Moshe Kahlon signs order aiming to ease butter shortage
Butter has been in short supply for over a year, with Israel’s dominant producers reporting that government-fixed prices for basic dairy items have made continued production unprofitable.
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon speaks during a ceremony whereby Amir Yaron is sworn in as Bank of Israel governor by President Reuven Rivlin, in the presence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem December 24, 2018(photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)ByEYTAN HALON