7 million
tons of coffee beans are hand picked each year approx bags of coffee
110-120 million are produced each year
coffee producing countries
minor
major
gross domestic product (billion $US)
50-100
100-200
200-500 500-1000 1000-2000 2000+
the money
0-1
2-4
5-7
us
8-10
10+
the barista gets 9.5 cents
the business gets 137 cents profit
the farmer gets non-fair trade 0.6 cents fair trade 1.26 cents
is this fair?
ethiopia’s export is coffee
$500 million
starbucks profit in 2007
$10,000
the average annual wage of barista in philadelphia
$287
average income ethiopian farmers get from coffee
400 million
cups of coffee consumed by americans each day
30 year low
price of coffee today
unfair
coffee farmers can’t earn enough to feed their families
coffee consumption (kg/capita/year)
the coffee world economy map the farmer
> 50%
what can I do? ask you local coffee shop to stock coffee from fairtrade farmers
the consumer pays 177 cents
boycot corporate coffee shops who stock non-fair trade coffee buy fairtrade coffee and brew it yourself, at home and at work educate yourself and your friends
fair trade coffee is better than non-fair trade, but it’s not perfect......