Trade in sugar and camphor was an extension of the agricultural successes achieved under the Qing. Because Taiwan's cane sugar was very sweet, it remained continually competitive in the international market. Meanwhile, Taiwan was the only place in the world besides Japan to produce camphor on a large scale.
「台灣三寶」中的糖和樟腦是延續清初就有的農業成果，台灣蔗糖因為甜度高，一直都有不錯的國際競爭力；樟腦則是因為台灣多樟樹，與日本並列世界「唯二」的樟腦產地。