This statistic represents premium payments paid by Fair Trade USA licensed business partners to producer organizations of Fair Trade USA certified coffee from 1999 to 2016. In 2005, producer organizations received around 2.23 million U.S. dollars from licensed Fair Trade USA business partners. Premium payments are intended to be used for social and economic development projects in the producing communities.
Premium payments made by U.S. business partners to Fair Trade USA coffee producer organizations from 1999 to 2016
(in million U.S. dollars)
* On June 1st, 2007 the Fair Trade Premium increased from $0.05 per pound of green coffee to $0.10 per pound. ** On April 1st, 2011, the Fair Trade Premium increased from $0.10 per pound of green coffee to $0.20, with $0.05 earmarked for productivity and quality
improvement. Data have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
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Fair Trade USA. (September 25, 2017). Premium payments made by U.S. business partners to Fair Trade USA coffee producer organizations from 1999 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/247665/us-fair-trade-premium-payments-paid-to-coffee-producer-organizations/
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Premium payments made by U.S. business partners to Fair Trade USA coffee producer organizations from 1999 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Fair Trade USA, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/247665/us-fair-trade-premium-payments-paid-to-coffee-producer-organizations/
