The COA says that after liberalization most farmland owners will probably hang onto their land in hopes of a higher price, perhaps creating monopolization and speculation, and big corporations can take advantage of rapidly rising prices to make windfall profits.
農委會認為，開放農地自由買賣之後，大多數農地擁有者將待價而沽，可能造成農地壟斷、炒作，財團更可以藉農地價格升高而牟取暴利。