Demand determinants?(factoes that affect the demand of...

Question

what are some factors that affect the demand of tomatoes and what are the primary factors that affect the supply of tomatoes.(In the United States) THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Answer 1

sauces, pizza, mexicans(salsa) the people demand tomatoes

Answer 2

In general these determinants are:

1) Availability/prices of substitute goods;

2) Availability/prices of complementary goods;

3) Customer utility from good;

4) Disposable income (ability to pay for product);

5) Price of a product.

More specific tomatoes demand determinants are:

1) Demand for ketchup;

2) Demand for tomato-juice;

3) Changes in income of customers;

etc.

Supply may be affected by:

a) Quantity of utilized land;

b) Productivity of capital/labor used in production;

c) Weather/climate changes

d) Logistics costs (oil/labor/geo-location, etc.)

e) Rent (land), wages, politics, technology, etc.