CoffeeGeek - So You Say There's a Coffee Crisis (#)

  „US Coffee Groups Dispute Oxfam on Poor Farmers , Reuters, September 26, 2002.“

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It's All About Coffee

  „Coffee production is in deep crisis. Coffee farmers worldwide are suffering from low prices, the lowest in 30 years, reports Oxfam in their recent study, Bitter Coffee: How the Poor are Paying for the Slump in Coffee Prices. Producers in developing countries are suffering not just from low prices generated by oversupply, but from an increasingly unequal distribution of the wealth generated by the coffee trade. In fact, out of the $55 billion generated by the sale of coffee, those countries that produce the beans receive only $8 billion (International Coffee Organization).“

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee companies under fire as millions face ruin

  „With coffee prices at a 30-year low, new Oxfam research warns of economic breakdown and worsening misery for 25 million producers. The International Coffee Organisation – which meets in London next week (Sept 24-27) – could begin to solve the crisis but only if it gets enough high-level support.“

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Global Exchange : DEVELOPMENT: Agricultural Subsidies Lock-In Coffee Farmers - Report

  „Some civil society groups have responded by pressuring roasters in rich nations. In September 2002, Oxfam launched its 'Coffee Rescue Plan', which called on the world's major coffee roasters -- including Kraft Foods, Nestle, Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee -- to increase the market for Fair Trade coffee, bring the current oversupply of coffee back into line with demand, and to help ensure that farmers are able to earn a decent living. The report predicts the situation will likely improve because of long-term historic cycles that will lead to supply eventually aligning more closely with market demand, so that prices will recover somewhat. But it warns that a price recovery would only be temporary.“

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CoffeeGeek - Articles: CoffeeGeek Columnist Feedback, The Basics of Ethical Coffees by Guest Author

  „How widely distributed is the $1.26 price?  I imagine that with the Fair Trade Certification requirement most farmers do not meet this specification and are being paid far less?“

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