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Contrary to earlier predictions, demand for sugarcane has not increased in recent years. Yet, even though prices and production amounts have also been stable during the last three years, sugarcane growers last year increased their profits by more than 10 percent
over the previous year's level.
Any of the following statements, if true about last year helps to explain the rise in profits EXCEPT:
(A) Many countries that are large consumers of sugarcane increased their production of sugarcane-based ethanol, yet their overall consumption of sugarcane decreased.
(B) Sugarcane growers have saved money on wages by switching from paying laborers an hourly wage to paying them by the amount harvested.
(C) The price of oil, the major energy source used by sugarcane growers in harvesting their crops, dropped by over 20 percent.
(D) Many small sugarcane growers joined together to form an association of sugarcane producers and began to buy supplies at low group rates.
(E) Rainfall in sugarcane-growing regions was higher than it had been during the previous year, allowing the growers to save money on expensive artificial irrigation.
题目分析：问为什么明明需求量没涨，这帮growers还挣得多了，A说很多国家消费这种东西少了，消费还少挣钱还多，连不上，问的except，留着。B说growers可以节省成本，所以挣钱多了，可以，杀。C说因为种这个东西需要的oil价格下降，还是成本下降了，可以，杀。D说还是联合一起降低成本，杀。E以前用花钱的一些项目今年我不用干了，所以挣得多了，也可以。选A
