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Meat Price Disparities Revealed Ahead of Holiday Shopping
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By מערכת ice
First reported by Maariv · 1 day ago
What happened
An investigation into meat prices for the holiday found a difference of 334 shekels between the cheapest and most expensive baskets across four supermarket chains. Rami Levy offered the lowest prices, while Makhsaney Hashuk was the most expensive, prompting a strong reaction from the program's host.
- 01Meat basket prices varied by 334 shekels between Israeli supermarket chains.
- 02Rami Levy offered the cheapest meat basket at 1,314 shekels.
- 03Makhsaney Hashuk was the most expensive, with a basket costing 1,648 shekels.
- 04The investigation was conducted by i24NEWS and the Institute for Retail Research.
- 05The program host vowed to investigate the most expensive chain.
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