In these past years Taiwan has gradually opened up its market to agricultural imports: American corn and soybeans, fruits and vegetables from the European Community and tea from Southeast Asia. Taiwan's farmers have had to endure wave after wave of these assaults.
這幾年，台灣地區逐步開放外國農產品進口，美國玉米、大豆、歐洲共同市場的蔬菜、水果，東南亞的茶葉逐漸進來，台灣農民受到的衝擊一波接著一波。