THE price of Indian red onions in Johor Baru have been steadily increasing over the past few months, forcing consumers and eateries to switch to cheaper alternatives.
Rozita Ramli, who runs a stall selling nasi campur at the Jalan Cermat Hawker Centre in Taman Maju Jaya, said she had stopped using onions from India in her cooking.
Locals are resorting to buying red onions from Australia following the increase in price of the ones from India. Filepic
She said previously, a 10kg sack of such red onions cost RM14 to RM18, but now the price had rocketed to RM48.
“I have switched to New Zealand red onions priced at RM33 for a sack of 10kg, ” she said.