For example, Pingtung farmers sell wax apples to the wholesaler at NT $ 40 a Chinese pound; by the time they get to the consumer, they're going for a dear NT $ 160. The rise in productivity can't keep pace with the rise in labor costs.
例如，屏東農家以一斤四十元的價格把蓮霧賣給大盤；等到消費者面前，蓮霧已成為一斤一百六十元的昂貴水果。