Onion shortage should end Monday

An onion shortage which has vendors and householders crying out could be eased by Monday.So says Glendene Bartlett, acting chief executive officer at the Barbados Agricultural Development & Marketing Corporation (BADMC), the sole importer.Bartlett said a shortage was experienced last weekend because a shipment was unable to be opened on time.Bartlett said a fresh shipment should be available on Monday.Meanwhile, a vegetable vendor who sells mostly onions blamed the onion shortage on an import ban put in place two to three weeks ago. He said vegetable vendors were at a disadvantage now that the BADMC had become the lone importer of onions free of duty. (LK)