Preparations for Passover are in full swing, and according to sources in the marketing chains, if the countries from which eggs can be imported as an alternative to Ukraine are not announced soon, a shortage of eggs is expected.
Also, there may be a shortage in poultry if there are not enough slaughter days.
This week it was reported in "Israel Today" that all the shipments of the millions of eggs that were supposed to arrive from Spain did not board the ship last weekend, due to the truck drivers' strike in Spain, which took place against the background of rising fuel prices.
Businessman Rami Levy told Israel Today: "If they start importing eggs, there will be no shortage. It is true that they had to import from Ukraine, but I think they will open the import in many places that have not opened before.
He added: "Every holiday we increase the supply through imports, especially from Ukraine which is currently in combat, but it is possible to bring eggs from places like Poland, which did not open them. The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture have to approve it.
When importing it is cheaper % -20%, and cheaper eggs abroad.
It is very important to lower prices. "
Levy also has a critique of the field of poultry.
"In the field of poultry, slaughterhouses can talk to each other and create a cartel. They coordinate the slaughter between them, and thus a shortage can be created. The poultry industry, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Competition Authority allow them to coordinate the amount and days of slaughter. If they do not there will be no shortage. And the price will go down. "
Yossi Shalev, Tiv Ta'am's VP of trade and marketing, also predicts a shortage: "There will be no shortage of vegetables and fruits, but prices will be high due to the weather.
As for the birds - we do not yet know what to expect, because the slaughterhouses have not set their slaughter dates.
Next week we will know better.
Also, there should be no problem in this matter, because there are also frozen poultry.
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As for products from Ukraine, there are already shortcomings.
Their inventory until the holiday will shrink because there is no re-supply and no production.
There is also a huge traffic jam in the ports and a delay in the unloading of the ships, which affects the cost to the Israeli economy, and therefore - the cost of living.
As for the eggs, Shalev says, unlike Levy, that the import price may create a problem: "The eggs are a controlled product, so the level of quality in terms of price may be harmed as a result."
Uri Hanukkah, the owner and CEO of the Havat Naomi deli chain, said: “The Ministry of Agriculture has approved quantities for imports, but there is nowhere to bring them from.
The price in Spain is high. "
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