Notes
- coffee is the heavily traded crop in the world.
- specialty coffee is the lattes.
- African places grow coffee too
Terms
- Fair Trade Coffee- is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee
- Organic Coffee- is coffee that has been grown according to organic farming standards and techniques, without the use of artificial fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides
- Agricultural Commodity- There are many different types of agricultural commodities, including foods, milk, and grains, and various applications for each.
- Trade- is the voluntary, often asymmetric, exchange of goods, services, or money
Questions
- What is Fair trade coffee? Fair trade coffee is consumers that the coffee we drink was purchased under fair conditions. To become Fair Trade certified, an importer must meet stringent international criteria; paying a minimum price per pound of $1.26, providing much needed credit to farmers.
- What country imports the most coffee? The United States imports the most coffee.
- Do we grow any coffee in the U.S. at all? Yes, we do grow coffee, the U.S. grows it in Hawaii.
- Why doesn't the U.S. just grow coffee? The U.S. doesn't grow coffee because we do not have the climate to do so.
- Who are the largest per capita consumers of coffee? Norway is the largest per capita consumers of coffee.
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