News Forum - Demand for crocodile meat doubles following rise in pork prices

[Thaiger]

The number of crocodiles slaughtered for meat each month has doubled to 20,000 following the spike in prices for pork. This trend is giving hope to crocodile farmers who have lost business due to the pandemic, said Yosapong Temsiripong, president of the Thai Crocodile Farmer Association. Due to the massive drop in tourism, he said, farmers have been much less able to sell crocodile skins. Yosapong says that whether or not this rate will last depends on whether or not people who try crocodile meat enjoy it. He said, however, that there is hope this is possible, as crocodile meat […]

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[Travisa]

Yummy!  I can’t wait to get that sizzling on the hot pot with all the other raw delights!!!

[Vince]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The number of crocodiles slaughtered for meat each month has doubled to 20,000 following the spike in prices for pork. This trend is giving hope to crocodile farmers who have lost business due to the pandemic, said Yosapong Temsiripong, president of the Thai Crocodile Farmer Association. Due to the massive drop in tourism, he said, farmers have been much less able to sell crocodile skins. Yosapong says that whether or not this rate will last depends on whether or not people who try crocodile meat enjoy it. He said, however, that there is hope this is possible, as crocodile meat […]

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If demand has doubled how long before croc meat is more expensive than chicken? 

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by Vince
Misread story, read it to mean croc price doubled. Story said demand doubled. Oops

[kalyan]

pathetic, final phase before entering into cannibalisms. !

Keep aside the teaching of Buddhism aside, let us fill the stomach with anything available, flying, hoping, crawling, moving, creeping, jumping.

When Dog are going to be put in Queue ?

[Rain]

22 minutes ago, kalyan said:

pathetic, final phase before entering into cannibalisms. !

Keep aside the teaching of Buddhism aside, let us fill the stomach with anything available, flying, hoping, crawling, moving, creeping, jumping.

When Dog are going to be put in Queue ?

You know how that is......anything that grows and moves. 

[Agudbuk]

"Waiter. Fetch me a crocodile sandwich , and make it snappy"

[AMc]

8 hours ago, kalyan said:

pathetic, final phase before entering into cannibalisms. !

Keep aside the teaching of Buddhism aside, let us fill the stomach with anything available, flying, hoping, crawling, moving, creeping, jumping.

When Dog are going to be put in Queue ?

I spent 5 years in Vietnam. You ain't seen nothin' here compared to there.

I joke with my Viet friends there that the Vietnamese will eat anything with 4 legs, except the table.

They will, literally, eat anything that lives. Anything, and everything.

And truthfully, after 5 years there, so did I.

[AMc]

Poor Wally Gator

(yes, yes, I know Wally isn't a crocodile)

[Dedinbed]

22 hours ago, Thaiger said:

the massive drop in tourism, he said, farmers have been much less able to sell crocodile skins.

Bag yourself a bargain then .. 

What do you call a croc' in a vest .? An investigator 

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

23 hours ago, Thaiger said:

The number of crocodiles slaughtered for meat each month has doubled to 20,000 following the spike in prices for pork.

Though they say it tastes more like Chicken than Pork ….. but then again chicken prices are going up as well.