Crocodile farms are offering the reptile’s meat as a cheaper alternative to pork, the price of which has now soared to more than 200 baht per kilogramme.
In Nakhon Pathom, a crocodile farmer has turned the situation to his advantage by selling meat on his Facebook page.
The owner of Hia Sak Farm, who asked not to be named, said crocodile meat is retailing at 105 baht per kg with wholesale prices starting from 70 baht a kilo for at least 30kg.
He said his farm had previously focused mainly on exports. But as a result of Covid-19 impacts he had to emphasise the domestic market — and to a good response.
A woman holds different cuts of crocodile meat. The price is 70 baht per kilogramme.
Similarly, at Rungtaweechai farm in tambon Samngam of Don Tum district in Nakhon Pathom, local residents and tourists yesterday flocked to buy…
