"the muddy pens where as many as 1,200 pigs once wallowed into a climate-controlled cricket farm. It’s on pace to yield 1,500 kilograms (3,300 pounds) of the edible protein this year"
Pigs reach slaughter weight at around 6 months of age at which point it yields around 180lbs of hanging weight meat.
The article further claims a 18/63 ratio of land required per gram of protein in favor of crickets.
Assuming they previously slaughtered 1000 pigs a year -> 180,000 lbs * 63/18 = 630,000lbs is their expected cricket protein capacity which is ~200X more than their current output. Any ideas on why the numbers are so different ?
Edit: I just realized that a pig steak is mostly water and the cricket protein is likely dehydrated. So it more like 50X not 200X.
Pigs reach slaughter weight at around 6 months of age at which point it yields around 180lbs of hanging weight meat.
The article further claims a 18/63 ratio of land required per gram of protein in favor of crickets.
Assuming they previously slaughtered 1000 pigs a year -> 180,000 lbs * 63/18 = 630,000lbs is their expected cricket protein capacity which is ~200X more than their current output. Any ideas on why the numbers are so different ?
Edit: I just realized that a pig steak is mostly water and the cricket protein is likely dehydrated. So it more like 50X not 200X.