Tuesday, November 9, 2010

11/9 notes- coffee

notes:
  • coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.
  • it fuels the economies around the world.
  • coffee buyers have to travel to different countries to look for a good quality coffee.
  • producing coffee is a difficult job.
terms:
  • fair trade coffee- coffee that is purchased directly from the coffee growers; equal exchange coffee.
  • organic certified- grown by farmers without chemical use.
  • high quality coffee- depends on where it is grown.
  • source counties- places where something is purchased.
  • fair trade prices- direct price of coffee.
questions:
  • how much to do the store owners make?
  • when do you harvest coffee beans?
  • how big do coffee plants get?
  • who are the major exporters?
  • what country grows the best coffee?

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