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Why we should all be buying fair trade bananas

Bananas are one of the most affordable and widely consumed fruits in the world. For most of us, they're an accessible staple that we toss into our shopping carts without giving much thought. Yet ...
MADRID, ES / ACCESS Newswire / September 30, 2025 / The average Fairtrade Minimum Price for bananas has increased by 6% at Ex Works level and by 4.6% at FOB level, with variations by origin, ...
MONTREAL, June 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Equifruit, North America's leading Fairtrade-certified banana importer, has today released its inaugural Impact Report, marking twenty years of 100% ...
The referendum, submitted by Haley White ’12, stated that “the USG will make a formal recommendation to UDS [University Dining Services]” to serve Fair Trade bananas, which cost 25 cents more per ...
Fairtrade Fortnight is an campaign run every year by the Fairtrade Foundation, to raise awareness about Fairtrade products in the UK. This year, Colombian farmer Albeiro Alfonso ‘Foncho’ Cantillo, is ...
UK retailers are being urged to join a Fairtrade initiative that would ensure banana workers earn their country's living wage as a minimum. Fairtrade International is launching the new action aiming ...