Overview
- Forum Fairer Handel reports 2025 turnover for products bearing recognised fair‑trade seals rose 4.7% to €2.7 billion, a new national high.
- Per‑capita spending in Germany was €33 in 2025, well below comparable markets such as Switzerland (€129), Austria (€88) and France (€47), showing weaker domestic uptake.
- Products carrying the Fairtrade label accounted for 83.8% of fair‑trade turnover in Germany while sales of domestically and European‑produced fair goods fell to €157 million, a 5% decline attributed to specific Naturland Fair producers.
- FFH leaders said the results justify calls for policy action to curb concentrated supermarket power, legally anchor fair prices and protect labour and environmental standards, and they plan a nationwide fair‑trade action week to press those demands.
- The sector warns that rising retail concentration and weak enforcement can squeeze producers through low world market prices and poor bargaining power, a dynamic that could shape future trade rules and company behaviour in supply chains.