When Koxinga recovered Taiwan from the Dutch, he introduced new varieties of cane for commercial planting on the island, making Taiwan a major supplier to the world sugar market. Leading customers at that time were Japan and the Philippines.
鄭成功收復台灣後，又從福建引進竹蔗品種，大量栽植。這時台灣已成為世界重要的產糖地，所產的蔗糖外銷到日本、呂宋等地。