tole, of the British Onion Producers Association (BOPA).
Crops which weren't destroyed in the field have not kept as well. Suppliers report much of their water-logged stocks are not fit for market.
"The onions that we have harvested on our organic farms had a very high water content, meaning that the onions are prone to softening more quickly than usual in store," said Rob Haward, Managing Director of River Nene Organic Vegetables, which delivers vegetable boxes to households in England.