Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Contrary to earlier predictions, demand for sugarcane has not increase

HiBunuel GMATNinja DmitryFarber

Need some clarity wrt option 'A'.

Beside relying on overall cost decline which is the most evident sign that help resolve the discrepancy, Can we not make a fair assumption that a fuel product, yielded from increased production of sugarcane, would have resulted in the higher profit ? This is the only reason I eliminated thisoption.

(A) Many countries that are large consumers of sugarcane increased their production
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