Let's take a look at the peanut and garlic producing area of Yunlin County as an example. Peanuts from mainland China cannot hold a candle to peanuts grown in Taiwan, but cost less than NT $ 5 per kilogram, while peanuts produced in Taiwan are almost NT $ 20 per kilo. Many peanut processors have simply opted to shift operations to Kinmen to facilitate direct importation from mainland China.
以花生、大蒜的主要產地雲林縣為例，大陸花生品質遠不如台灣，但一斤價格不到五塊台幣，較之台灣花生成本一斤將近二十元，許多花生加工廠乾脆遷到金門，直接從大陸「進口」原料。