The map and chart below show the information for the global willingness to eat insect products and the current price for certain food available on the market place.
The given diagrams illustrate the desire of people to consume insect products and the cost of some commodities sold on the market.
As can be seen from the map, the least popular insect products are in Russia, India, the USA,Japan,Spain, Africa,the UK and Australia, where the proportion is fluctuating from 21% to 36%. China and Brazil,
however
, are second highest with 44% and 45% respectively. The majority of aforementioned goods are going to be consumed in Peru,Mexico and Thailand, where the percentage is varying from 56% to 71%.
Turning to the bar chart, the most costly and profitable across the whole market is Weaver Ant, with the price decreasing significantly to the rice ( 10.65 USD
/kg
and 0.78 USD
/kg
correspondingly).Looking into details, beef is the most expensive among meats, in sharp contrast to chicken (3.03 and 1.08 accordingly
). It is also
worth noting ,that wild species are more pricy than bred ones.
Overall
, the most ready-to-consume insect products are in Peru(71%) and the least in Japan(21%). According to
the graph, the cheapest product is Rice(0.78 USD
/kg
) while
the cost of wild Weaver Ants is astronomical(10.65 USD
/KG
).Submitted by annaosmatesko on
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