date:Jul 18, 2012
Fairtrade-certified products sold in the United States increased 10% to 1,031 million in 2011 from 937 million in 2010.
Fairtrade International seeks sustainable livelihoods for the producers of such crops as coffee, cocoa and bananas. More than 1.2 million farmers and workers are found at 991 Fairtrade-certified producer organizations in 66 countries.
The United Kingdom ranked as the largest buyer of Fairtrade-certified products with 2011 sales of 1,498 million, a 12% increase from 1,344 millio