TABLE 3.7 Details of Large-Scale Insect Farming Companies, Based on Information Available in 2019 Company name
Insect species
Protein meal production output (tons/ year)
Scaled-up capacity target
Understanding Insect Farming
Oil production
Frass Facility production location
Employees Facility Cost to Annual size build (US$, revenue (square millions) (US$, meters) millions)
Vertically stacked system?
(tons/year)
(tons/ year)
(tons/year)
1,204.50 Agriproteina Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)
6,205
3,500
16,500
160
8,500
42
Missing data
Ynsectb
Mealworm “Several (Tenebrio hundred” molitor)
20,000 (at new Missing facility in 2021) data
105
Missing data
Missing data Missing data
Yes
C.I.E.F.c
1,095 Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)
Missing data
Missing data
Missing data Jeonbuk province, Republic of Korea
50
Missing data
30
Missing data
Yes
Enterrad
2,555 Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)
Missing data
2,555
2.920
32
5,600 (in 2020)
30 (future facility)
Missing data
Yes
Cape Town, South Africa
13-15
Scaled-up locations opening around the world Missing data Burgundy, France New facility being built in Northern France
77
Source: Original table for this publication. a. Food Business Africa 2019. b. Ynsect 2019. c. Personal communication with the company, 2019. d. Joly and Nikiema 2019.
Langley, Canada
17,000 (future)