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A 2022 US Department of Agriculture report by Kayode Ajewole et al. calculated average annual growth rates of agricultural exports from countries over the five years before and the five years following the creation of a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US. The table shows data for five countries in the study. (Post-FTA calculations included some anticipatory effects preceding the agreements' official start.) Ajewole et al. note that an increase in the rate of exports to the US in the post-FTA period does not necessarily indicate that a country produced more goods for export as a result of the FTA. Rather, FTAs sometimes incentivize countries to redirect existing trade from nonmember countries to FTA partners, as is most likely the case with       
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
Jordan, because the post-FTA period coincided with increasing rates of both its agricultural exports to the US and its total agricultural exports to countries not participating in the FTA.
A
Australia, because its rate of agricultural exports to the US and its rate of total agricultural exports both decreased in the post-FTA period relative to the pre-FTA period.
B
Morocco, because its rate of agricultural exports to the US increased in the post-FTA period relative to the pre-FTA period, while its rate of total agricultural exports decreased during the same period.
C
Panama, because the post-FTA period saw a decrease in its rate of agricultural exports to the US but not in its rate of total agricultural exports.
D