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8.3 Fairtrade in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2009–10
■■ At the end of 2010 there were 509 Fairtrade certified producer organizations in
22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
■■ Of these, 72 were hired labour organizations, and 437 were small producer organizations.
■■ Reported Fairtrade sales revenues to producers in Latin America and the
Caribbean totalled almost €382 million in 2009–10.
■■ Reported Fairtrade Premium revenues to producers in Latin America and the
Caribbean totalled over €34 million in 2009–10.
■■ Almost 80 percent of all Fairtrade Premium revenues were due to sales of coffee
and bananas. Cane sugar was the next largest product in terms of Fairtrade
Premium revenue generation.
■■ Latin American small-scale farmers and workers represent 25 percent of the
Fairtrade farmers and workers worldwide.
■■ The success of Latin American producer organizations in the markets for
Fairtrade coffee, bananas, sugar, and fine-flavour cocoa means that they receive
almost two-thirds of all Fairtrade Premium flows, and more than two-thirds of all
Fairtrade sales revenues.
Table 8.5
Fairtrade in Latin America and the Caribbean 2009–2010
Latin America and
Caribbean Total
Number of members
and workers in
Fairtrade producer
organizations 2010
Fairtrade sales
revenues 2009–10 €
Fairtrade Premium
receipts 2009–10 €
Small producer organizations 262,000 336.9 28.7
Hired labour organizations 9,800 44.8 5.5
Latin America and Caribbean Total 272,000 381.7 34.2
Percentage of global total small producer organizations 28% 75% 75%
Percentage of global total hired labour organizations 6% 44% 42%
Percentage of global total overall 25% 69% 66%