An unprecedented harvest led to a decrease in prices for vegetables and fruits in Israel

There is a paradox in Israel: against the backdrop of a general rise in prices, the prices for vegetables and fruits not only did not go up, but even went down a little. The government explains the situation with the results of the reform. However, the All-Israeli Association of Vegetable and Fruit Producers cites another reason - favorable weather conditions, which led to an unprecedentedly abundant harvest, Vesty.co.il reports. Yaron Balakhsan, head of the association, explains that the current high yield is especially noticeable against the backdrop of last year's crop failure, when up to 40% of the fruits died. The trend was fixed by the CSB, noting that in June the prices for vegetables and fruits fell by 8.5%, while only vegetables fell in price by 18.6%. Balakhsan says he has already asked retail chains to continue lowering prices for agricultural products. “I urge food chain owners to be civic-minded and not drive up prices by paying too much to middlemen. Ultimately, it ...