- Poor climatic conditions (which do not favor the production of potatoes) hence decrease in supply of potatoes
- Increase in the cost of production limiting of producer to produce more hence decrease in supply for potatoes
- Increase in price of substitute product hence a decrease in supply
- Unfavorable government policies which do not favor mass production of potatoes (hence decrease in supply of potatoes)
- Change in the goals of the firm which do not favor increase in production of potatoes
- Exit / withdraw of firms from the industry / market causing a decrease in supply of potatoes
- Poor methods of production resulting to reduction in potatoes produced (hence a decrease in supply)
- Expectations of future increase in price of potatoes hence the producer supply less
- Inadequate factors of production limiting the producers ability to produce potatoes in large quantity (hence a decrease in
supply of potatoes)
- Incidence of strikes - (workers go on strike )which interferes with the supply of potatoes (hence a decrease in supply)
sharon kalunda answered the question on September 5, 2019 at 07:57
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