Terms

1.  Traded crops- exchange goods from one to another.

2. Fair Trade Coffee-Fair trade coffee is purchased direct from the growers at a higher price than standard coffee. The purpose of this is to create healthier working conditions for the farmers and laborers and create a greater economic incentive.

3. Quality Coffee- the greatness and the richness in or of your coffee

4. Coffee-a beverage consisting of a decoction or infusion of theroasted ground or crushed seeds (coffee beans)  of the two-seeded fruit (coffee berry)  of certain coffee trees.

5. Organic certified- means that the food you are buying was not sprayed with pesticides

Questions

1. What is the top store that sells the most coffee in the U.S.? Starbucks

2. How much money does the U.S. spend on coffee? 345 Billion

3. What is Fair trade coffee? It is coffee which is purchased directly from the growers for a higher price than standard coffee.

4. How do you know if something is organic certified mean? You can tell because it will have a sticker or label on the product you are purchasing.

5. What is the heaviest traded crop in the world? Coffee

Notes

* Coffee is the most heavily traded crop in the world.

* The U.S. spends billions of dollars on coffee.