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Israeli Holiday Food Waste Soars to 2.5 Billion Shekels Amid Rising Prices
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Ирен Давид
First reported by Ice · 1 hour ago
What happened
The value of food wasted by Israeli families during the High Holidays has nearly doubled to 2.5 billion shekels due to rising prices, despite waste volume remaining constant. The average family is expected to waste 850 shekels worth of food, representing over a fifth of their holiday food budget.
- 01Holiday food waste in Israel reached 2.5 billion shekels, nearly double last year's value.
- 02Rising prices, not increased volume, caused the surge in monetary waste.
- 03The average Israeli family wastes 850 shekels on food during the holidays.
- 04Wasted food represents 41 million cubic meters of lost water resources.
- 05Waste occurs throughout the food supply chain, not just in households.
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