 The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that there are about 20,000 cricket farms alone in 53 of Thailand's 76 provinces.In 2018, cricket powder retails for 800-1,500 baht per kilogram, three to five times more expensive than beef.This, in spite of crickets requiring 12 times less feed, 2,000 times less water, and much less space than traditional livestock.