Since the Taiwanese economy took off in the 1970s, food sources have become much more diverse, with the result being that per capita consumption of rice has gradually declined-from 83 kilograms in 1986, to 60 kilograms in 1993, to 50 kilograms in 2001.
根據統計，自民國七十年代台灣經濟起飛後，民眾的食物來源趨向多樣化，致使每人每年平均稻米消費量逐步下降，從民國七十五年的八十三公斤、八十二年的六十公斤，減少到九十年的五十公斤。