Crocodile prices down, breeders blame floods

Cambodian crocodile farmers have blamed the falling price of the reptile on flooding, which they say has turned away Thai and Vietnamese buyers – the market’s cornerstone. Prices for young crocodiles have dropped 25 per cent since August, Kandal breeder Kaing Sarin said. His reptiles fetched US$20 two months earlier but prices this month have hit about $15 per head and continue to fall, he said…

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