You left me wondering about the money. Consider: At $13.95 per pound, fair trade costs about $7 more than regular coffee. Today’s free market price is about $1.20 per pound. The fair trade dividend to the farmer is 16 to 25 percent. Twenty-five percent of $1.20 is 30 cents. So I pay $7 extra of which the farmer receives 30 cents. Where does the other $6.70 go?
