voluntary report public distribution date 9 22 2005 gain number is5012 israel kosher foods israeli food market approved by fred giles us embassy cairo prepared yossi barak highlights the totals 13 billion of which 2 5 is imported united states holds 25 percent import share with an increasing value added products specialty and branded are expanding continue to draw there strong potential for sales includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled tel aviv is1 usda foreign agricultural service global agriculture information network template version 09 page 20 unclassified table contents executive summary 3 section i 4 world s largest consumption & supply 1 average household expenditure on economic growth key indicators in economy imports total 2000 2004