A North American food processing facility has announced it will produce about two billion crickets for "human and pet consumption” per year after completing construction of the world's largest cricket production facility..Aspire Food Group, which has facilities in both Canada and the US, said its completed facility will produce 9,000 metric tonnes of crickets every year — and that it already has orders for the next two years. .Crickets are rich in fibre and have a smaller environmental footprint compared to traditional protein sources, the company says..“Crickets are currently being explored as a protein-rich superfood,” the group said, according to Canadian Manufacturing..The online conspiracy theory “I Will Not Eat the Bugs,” says crickets and other insects are being prepared for the public consumption due to food shortages, which may or may not be planned. The theory suggests humans will be convinced to eat bugs because of factory farming’s environmental impact..In recent weeks, both US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have warned of food shortages. Grocery costs are already at record highs amid runaway inflation and a shortage of goods stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. .READ MORE: Food shortages magnified by string of destroyed food processing facilities.Food shortages have been further exacerbated by a string of fires, plane crashes, and explosions at nearly two dozen food processing facilities across Canada and the US, as documented by the Western Standard.
A North American food processing facility has announced it will produce about two billion crickets for "human and pet consumption” per year after completing construction of the world's largest cricket production facility..Aspire Food Group, which has facilities in both Canada and the US, said its completed facility will produce 9,000 metric tonnes of crickets every year — and that it already has orders for the next two years. .Crickets are rich in fibre and have a smaller environmental footprint compared to traditional protein sources, the company says..“Crickets are currently being explored as a protein-rich superfood,” the group said, according to Canadian Manufacturing..The online conspiracy theory “I Will Not Eat the Bugs,” says crickets and other insects are being prepared for the public consumption due to food shortages, which may or may not be planned. The theory suggests humans will be convinced to eat bugs because of factory farming’s environmental impact..In recent weeks, both US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have warned of food shortages. Grocery costs are already at record highs amid runaway inflation and a shortage of goods stemming from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. .READ MORE: Food shortages magnified by string of destroyed food processing facilities.Food shortages have been further exacerbated by a string of fires, plane crashes, and explosions at nearly two dozen food processing facilities across Canada and the US, as documented by the Western Standard.
