He says traditional cricket habitats like Shandong are under threat from urbanization and pesticides, while the short fighting season drives cricket prices up to levels unaffordable to young fans.

Cabbage is being sold at that price at a supermarket in Jinan, the capital city of Shandong Province.

Aramco sold Shandong Chambroad a cargo of Arab Heavy crude at a discount to the Oman/Dubai benchmark price, said an industry source familiar with the matter.