BBC - iCan - - A1978752 - Making all trade Fair Trade (#)

  „The result of this competition has driven the cost of raw coffee beans to a 30 year low, with growers receiving less than cost price for their beans. Such competition presently benefits the roasters (the main ones being Nestlé, Philip Morris-Kraft, Procter and Gamble and Sara Lee/Douwe Egberts). Nestlé is reported to make 26% profit on its processed coffee (more than most other products on the supermarket shelves). Competition on price is driving people into poverty.“

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  „World coffee prices are low because there is an oversupply of coffee, the world's second most valuable commodity after oil. Many coffee growers across the developing world have produced too much coffee which they have simultaneously released into the world market. The global supply is estimated to be about 8% above demand, according to Oxfam. This has depressed world prices.“

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