Along with gas and other items, tomatoes have now reached an all-time high price. The average price of tomatoes this past week was NIS 13.45 per kilo, far more than the NIS 8 or 9 usual for this time of year,
Agriculture Ministry officials said that they expected the price of tomatoes would continue to rise over the next month, along with the price of other vegetables. Last year at this time, the average price of tomatoes was NIS 4 per kilo. Last May, the price was NIS 6.10 per kilo.