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by panglott 3778 days ago
The article talks about harvesting them by freeze drying them and milling them into a flour. Ultimately this is protein as a dietary supplement.

People are willing to pay high prices for meat because meat is tasty and features in numerous delicious recipes, as well as being a source of protein. Crickets would have to be much, much cheaper than meat if the intended market is cricket flour for protein supplementation.