Food prices

The major blow after the elections: The wave of price hikes on the way to the shelves

While politicians talk about security, the food giants are planning the next wave of price hikes – and it is time for the public to wake up.

Israelis are worried about prices, but the concern does not turn into a focused and continuous political demand.
Illustration: Eggs.

Egg prices to rise in November: How much will a 12-pack cost?

Slicing a bread.

Bakeries demand price increase for price-controlled bread

Euro Cheese cottage cheese from Switzerland.

Due to severe shortage: Cottage cheese imported from Switzerland for the first time in Israel


Grapevine: Synagogue seating

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

The Great Synagogue

Record heat hits Israel: Soaring food prices and climate change challenges - opinion

Israel's record-breaking heat is pushing food prices higher. Learn how climate change is impacting agriculture and what needs to be done.

 THE WRITER speaks at an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.

Historic food import reform allows for greater competition in Israeli market

Israel's Health Ministry approved a reform to align food imports with European regulations to reduce costs and increase competition; experts caution about immediate impacts and costs.

 Israelis sorting food and produce with Leket Israel.

Osem announces price reduction, primarily in breakfast cereals

Osem has informed retail chains that starting in August, it will reduce the list price of several products, primarily in its breakfast cereal line, by 8%-15%.

 Osem plant in Shoam

June brings price hikes in multiple sectors for Israeli consumers

"Since the start of the war, the big food companies have raised prices by dozens of percent," said a lobby group.

 A cart laden with groceries.

IFCJ partners with Leket to combat food insecurity in Israel

IFCJ donated $42,247, to make the project possible, which funded the purchase of the truck as well as additional support related to adapting the vehicle for food distribution.

Dedication of Food Truck Highlights Multi-Agency Partnership In Fighting Hunger

Why does a cup of coffee in an Israeli hospital cost NIS 19?

Coffee, sandwiches, or pastries sold in hospital cafeterias are significantly more expensive than in other locations. The Knesset Health Committee will begin monitoring these prices.

 Shaare Zedek hospital.

Strauss, Cola, and Tnuva: Will Israel's food prices keep rising and why? - interview

While Eizenberg cautioned that it is very hard to know what may happen in the future, he predicts that the likely scenario is that prices will continue to rise in the next few months.

A Tnuva truck enters the company's logistic centre in the southern town of Kiryat Malachi, Israel May 22, 2014.

Dairy prices to jump 4.48% from May 1 for price-controlled products

Among product prices impacted, the price of one liter of bagged 3% milk will go from NIS 5.94 to NIS 6.21 and one carton of 1% milk will rise from NIS 6.41 to NIS 6.7.

Milk, with a sign reading 'the milk is limited to 2 cartons per customer,' is seen in a Jerusalem supermarket on March 22, 2023

October 7 led to severe loss of agricultural output and growing number of food-insecure Israelis

The outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war has led to an existential crisis for Israeli farmers, as well as for customers and evacuees trying to make ends meet in time for the holiday.

 Israelis sorting food and produce with Leket Israel.