There are many agricultural regions in North America where the growing ... ...

There are many agricultural regions in North America where the growing season is long enough to allow pumpkin production well into autumn with no risk of frost. Nonetheless, pumpkin production in North America is concentrated in regions with long, cold winters, where the growing season is delayed and pumpkin crops are exposed to risk of damage or destruction by early autumn frosts.

Which one of the following, if true, most helps to resolve the apparent discrepancy in the information above?


(A) Pumpkins are usually grown to reach maturity in autumn.
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*This question is included in PT72 (Jun 2014): Logical Reasoning A