The competitive pressure is expected to become more intense as the sector is forced to adapt to the permanent removal of import quotas on 1 January 2005 and to China's entry into the WTO.
Ir gaidāma konkurences saasināšanās, jo nozare ir spiesta pielāgoties galīgai importa kvotu atcelšanai no 2005. gada 1. janvāra un Ķīnas iestājai PTO.