Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/sZZVCFKOUoA.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Why People Risk Their Lives To Harvest Açaí | True Cost | Business Insider [jL0CvtkAhqQ] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT Most of the world’s açaí comes from the Amazon rainforest. People risk their lives to harvest the fruit, climbing palm trees that can grow taller than 50 feet. And while açaí has become one of the trendiest superfoods in recent decades, small farmers aren’t seeing a lot of the profits. The açaí industry has also taken heat over reports of child labor. We went to Brazil to find out how the world’s açaí gets from the Amazon to smoothie shops around the world. MORE TRUE COST VIDEOS: The True Cost of Turning America's Yellow School Buses Electric | True Cost | Business Insider Why Flowers Are So Cheap, And Who’s Paying The Price | True Cost | Business Insider The True Cost Of Arming Ukraine To Fight The Russian Invasion | True Cost | Business Insider ------------------------------------------------------ #Açaí #TrueCost #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: Subscribe: BI on Facebook: BI on Instagram: BI on Twitter: BI on Snapchat: Boot Camp on Snapchat: Why People Risk Their Lives To Harvest Açaí | True Cost | Business Insider 9eHP4UpRTt6 TPm7wHhnCyt meBP9RNbzfE dZAyYl6Q7Ml qpBXptHJrQb yE61qGYjc7x zRyls3gTaPB
Most of the world’s açaí comes from the Amazon rainforest. People risk their lives to harvest the fruit, climbing palm trees that can grow taller than 50 feet. And while açaí has become one of the trendiest superfoods in recent decades, small farmers aren’t seeing a lot of the profits. The açaí industry has also taken heat over reports of child labor. We went to Brazil to find out how the world’s açaí gets from the Amazon to smoothie shops around the world. MORE TRUE COST VIDEOS: The True Cost of Turning America's Yellow School Buses Electric | True Cost | Business Insider Why Flowers Are So Cheap, And Who’s Paying The Price | True Cost | Business Insider The True Cost Of Arming Ukraine To Fight The Russian Invasion | True Cost | Business Insider ------------------------------------------------------ #Açaí #TrueCost #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: Subscribe: BI on Facebook: BI on Instagram: BI on Twitter: BI on Snapchat: Boot Camp on Snapchat: Why People Risk Their Lives To Harvest Açaí | True Cost | Business Insider 9eHP4UpRTt6 TPm7wHhnCyt meBP9RNbzfE dZAyYl6Q7Ml qpBXptHJrQb yE61qGYjc7x zRyls3gTaPB