Agriculture Ministry vows to speed up egg imports amid shortage

30 March 2020, 9:56 am

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The Agriculture Ministry pledges to combat the egg shortages in supermarkets before the upcoming Passover holiday.

In a statement, it says the shipments of eggs had been delayed — and were poised to arrive after the holiday begins on April 8, “mostly as a result of shipping restrictions to Israel and delays in leaving the ports. Therefore, the Agriculture Ministry, along with the Finance Ministry, has decided to take the unusual step of changing their routes (they will give up on any stops) of the ships that are meant to arrive in Israel, such that they arrive faster and with more eggs, to reduce the shortage.”