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NEWS
Israel has $13 Billion Kosher Food Market
by Yated Ne'eman Staff
Israel's market for kosher food is over $13 billion, with
imports accounting for about $2 billion, according to a
report by the Foreign Agriculture Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA report noted that
the U.S. holds about 30 percent of the import share, with a
variety of value-added processed food products from the U.S.
increasing their sales.
Over 70 percent of Israel's Jewish population of over 5
million maintains some degree of kosher observance in the
home. The report said that "although some non-kosher products
are produced in Israel and some are imported, their marketing
channels are limited and their volume is estimated to be less
than 5 percent of the total market, and even a smaller
percentage of imports."
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