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

In addition, a record-high order book for new ships, around 38% of the current global fleet, creates oversupply risks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The industry had been struggling for years due to severe oversupply and weak demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

That has created some oversupply of new homes and helped tilt the market in favor of buyers.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Some great monuments still remain of their hydraulic engineering, such as extensive cisterns, solid dikes along the rivers to prevent overflow, tunnels to drain lakes during an oversupply, and, in some places, artificial cascades.

From The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West by Anderson, Robert Edward