My answer is(D) . It took me 01:37
(A) The meaning is rather vague. Reading from left to right (as almost every reader does), we get the feeling that "additional volatility in prices" is due to the fact that "it takes so long to grow crops". However, it is more logical to believe that farmers must fix next year's output based on current prices because it takes so long to grow crops. And farmers' action cause additional price volatility. This sentence fails to convey the meaningful
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(A) The meaning is rather vague. Reading from left to right (as almost every reader does), we get the feeling that "additional volatility in prices" is due to the fact that "it takes so long to grow crops". However, it is more logical to believe that farmers must fix next year's output based on current prices because it takes so long to grow crops. And farmers' action cause additional price volatility. This sentence fails to convey the meaningful
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