Small Farmers. Big Change.

We’ve been talking a lot lately about the coffee market and what the current high prices mean for Equal Exchange, consumers, and our farmer partners. In this short video, courtesy of one of our Interfaith partners, Catholic Relief Services, you can hear the perspective of Pedro Ascensio, member and Marketing Coordinator of Las Colinas coffee [...]

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In my nine years at Equal Exchange, I’ve had the opportunity to travel to many far-off and isolated regions to visit our farmer co-op trading partners. I can say with certainty that the small farmer coffee co-operative, CECOVASA (The Organization of Agrarian Coffee Cooperatives of the Sandia Valleys) in southeastern Peru, is situated in one [...]

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By Nicholas Reid, Equal Exchange Sales Rep One of the best explanations of the rising cost of specialty coffee is simply the economics of supply and demand. At a time when demand for specialty coffee is growing, global production is failing to keep up, which has led to higher prices. However, exacerbating that situation and [...]

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By Nicholas Reid, Equal Exchange Sales Rep The price of coffee, like many other commodities (oil, sugar, and cacao for example) is sky-rocketing. While there are real supply issues in the market that are contributing to coffee prices being at their highest point in 14 years, one of the biggest factors behind rising coffee prices [...]

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Want to wake up and start your day right? Fresh eggs from your local farmer? Scrumptious bread from your local bakery? Luscious freshly roasted coffee from small farmer co-operatives? And … dairy products… you guessed it … from local, small family farmers? Wake up on the right side of the bed: eat a healthy breakfast [...]

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