Prices in Israeli supermarkets will change, but not everywhere
Israel's Ministry of Economy has completed the allocation of quotas for duty-free food imports for 2027. The new state benefits are intended to strengthen competition in the domestic market, eliminate the influence of individual monopolists,…
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Israel's Economy Ministry has finalized tariff-free food import quotas for 2027, granting them to chains like Osher Ad, Yohananoff, and Tiv Taam. The move targets specific monopolies, particularly in frozen vegetables, by letting retailers bypass intermediaries and import directly without customs fees. Whether this translates to lower shelf prices or just fatter margins for the big chains depends on how aggressively they compete. Watch for which categories actually drop in price and whether smaller stores, excluded from the quotas, lose customers or raise their own prices.