Agricultural problems are closely tied to trade issues, especially since the U.S. has sought to solve domestic agricultural problems with exports, a serious blow to agriculture in the R.O.C., Japan, and Korea.
自從一九七○年代以來，各國農業問題一直與農產貿易摩擦糾纏不清，近年來且有愈演愈烈的趨勢，尤以美國將國內農業問題推向國際市場謀求解決，導致東亞地區中、日、韓三國的農業生產嚴重受到衝擊，我國農業問題乃快速轉變為國際化，增加其複雜性。