As Tuan Peng-fu points out, last year 5000 tons of Korean pears were imported, which inevitably impacted the market for Shangjiang pears. However, despite the onslaught brought by WTO entry the farmers still consider it a turn for the better.
段蓬福表示，去年進口五千噸韓國梨，上將梨不免受到波及，但是面對 WTO 的衝擊，他們認為或許正是一個轉機。