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This is an article from 2001, however the material is regarding petroleum prices which I find increasingly relevant, since this finite resource is used everyday and gas prices in the US have recently in this month started to decrease. This begging the question, why? Could it be that we might see a price control on the fluctuating prices of gas regardless of the fact that the supply is low and demand is high?

On Friday, Korea will introduce a new book price control system in order to try to salvage its moribund publishing industry. The new scheme will lower the cap to 15 percent and cover all books ― regardless of their genres or how long they have been on the shelves. However, it is not sure wheter it will be sufficient to turn around Koreans decreasing interest in books.

Rabobank are bearish on the global fertiliser industry.In urea, a temporary imbalance between supply and demand could put further temporary upward pressure on prices.

This article is about the problem between the demand for fertiliser and the supply in India. Since there is no budget to increase the supply, it can't satisfy the rate of demand, therefore the equilibrium can't be made.