Transfair USA | What is Fair Trade Certification (#)

  „It works with importers and manufacturers in this country to document business practices, providing a reliable consumer guarantee that indicates what coffees, teas and chocolates have been purchased from producers according to international Fair Trade criteria. These criteria are established by Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO), a consortium of Fair Trade groups in Japan, Canada, the US and 17 European countries. FLO makes annual inspection visits to producer groups on its Fair Trade Register to ensure that the benefits of Fair Trade relationships are reaching the farmers. TransFair USA monitors manufacturers and importers TransFair USA tracks each unit of Fair Trade product from producers on the international Fair Trade Register to importers, manufacturers, and distributors in the US.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News

  „Not everyone is greeting the Fair Trade label with open arms. Several American coffee importers recently pulled out of Fair Trade, citing TransFair's "corporate friendly" policies that allow large companies to use the Fair Trade logo in their marketing even if only a small amount of the company's overall purchases are Fair Trade certified.“

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Coffee Guide - Coffee Politics

  „Fair Trade does not necessarily mean that the extra money trickles down to the people who harvest the coffee. TransFair USA is an independent 3rd party certification that ensures that: Coffee importers agree to purchase from the small farmers included in the International Fair Trade Coffee Register. Farmers are guaranteed a minimum "fair trade price" of $1.26/pound FOB for their coffee. If world price rises above this floor price, farmers will be paid a small ($0.05/pound) premium above market price. Coffee importers provide a certain amount of credit to farmers against future sales, helping farmers stay out of debt to local coffee "coyotes" or middlemen. Importers and roasters agree to develop direct, long-term trade relationships with producer groups, thereby cutting out middlemen and bringing greater commercial stability to an extremely unstable market.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases

  „As members of Fair Trade cooperatives, farmers are provided much-needed credit and are able to secure a better price because their co-ops export directly to importers. With the profits generated from receiving a Fair Trade wage, coffee growers are able to invest in their families' health care, in education, in farming equipment and in training of sustainable farming techniques. Coffee is the second most valuable commodity in the world, following oil. The US consumes an estimated one-fifth (2.5 billion pounds) of global coffee production, making it the largest consumer in the world.“

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Transfair USA | Coffee Importers

  „Sign TransFair USA's License/Certification agreement to allow you to become an authorized importer, selling Fair Trade Certified green coffee to roasters.“

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