A town's large sugar beet processing factory is destroyed in a flood. Which of the following is a likely consequence in the next few months?(1 point)
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The cost of processing sugar beets will increase worldwide.
The cost of processing sugar beets will increase worldwide.

The farmers near the town will immediately plant more sugar beets.
The farmers near the town will immediately plant more sugar beets.

The price of sugar beets will increase.
The price of sugar beets will increase.

The demand for sugar beets will decrease.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The demand for sugar beets will decrease.

Explanation: The destroyed factory reduces local processing capacity (a buyer of beets), so demand for raw sugar beets falls. Prices paid to farmers would tend to drop, and farmers won't immediately plant more beets.