Because Taiwan is preparing to enter the World Trade Organization, protectionist barriers against importing foreign food products will have to fall, but these changes are the last that Taiwan need make before joining. In the meantime Taiwan's food processing industry is in a funk, with companies either moving their operations abroad or simply giving up.
加上台灣即將加入世界貿易組織（WTO），未來全球食品將可長驅直入台灣、偏偏台灣的農業保護會是最後才開放的項目；只能夾在中間挨打的食品業者，目前普遍陷入外移或棄守的鬱卒情結中。