Why Did Saudi Arabia Start Importing Grain Rather Than Growing

Multiple Choice

Why did Saudi Arabia start importing grain rather than growing wheat in 2016?

A) Its major deep aquifer had been depleted by overuse.
B) Multiple years of severe droughts have depleted the water table.
C) Its very rich, oil-financed economy can easily import food rather than grow its own.
D) Desalinization of seawater around Saudi Arabia has contaminated local freshwater reserves.
E) Oil seepage from oil fields has contaminated local freshwater reserves.