On the one hand, due to the bad weather, on the other hand, because the main pepper growers are switching to high-priced cocoa, the world's pepper production has been far lower than the sales volume in the past three years. Therefore, the current supply of pepper is quite short. The result is that the price of pepper has risen and is already on par with cocoa.
Which of the following options can be derived?
The amount of pepper stocks in the world market is decreasing