Dried eggs market in Israel

Earlier Report Observations

From 2018 to 2020, the dried egg market in Israel was shaped by the government's centralized planning and production quota system, managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Poultry Board. This regime limited domestic output, leading to a production drop to 245.4 tons in 2019. To address the resulting shortages, tariff-free egg imports were permitted, which peaked at 121.0 tons that year, keeping the overall market volume relatively stable at around 366.4 tons. The strict controls prevented new entrants and maintained an oligopolistic structure, contributing to consistently high consumer prices.

Between 2021 and 2023, production gradually recovered, reaching 293.7 tons, as quota allocations were adjusted. However, the total market size fell to 299.0 tons in 2021 after imports plummeted to 25.0 tons due to tight import controls. A decisive shift occurred in 2023 when imports surged to 164.2 tons under government measures to alleviate quota-driven shortages, catapulting the total market volume by 46% to 457.9 tons. Throughout this period, the state continued its centralized planning, with a legislative proposal to extend the system until 2050 facing opposition from the Competition Authority for stifling competition.

In 2024, the Ministry of Agriculture increased the national egg production quota by 6% to bolster food security and opened additional duty-free import quotas, particularly to offset supply disruptions from security-related damage to northern coops. These steps aimed to ensure supply continuity for eggs and derived products like dried eggs, though consumer prices remained elevated due to high global production costs and the concentrated market control exercised by a small number of large producers.

Production dried eggs in Israel

In kind, 2017-2020, t

From 2017 to 2020, Israel ranked 26th globally in dried egg production.

Top producers of dried eggs, 2017-2020

World map of production of dried eggs, 2017-2020

In 2020, Israel produced 251.0 tons of dried eggs, marking a 2.3% increase from the previous year. Over the 2017-2020 period, production grew by 2.4%, averaging an annualized rate of 0.8%. The highest production level was recorded in 2018 at 277.3 tons. The most significant decline occurred in 2019, with an 11.5% drop, while the largest increase was in 2018, at 13.1%.

Annual dynamics of production in Israel in kind, 2017-2020, t

Exports dried eggs from Israel

Based on desk-based market research, Israel did not export dried eggs between 2017 and 2020.

Imports dried eggs to Israel

Imports in kind, t

In 2020, Israel imported 77.3 tons of dried eggs, representing a sharp 36.1% decrease from the previous year. From 2017 to 2020, imports fell by 20.8%, with an annualized decline of 7.5%. The peak import volume was in 2019 at 121.0 tons, which also saw the largest increase of 44.4%.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Israel in kind, 2017-2020, t

Between 2017 and 2020, Ukraine and the Netherlands dominated Israel's dried egg imports in volume, jointly accounting for 88.5% of total flows, while other countries made up the remainder.

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's imports to Israel in kind, 2017-2020

Imports in value, K $ US

In 2020, Israel's dried egg imports amounted to 395.0 thousand US dollars, a 34.1% drop from the previous year. Over the 2017-2020 period, imports decreased by 23.4%, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -8.5%. The highest value was recorded in 2019 at 599.0 thousand US dollars, which also experienced the largest increase of 17.2%.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Israel in value, 2017-2020, K $ US

From 2017 to 2020, Israel's dried egg imports in value terms were highly concentrated, with Ukraine and the Netherlands together accounting for 88.1% of total flows, and other partners comprising the residual share.

Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2017-2020

World map of product's imports to Israel in value, 2017-2020