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.
Consultations
Click here to get an overview of our existing and upcoming consultations, as well as those that have recently closed.
Ongoing work on generic standards
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Revised Trader Standard - 2026
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Changes to Hazardous Materials List - 2026
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Updated interpretation notes for the Trader Standard - 2026
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Climate standard withdrawal - 2025
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Expanded geographical scope - 2025
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Change of Trader Standard requirement applicability - 2025
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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 Announcement: Plantain 2026
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Price review: Bananas 2026
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Reporting wages for banana companies - 2026
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Price announcement: Pineapple price extension East Africa - 2026
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Wage calculation: Base wage and floor wage
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Price review: Bananas 2025
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Reporting wages for banana companies - 2025
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Information: Suspension of entry for new banana producers - 2024
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Standard review: Fruits & vegetables - 2024
Cocoa
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Price announcement: Regulated and non-regulated markets
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Cocoa price communication: New validity for regulated markets
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Updated standard and supporting documents: Cocoa - 2026
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Price review: Cocoa 2024-25
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Updated standard and supporting documents: Cocoa - 2025
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Cocoa Standard suspension of requirement 3.4.8
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Updated interpretation notes: Cocoa - 2025
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Standard review: Cocoa - 2023
Coffee
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Price review: Coffee - 2026
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Suspension of requirement 3.1.9 Trader reporting
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Announcement of updates in Interpretation note and Standard
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Updated interpretation note: 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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Limited standard review: Fibre crops - 2026
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New standard interpretation note: Cotton and other fibre crops - 2025
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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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Review: Hazardous Materials List for flowers and plants - 2026
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Implementation changes: Cash allowances in floor wages and distribution of Fairtrade Premium as cash
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Wage calculation: Floor wage
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Postponed: Mandatory wage reporting - 2025
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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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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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Standard announcement: Change of sesame seeds product description
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Price announcement: Brazil nuts - 2024
Sugar
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Review: Fairtrade Premium for Cane Sugar 2026
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Standard announcement - 2025
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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.