They want onions, they still eat onions. Onions are a very important staple, it is like rice in Japan. Onion prices have skyrocketed in recent times due to mons

They want onions, they still eat onions. Onions are a very important staple, it is like rice in Japan. Onion prices have skyrocketed in recent times due to monsoons this year and drought last year. http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/28/20228605-enough-to-make-you-cry-big-spike-in-onion-prices-sparks-fury-armed-robbery-in-india?lite http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/28/20228605-enoug... The cost of a pound of onions has risen from around 9 rupees (13 cents) to an average of 45 rupees (65 cents) in the last month alone. The shortage is front-page news in the country, where high onion prices have been credited with swinging elections in the past. "We all need onions,” businessman Pradeep Kohli said. “My dining table is incomplete without onions, they're used in all Indian dishes and salads. What do we do if we can't have onions? It's a worrying time.”