Associate Professor Wang Shao-heng of the Economics Department at National Chengchi University says, "TSC was uneconomic." He points out that even when the economy had taken off and before the price rises occurred, capital investment in sugarcane cultivation and personnel already exceeded that of Cuba, Java and other areas.
「台糖的存在是不符合經濟效益的，」政治大學經濟系副教授黃邵恆更直陳，即使在經濟起飛、物價上揚前，台灣種植甘蔗的土地及人力成本就已經比古巴、爪哇等地要高。