One of the most expensive mattresses on the market is made from natural latex.
You can buy a memory-foam mattress for a few hundred dollars, but natural latex mattresses usually cost over $1,500 and can exceed $2,000.
Latex sap from rubber trees is in high demand from dozens of industries, including car tires.
Some mattress companies source their latex from organic- and fair-trade-certified farms in Guatemala, but the latex from these farms comes at a premium compared to the latex from noncertified plantations.
We explored why natural latex mattresses are so expensive.
Locations:
Cambodia, Guatemala