African Swine Fever is one reason why pork is in short supply and costing about $6 per kilogram. Crocodile meat sells for $2 to $3 per kilogram.
Rapid inflation has resulted in a sudden country-wide increase in everything from street food to supermarkets, reports Reuters news agency.
About 20,000 crocodiles are slaughtered each month in Thailand for their meat – a figure that has doubled in recent months.
An average crocodile yields about 12 kilograms of meat, and though its different parts can be prepared in various ways, it’s the upper part of the tail that’s the tastiest and is the bestseller. Farmers and consumers say crocodile tastes like chicken.
