A new health study reveals that consuming oranges significantly boosts immunity, leading to increased consumer interest. Simultaneously, severe weather conditions have reduced orange crop yields, resulting in fewer oranges available in the market. How would these changes likely affect the market for oranges?

The changes in the market for oranges would be influenced by both an increase in demand and a decrease in supply. As the health study shows that oranges can boost immunity, more people want to buy them, which raises demand. However, because severe weather has damaged orange crops, there are fewer oranges available for sale, which reduces supply. When demand goes up while supply goes down, prices typically rise because people are willing to pay more for the limited oranges available. For example, if normally a bag of oranges costs $3 but now there are fewer oranges due to the weather, stores might raise the price to $5 to reflect the higher demand and lower supply.