If fair trade is supposed to reward producers throughout the world with a 'fair' price for their produce, then why is there no 'fair trade' milk for sale in supermarkets, to pay British farmers a 'fair' price for their produce, and stop the supermarkets ripping them off???!!!
I am not a farmer....just a consumer!
2006-07-13 13:31:40 · 5 answers · asked by THINKER 2 in Environment
The Fair Trade Foundation concentrates on overseas imports, usually from third world countries. I don't think British farmers get a look in, though they do have farmers markets.
By law all milk used to be sold to a central government owned dairy, I don't know if that's still the case but it is subject to quota and ALL excess must be disposed of. TOTAL WASTE.
2006-07-13 21:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by Red P 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
There has been no fair trade since the "bartering system" was replaced by money. The monopoly on the goods is especially bad here in the U.S. I remember in High School watching a film on how the Agriculture dept manipulates prices by destroying excess crops. In the film excess oranges were ran over by tractors, so the oranges that were offered would get a higher price than having so much on the market that the price would go down. Instead of offering the oranges to 3rd world countries or to homeless shelters the food was destroyed. You have to realize that in every capitalist society, its all about the almighty (not God) dollar, yen, sherling. Its flustrating but unless you get your own cow, your stuck. Unless of course you give up milk which is not really good for you anyway.
2006-07-13 13:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by agcgartner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely only by name
2006-07-13 13:35:55 · answer #3 · answered by G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-07-13 13:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by ALAN JONES IS A WANKER 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TRADE IS NEVER FAIR
2006-07-13 13:35:06 · answer #5 · answered by Nic d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋