Help, an ice cream shortage in Israel

November 19, 2007 - 9:22 AM by

Most countries suffer serious things like power shortages, water shortages, or food shortages, but here in Israel we’re at the luxury end of the market and we suffer ice cream shortages. 

Yes, an ice cream shortage. Quick, declare a state of emergency. This is serious dammit. 

Apparently Israel‘s powdered milk reserves are nearly empty because of a steep increase in milk demand in recent months, according to Shyke Drori, the head of the Israel Dairy Board. Demand has been growing even though dairy prices have gone up by 10% in the last six months. 

First to get hit in a milk shortage is Tnuva’s factory for milk powder and this is causing various food manufacturers, but particularly ice cream makers, to quake in their boots. Warning letters have been sent out to dairy farmers who have not met their production quotas, threatening to reduce those quotas, transfer them to other producers, and force them to eat non-diary icecream for the rest of their lives. 

The board has also asked the government to remove customs duties on powdered milk imported from the US to allow ice cream production to continue, and to increase production quotas by 40 million liters a year. 

You can bet this will be resolved faster than the teacher’s strike. I mean we’re talking icecream here, not something insignificant like education.  

Tags: • Category: Food, General, Life, Politics 

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3 Comments on Help, an ice cream shortage in Israel

  1. Hana on Mon, Nov 19th 2007 4:22 PM

    2. Ice cream is one of the most significant daily nutritional requirements and a shortage in this area must be treated with utmost speed. But why penalize the dairy farmers? Penalize the cows! Threaten them with Klein’s!!!

  2. Global Voices Online » Israel: Ice Cream Shortage on Tue, Nov 20th 2007 5:52 AM

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