Low prices will increase consumption and demand. Prices seesaw back and forth as capacity and demand try to catch up to one another.
It’s called The Market. (As I’m sure you and most FReepers understand.) The weak and marginal plays and players will get weeded out and some sort of equilibrium will be established until some other influence enters into the equation, like a relaxation on exports. Exposure to international pricing signals will raise prices and encourage more production.
The gov't has 0% interest and should help finance same. Talk about building infrastructure.....