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.

"You do not feel the holiday yet."
Sheep's milk cheeses.

The market is open for competition: The move expected to lower sheep cheese prices

An Iranian woman shops in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026

Iranian worker’s suicide attempt exposes Islamic regime's economic crisis, expert says

Housing Market.

Summer demand pushes prices up 0.3%, including rent, transportation costs, statistics bureau says


Tnuva to raise prices of various products by more than 4.5%

According to Tnuva, this is a proportional increase in light of the significant increase of raw resource prices, primarily the price of raw milk.

 INSTEAD OF an abundance of foods like meat, chicken, eggs and dairy, try trading most of that for more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, says the writer.

Did food prices spike at the beginning of November? Depends who you ask

November 1 wasn't just Election Day. It was also supposed to be the first day of noticeable price increases in supermarkets throughout Israel.

 Milk for sale at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022.

TikTok goes viral for pointing out this one obvious flaw in Israel

Want to move to Israel? Become a billionaire. That's the message this viral TikTok video has, pointing out the crisis of high cost of living in Israel.

 Milk for sale at the Rami Levy supermarket in Jerusalem on July 17, 2022.

Letters to the Editor October 3, 2022: No good choices

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters

Israel's food reform targets unbearably high prices - editorial

That being said, more is needed to help Israelis break out of the burden of their country’s extremely high cost of living.

Prime Minister Yair Lapid looming over several staple Israeli food brands

Smells fine to me: Liberman cancels fish taxes in Israel

Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman signed on the cancellation of duty fees for the import of fresh, frozen and processed seafood.

  Teachers' Union head Yaffa Ben-David, Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman hold a press conference

Celebrating birthdays in Jerusalem at the Mamilla Rooftop

Good wine, lamb chops and duck breast are the perfect way to celebrate a birthday. Oh, and the Jerusalem skyline at sunset is nice too.

 Lamb chops at the Mamilla Rooftop.

As cost of living rises, we must keep all Israelis fed - opinion

Asked if the food aid agencies were exacerbating the problem of food insecurity by giving fish instead of rods, I almost lost it because only those who have never struggled for food could ask this.

 LEKET ISRAEL provides hot meals.

Who is afraid of inflation?

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Israeli inflation has crossed 4%, reflecting rising global prices of both finished goods and raw materials. This doesn’t mean price rises should be accepted fatalistically.

 PEOPLE SHOP at the Rami Levy supermarket in Modi’in.

Israel's gas prices to drop NIS 1.25 in August, Liberman announces

Furthermore, the 16% rise in electricity prices that was announced on Wednesday will instead be 8.6%, the finance minister said.

 Illustration image of a man fueling his car at a gas station, in Jerusalem, on June 28, 2022.