Several producers outside China have reduced operations in the past week, most notably in Latin America. But much like policy support, lower supply will do little to boost prices so long as measures to contain the coronavirus keep demand comatose. In any case, our estimates suggest that cutbacks on the scale announced so far will fail to prevent huge oversupply in 2020.
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