The Company is a state-owned business and serves as the function of assisting the government in stabilizing the prices of pork, sugar, cooking oil and other large-scale staple merchandise.11
1. Stabilizing hog prices:
- In May, 2019, TSC worked in line with the policy and increased the supply of 1,300 hogs in response to the market demand on Dragon Boat Festival.
- In September-October, 2019, TSC worked in line with the policy and increased the supply of 5,813 hogs.
- In November, 2019, TSC worked in line with the policy and increased the supply of 2,000 hog in response to the market demand on Ghost Festival.
2. Stabilizing salad oil prices: TSC works in line with the government policy of stabilizing prices. Large-packed salad oil maintained the lowest market price and the retail price of small-packed salad oil (less than 3 liters) has not increased since December 31, 2010
3. Stabilizing sugar prices: The price of domestic large-packaged sugar is calculated every day and the price is announced before 08:00AM every day; the retail price of the small-packaged sugar has remained unchanged at NTD 36/kg since September 16, 2010.