The futures market lets investors speculate on future products before they are produced. If a poor pork bellies supply is expected later, pork bellies futures prices rise; if a bountiful pork bellies supply is expected, pork bellies futures prices fall. This morning, swineologists predicted an oncoming influx of much-needed slop in the pigpen regions starting tomorrow. Thus, since sufficient slop is essential for the survival of a strong current supply of fuller pork bellies, prices of pork bellies futures will decline dramatically today.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the argument to the left?
A. Pigs that do not consume adequate slop during the critical growth stage will not produce a full, rich product.
B. This fiscal year, pork bellies futures prices have varied more erratically compared to last year.
C. The slop that swineologists predict for tomorrow is only expected to be distributed well outside the pigpen areas.
D. Today, a press release by pork experts said that the foot-in-mouth disease decimating some of the pork bellies supply will spread widely before the start of the slaughtering season.
E. Investors who speculate in pork bellies futures rarely take physical possession of the pork bellies they trade.