Food prices
Ahead of the holiday: Shoppers are not rushing yet, but supermarket prices are already rising
Two days before Rosh Hashanah, retail chains report weaker-than-usual customer traffic and are cutting back on deep discounts.
The market is open for competition: The move expected to lower sheep cheese prices
Iranian worker’s suicide attempt exposes Islamic regime's economic crisis, expert says
Summer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says
Israel jumps to second place globally in Big Mac Index
According to the updated Big Mac Index by The Economist, Israel has climbed to second place in the world for the price of a Big Mac meal ($7.67), trailing only Switzerland.
CBS: Apartment prices in sharp decline, rent skyrockets
The CPI for June remained unchanged, completing a moderate annual increase of 1.6%. Concurrently, overall home prices recorded a sharp monthly decline of a full percent and an annual drop of 2%.
Record avocado season: Prices expected to drop to NIS 5 per Kilogram
A record avocado harvest of 300,000 tons is expected to boost exports, increase global competition, and push Israeli prices sharply lower.
Mango season opens with a 70% collapse in yield – and prices will soar
The 2026 season opens under the shadow of extreme weather volatility that led to severe damage to the blossoming. Despite rigid demand, the low quantities will skyrocket prices in retail chains.
The annoying truth behind the illusion of the low dollar
The dollar has plunged to a 30–year historical low and global commodities are cheaper, but food prices in Israel are only skyrocketing.
Food shortages and rising costs: UN agency warns of global food crisis if Hormuz remains blocked
The closure of the narrow waterway, which normally carries around a fifth of global Liquified Natural Gas supplies, will have a rippling impact beyond the Middle East, Maximo Torero warned.
How to host perfectly at home – without working hard in the kitchen
From a dishwasher that finishes in 4 minutes to an oven that thinks for itself: How to bring the professional kitchen home and host with ease, without giving up style.
Baby food aid requests rose 25% in 2025, infant formula prices climb, Social Bank reports
Data from the National Insurance Institute found that 2.8 million Israelis currently live with food insecurity, including over a million children.
The food Israel wastes each year could feed a country, so why doesn’t it?
Leket Israel CEO Gidi Kroch addresses the rising cost of food waste, his solution, and the community that emerged around it. “We provide an economic solution to food loss”
Unusual move: The chain selling fresh chicken thighs for less than NIS 8 per kilogram
Carrefour shook Israel’s food market with fresh chicken thighs at 7.90₪/kg, far below competitors. It’s unclear if this is temporary or a long-term strategy.
