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• Bananas

  In the banana industry, production, profits and power are highly concentrated

  

• Cocoa

  14 million people in the developing world depend on cocoa production for their livelihoods

  

• Coffee

  For many producers, coffee is a labour intensive crop that yields little financial return

  

• Cotton

  The world price of cotton has been in steady decline for several decades

  

• Flowers

  Jobs in the flower industry are often insecure

  

• Fresh fruit

  Not everybody benefits from the lucrative trade in fresh fruit

  

• Honey

  Many beekeepers in developing countries are dependent on local middlemen to buy their honey

  

• Gold

  Symbol of love, power and wealth. But look behind the glitz and the reality is not so glamorous.

  

• Juices

  Many juice producers are experiencing great difficulties as prices have dropped over the last few years

  

• Rice

  Small farmers are often forced to sell the bulk of their harvest at prices below their production costs

  

• Spice and herbs

  Two firms dominate the global spice and herb market, but the crops are grown by small farmers

  

• Sports balls

  Most sports balls are hand-stitched by people who work long hours in poor conditions

  

• Sugar

  The international sugar market is characterized by low and volatile prices

  

• Tea

  Though market prices reached historic highs in 2010, absolute prices are level with or below where they were 30 years ago

  

• Wine

  In many large wine plantations hired workers are not protected from labour abuses

  

• Composite products

  See our guidelines on composite products

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