In 2007 and 2008, the prices of both corn and soybeans increased sharply because

A. corn and soybeans are "alternative outputs."
B. unprecedented expansion in all federal government price support programs.
C. of an unseasonably warm spring in the "grain belt" states of Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. 
D. all agricultural grain prices always rise and fall together.

Answer: A

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