Following strong US demand, our side will make a significant concession at the next round of talks in January or February, an agricultural official was quoted by the United Daily News as saying. He said the government, which has previously insisted upon a three-year grace period for the tariff cuts following Taiwan's wTo entry, would agree to further reduce agricultural import duties before admission to the world trade regulatory body. The most sensitive issue facing Taiwan negotiators is the opening up of its market of rice, the island's most important crop.