Corn and wheat prices rose around 50 percent last year; copper, cotton and rubber prices have been setting new records.

玉米和小麦的价格比去年上涨近50%；铜材、棉花和橡胶的价格不断创造历史新高。

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A rose could grow alongside of the cotton, yes?

棉花的旁边也有可能生长着一株玫瑰，对吗？

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Consumption of cotton increased even after it rose in price.

棉花的价格虽然提高了，但消耗依然增加。

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Despite falling cotton prices, U.S. cotton production rose 40 percent between 1998 and 2001.

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As the graph shows, when cotton prices shot up in 2010, costs rose to an average 54.45 percent of sales from 53.5 percent the year before, according to the financial ratios analysis.

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