They first selected Singapore as their target, a pure consumer country with small domestic production. The alliance sent some 20 vegetable varieties, including head lettuce and cabbage to Singapore, where they were in competition with vegetables from other countries. The result was that although several hundred tons were exported without a hitch, the price the vegetables fetched was not ideal and after deducting expenses, there was a loss.
他們首先選定了本身少生產、純消費的新加坡，當時運送了結球萵苣、高麗菜、甘藍等 20 種蔬菜到新加坡和各國蔬菜一起接受市場考驗，結果雖然順利輸出數百公噸的蔬菜，但價格不盡理想，扣除運銷成本後，還有虧損。