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Originally Posted by wehateporn
Three companies now account for more than 40 per cent of global coffee sales, eight companies control the supply of cocoa and chocolate, seven control 85 per cent of tea production, five account for 75 per cent of the world banana trade, and the largest six sugar traders account for about two-thirds of world trade, according to the new publication from the Fairtrade Foundation.
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But hasn't that always been the case?
If you think about it, forty years ago there was only a handful of companies producing each product. Take Dole for example - They seem to be the only people in the world to grow bananas here in the US.