— Fionn PoolerFrom the interviews, Austin estimated that, on average, farmers in Bududa make about 2.5 cents from every cup of coffee sold in the Global North. In 2016, the average price of a cup of coffee in the U.S. was $2.70, meaning that farmers were receiving less than 1% of the final cup price.
Replicated under Fair Use from The Coffee Industry Is Unequal. A Marxist Economic Theory Explains How. by Fionn Pooler.