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reply posted on 22-11-2007 @ 10:30 AM by anhinga
...from this website, some tales of Hatebucks:

So why is Oxfam accusing Starbucks of preventing Ethiopia from seeking to gain more control over its coffee trade by opposing that government’s application to have some of its most famous coffee beans trademarked?

Ethiopian farmers are not the only sufferers, though. A 2002 report, also by Oxfam, states “coffee farmers are getting, on average, 24 cents a pound while consumers in rich countries are paying roughly $3.60 a pound – a mark-up of 1500%. Coffee now costs more to grow and pick than it does to sell.”


www.thenewblackmagazine.com...

Currently, many coffee farmers receive as little as 20 cents per pound of coffee, well below their cost of production. The substantial difference between 20 cents and the Fair Trade price of US$1.26 per pound often represents the road out of desperate poverty, said TransFair. It enables farmers to keep children in school, feed their families, improve healthcare and housing and invest in improving the quality of their coffee. Environmentally, an estimated 85% of Fair Trade Certified coffee in the US is also Certified Organic and most is grown under the canopy of bird-friendly shade trees, protecting wildlife habitats and the soil. Fair Trade Certified Coffee, currently sourced from 22 different countries, means quality -- for coffee drinkers, farmers and the environment.


www.organicconsumers.org...

...and there's plenty more articles out there about how the farmers of the world are getting ripped off w/ 'fair' or 'free' trade, which now seems like the same name, either way.

I read in a print newspaper a couple of years ago about the marketing of SB and how their cups are fractions of a cent in production costs, they seek out the best beans to make strong coffee to manipulate people to keep coming back at sick, inflated prices and tangle name musicians to push their garbage -- including, once respectable, Sonic Youth and Bobby Zimmerman.

I only shop at indy coffee spots when I want a cup, or there's plenty of 'good' coffee to buy that supports farmers. Plus, the street vendors in cities make a decent cup, for those who like black coffee -- never 'burnt' tasting!
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