GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Cotton growers claim that, because disease-resistant plants will not b

Analyst: "Cotton growers claim that, because disease-resistant plants will not be engineered unless research costs can be matched by product revenue, the current 10 years of cotton subsidies should be prolonged in the case of newly engineered plants. However, manufacturers of synthetic fabrics continue to develop new materials despite production costs, a success that implies that the prolongation is not needed."
Which of the following, if true, most strongly supports the cotton growers'
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