Media Review - June 7, 2019

The damage from plastic package for human health and the environment, high prices for fruits, and lack of equipment in the fields are the leading themes of today's media.

The newspaper Azerbaijan writes that 80% of toxic substances in the human body get into it from plastic materials, which include a substance such as bisphenol-A. This substance causes breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men, and also destroys living things in the waters. They are also very harmful to store food.

The newspaper Yeni Musavat writes about the shortage of fruits this year and their high prices. This is due to the numerous hailstorms, which beat fruit trees this spring. The weather in May was unfavorable for fruit ripening. Hence the high prices.

The website Marja.az writes that there is a shortage of combines in the fields. When harvesting grain, it can lead to losses. This year's yield is high, but the delay in harvesting is ruining the harvest. The author gives specific examples from individual areas of the country. On the complaints of farmers about the lack of equipment the State Center for Agrarian Development responds that the grain harvest is conducted in turn.