Standards and pricing work in progress
We regularly set new Fairtrade Standards and prices or review existing ones. Here you can get an overview of what we're working on, participate in consultations, and find announcements of new or revised standards and prices.
What's coming up this year?
See what we have planned and get an overview of all Fairtrade standards and pricing projects.
Ongoing work on generic standards
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Proposal development: SPO Standard for conflict-affected areas - 2025
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EU Organic Regulation: Adaptation options for organic and Fairtrade certified producers - 2024
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Updated interpretation notes: Hired Labour Standard and Trader Standard - 2024
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Standard review: HREDD 2023-24
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Standard review: Trader Standard - 2024
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Standard review: Contract Production Standard – 2023
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Guidance: Cost of sustainable production – 2023
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Clarification: Maximum land size in the Fairtrade Standard for Small-scale Producer Organisations - 2021
Ongoing projects by product
Bananas, fruit, vegetables
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Price review: Bananas - ongoing 2025
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Price announcement: Banana prices - valid in 2025
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Information: Suspension of entry for new banana producers - 2024
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Wage calculation: Base wage and floor wage
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Standard review: Fruit & vegetables - 2024
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Reporting wages for banana companies
Cocoa
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Updated standard and supporting documents: Cocoa - 2025
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Updated interpretation notes: Cocoa - 2025
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Price review: Cocoa 2024-25
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Standard review: Cocoa - 2023
Coffee
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Updated Interpretation Note Announcement: Coffee-2025
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Price review: Coffee - 2025
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Standard review: Coffee - 2024
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Price announcement: Coffee - 2023
Cotton, textiles and fibre crops
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Price Review: Seed cotton - 2024-25
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Full standard review: Textiles - 2024-25
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Limited standard review: Textiles - 2024
Flowers and plants
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Postponed: Mandatory wage reporting - 2025
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Wage calculation: Floor wage
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Non-applicability of requirement 4.1.4 in Flowers and Plants Standard - 2024
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Standard review: Flowers and plants - 2023-24
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Review: Hazardous Materials List for flowers and plants - 2024
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Premium change: Young plant material - 2022
Gold and precious metals
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Standard review: Gold and precious metals - 2018
Nuts and Oils
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Price announcement: Brazil Nuts - 2024
Sugar
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Exception: Sugar mass balance - 2024
Tea
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Criteria suspension: Tea Sri Lanka 2023-24
Pilot projects
To keep up with latest developments in trade, legislation, or consumer preferences and maximise impact for farmers and workers, we develop and test new ideas for further improving our standards through pilot projects.
Find out more about Fairtrade pilots
Are you looking for more project information or have questions about consultations? Please contact us.