[font=Times New Roman" size=3>Which of the following, if true, most helps to justify the observers’ expectation? <FONT face="Times New Roman">
[*">Generally, farmers who are squeezed out of the livestock business send their livestock to market much earlier than they otherwise would.[*">Generally, farmers who are squeezed out of the livestock business send their livestock to market much earlier than they otherwise would.
[*">As meat prices rise, the number of livestock producers is likely to rise again.[*">As meat prices rise, the number of livestock producers is likely to rise again.