Asphalt Weekly Monitor

23 Nov 2018

• S. markets mostly quiet this Thanksgiving Holiday week. Paving activity winds down.
• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices remain steady across the region.
• East Coast asphalt and flux barge prices are steadfast this holiday week.
• It was a quiet week, with Midwest retail asphalt and flux markets generally unchanged.
• Midwest wholesale prices were also within the previous week’s ranges.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are unmoved this week.
• The Gulf Coast asphalt and barge assessments are status quo for the week.
• Rocky Mountain area selling ranges were static for this Holiday week.
• Pacific Northwest flux range declines, but other West Coast asphalt/flux prices are flat.     
• Western Canada asphalt retail prices and Alberta wholesale are steady.
• Asphalt selling price assessments are unchanged in eastern Canada. Posted prices are flat in Ontario, while posted prices reportedly decreased in Quebec.
• Crude prices plunged this week for all benchmark grades. Spot January WCS is only around $10 a barrel FOB Alberta.