He belonged to a "fair trade" co-op, which guarantees farmers a minimum price, but was making only $1.30 a pound on coffee that retailed in the United States for $12 a pound.
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Still, fair-trade-certified co-ops — which similarly rely on sales from beans early in the season — are free to work with Thrive.
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Growers are allowed to trade outside the co-op and those with established relationships can continue to trade directly.
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"You can expect to save around 3% which is one of the reasons why there's a boom in food-buying groups". Ed Mayo, secretary general of Co-operative's UK, the trade body of co-ops across the UK, believes that the time is now ripe for collective buying: "Given that money is so tight right now there's huge potential for collaborative consumer action across different markets.
The rapid development of the sector throughout most of the 1990s is a result of strong cooperation among three parties, i.e. Government authorities, farmers and the retail trade, in particular Co-op Denmark (FDB), which have all been working towards a common goal.
Others say that still-wealthy buyers have begun to shake off the recession-era blues, and are trading envy-stirring co-ops and condominiums at significant, though lower, prices.
