Book Picks Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt. An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought by Todd G. Buchholz. 0765605171 Click here to see entire catalog. Supply Supply is the actual amount of a good that will be available for use or consumption.
Supply is itself an indicator for the various agricultural commodities.
As a domestic currency's value increases in relation to a foreign currency, foreign goods become cheaper, increasing supplies of imported goods. The ability of foreign producers to send goods into the US is effected by their own current production and by their inventory levels relative to demand at home. Excessive inventories will put downward pressure on price, and vice versa. For perishable commodities, inventories are not important in determining total supply. Also, some goods that could be stored are not.