The Panama Canal expanded to accommodate larger container ships in 2016. Which effect will this new infrastructure most likely have on patterns of world trade and food distribution?
A.
It will affect the cost of food transport, changing shipping routes and making trade with different end markets more or less desirable.
B.
It will affect trade volume between the agriculture centers of the Eastern seaboard of the United States and importers in the European Union.
C.
It will offer faster transport of perishable food products between Australia and its trade partners in the Asia-Pacific region.
D.
It will accelerate the trend of countries in the Eastern Hemisphere becoming net importers.
E.
It will have no effect on world trade patterns, which are driven by the location of centers of population (demand) and food production (supply).
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