Finally, the citrus groves were hit by a ravaging disease, and Chungliao's orange growing days came to an end. Next, tall betelnut trees covered the hillsides, and there were six or seven good years in the early 1990s. But then supply surpassed demand.
於是，高高的檳榔樹一下子又種滿了山坡地，在民國八十年前後，歷經六、七年的黃金歲月，好年冬也在供過於求之後結束。