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 is protein-rich and can be used in a number of recipes, but is cheaper than chicken and pork.
One crocodile farm made a post on Facebook last week offering the reptile meat at 70 baht per kilogram, but less than pork which has been around 200 baht per kilogram. The farm said the crocodile meat…
