Summary of newspapers of the previous days - 25. – 27. 7. 2025

Rainy weather complicates grain harvest; farmers try to be in the fields as much as possible

Frequent rain showers and persistent rains in recent days have begun to complicate the harvest of grain and rapeseed for farmers in South Moravia. They are using all the time they can to go out into the fields with combines to harvest as soon as possible.

According to the Czech Statistical Office, seven food items out of 13 have increased in price month-on-month, with apples being the most expensive

Of the 13 food items monitored by the Czech Statistical Office (CzSO), seven have increased in price this month compared to June. The price of table apples increased the most, by 11.4 percent to an average of 49.65 crowns per kilogram. The CzSO reported this on its website.

The American manufacturer of popular chocolate will significantly increase the price of its products, it is not alone

The Pennsylvania company Hershey Company, known by the abbreviated name Hershey’s, which is behind the popular brand Reese’s, announced on Tuesday that it will introduce a double-digit price increase for its chocolate products. The decision is based on the ever-increasing price of cocoa.

Scientists have discovered a “shocking amount” of nanoplastics in the ocean

When studies estimated how much plastic humanity produces and how much of it penetrates nature, they came across a mystery years ago: tens of millions of tons of plastics are missing. Now they have apparently found them, in the form of miniature plastic particles in the water.