oversupply

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After an initial spike, milk price rises have eased in the last few years because of global oversupply.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

However, the uplift is likely to be temporary as industry oversupply and rising raw-material costs limit pricing power, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The companies are subject to the whims of the government and have a habit of overproducing, leading to oversupply and falling profits.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Downtown has suffered from an oversupply of office space since a building spree in the 1980s and early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In some sections there is an oversupply of such labor; in other sections a shortage.

From Negro Migration during the War by Scott, Emmett J. (Emmett Jay)