Which circumstance during Byzantine silk production would increase price most prominently?

💡 Explanation

Widespread silkworm disease impacts total silk supply because high larval mortality reduces the thread count and thus total silk available, resulting in significant material scarcity, therefore raising raw silk prices rather than affecting only processing (dye/weaving) and/or final trade limits as in other options.

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