BBC · 6 Minute English

英文摘要

The conversation explores how coffee, as the second biggest commodity after oil, involves complex market fluctuations that affect farmers in countries like Ethiopia and Costa Rica, making them vulnerable to price changes. It contrasts large-scale commodity trading with small-scale projects that aim to distribute profits more widely by managing the entire process from growth to sale. The speakers also discuss vocabulary related to the topic and reveal that 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed worldwide each year.