Question

What is a real or made up but realistic example of a product that went through a time of scarcity, when demand was greater than the supply

Answer 1

In 2012, avian flu wiped out millions of chickens in Mexico creating a scarcity of eggs, a stable of the Mexican diet.

The gasoline shortage in the 1970's

The depletion of forests in Thailand has led to a scarcity of wood, forcing individuals to take wood from demolished buildings in order to build new ones.