date:Aug 26, 2016
Vegetable prices in Israel are high by almost every measure. Though prices fluctuate up and down based on the seasonality of the products, both when comparing current prices to historical levels as well as to price levels in other OECD countries, the trend is one of skyrocketing prices with no clear sign of a coming improvement.
The principal cause of the situation is basic supply and demand. Per capita consumption of vegetables in Israel has always been high and an increasing population combin