Fair Trade Coffee

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Coffee is the most traded commodity in the world after oil and illegal drugs. However during the past decade, prices paid to coffee farmers fell to a 30-year low with as little as 3 cents from a $3 cup of coffee reaching the farmers who grew the beans. Worldwide, 25 million small-scale farmers and their families have been affected. 1

This is to be contrasted with continuing profits in the billions, for companies such as Nestle, Kraft and Sara Lee. In 2010, Nestle, the worlds biggest food company, recorded a net profit of 34.2 billion francs (AUD $34.8 billion), three times the 10.4 billion francs it earned in 2009. 2

Look for products with the certified Fairtrade symbol. Buying Fairtrade coffee ensures farmers get a fair deal – a minimum price of AUD $3.80 per kilo compared to the local price of about AUD 65 cents.

Find local suppliers and cafes stocking fairtrade www.fairlylocal.com.au

Some Coles and Woolworths supermarkets stock Oxfam, Scarborough Fair, Global Café Direct, and Republica fairtrade brands.

Find out more Oxfam

1 www.globalpovertyproject.com/howto/buy_fair
2 http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0217/nestle-business.html

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