In Serbia, onions draw tears from the eyes even at the market price

The price of onions has risen dramatically in the past month and has reached those of tropical fruits sold in Serbia, public Serbian Radio and Television has found. In Belgrade, a kilogram costs 200 dinars (1.70 euros at the current exchange rate - note ed.) in the markets, and where the quality is a little better - 300 dinars, and the sellers are convinced that it will not get cheaper anytime soon. This brought tears to the eyes of many of the buyers of one of the main ingredients of every cooked dish even before they started cutting the onion, not only in the capital of Serbia, but also in other parts of the country. "One of the sellers said that the reason is the lack of our onion, it has disappeared, and the one offered at the moment is imported. He shared that the onion has never been so expensive since it was on the market", commented the public media. A statement like this from the market in Jagodina can also be heard in Belgrade, even from a producer. "The Dutch became a ...