But ultimately this industry found it impossible to compete with Southeast Asia, and in the last few years land devoted to the cultivation of pineapple has declined by 50-60 %.
隨著工資不斷上揚，關廟栽種鳳梨的成本逐年提高，終於抵不過印尼等東南亞國家的競爭。最近十年，鳳梨栽培面積由原來的四、五百公頃，降至三百公頃左右。前些年，情形才峰迴路轉。