Prices on vegetables might get cheaper, even though it is shmitta year..
The Ministerial Legislative Committee approved a law proposal by which prices of fruit and vegetables will be regulated by the government, a move which is expected to save the average household between 300 and 600 shekels (per month? per year?).
Supposedly in the past 6 years, fruit and vegetable prices in Israel have increased by 30%, while the average increase in other countries has been only 12%.
The law will be prepared to go before the Knesset for voting.
source: NRG
If they regulate prices, I assume it will include prices during the shmitta year. I would also like to see them regulate quality, as the quality of the "yevul nochri" produce is really lousy, and considering it is either the same price as previous years or even more expensive, it is a big loss for the consumer.
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