Cricket sells for 50,000 yuan in Shandong

Crickets have become a major source of income for local farmers in Tai'an, Shandong Province, with one cricket selling for 50,000 yuan (7,505 US dollars) recently. Skyrocketing cricket prices are prompting numerous locals to take up cricket hunting, which is now said to earn 100 million yuan (15 million US dollars) in a year for the local economy. [Photo: VCG]

Crickets have become a major source of income for local farmers in Tai'an, Shandong Province, with one cricket selling for 50,000 yuan (7,505 US dollars) recently. Skyrocketing cricket prices are prompting numerous locals to take up cricket hunting, which is now said to earn 100 million yuan (15 million US dollars) in a year for the local economy. [Photo: VCG]

Crickets have become a major source of income for local farmers in Tai'an, Shandong Province, with one cricket selling for 50,000 yuan (7,505 US dollars) recently. Skyrocketing cricket prices are prompting numerous locals to take up cricket hunting, which is now said to earn 100 million yuan (15 million US dollars) in a year for the local economy. [Photo: VCG]

Crickets have become a major source of income for local farmers in Tai'an, Shandong Province, with one cricket selling for 50,000 yuan (7,505 US dollars) recently. Skyrocketing cricket prices are prompting numerous locals to take up cricket hunting, which is now said to earn 100 million yuan (15 million US dollars) in a year for the local economy. [Photo: VCG]

Crickets have become a major source of income for local farmers in Tai'an, Shandong Province, with one cricket selling for 50,000 yuan (7,505 US dollars) recently. Skyrocketing cricket prices are prompting numerous locals to take up cricket hunting, which is now said to earn 100 million yuan (15 million US dollars) in a year for the local economy. [Photo: VCG]