coffee trade

Caffeinated commodity exchange

The coffee trade is the global commerce in coffee beans, from cultivation through export, import, and sale.

The term encompasses everything from commodity markets where futures are traded to fair-trade certification systems designed to ensure growers receive equitable compensation.

The coffee trade has shaped economies throughout Latin America and Africa.

Opposites
commodity type

coffee tradetea trade

Business in brewed leaves

oil trade · arms trade · slave trade · sugar trade · spice trade

production vs. consumption end

coffee tradecoffee drinking

Consuming brewed bean beverage

café culture · coffee roasting

trade ethics/structure

coffee tradefair trade coffee

Justly compensated grower beans

direct trade · ethical sourcing · plantation system

Family

trade, coffee

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G