Asphalt Weekly Monitor

07 Dec 2018

• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices decline in most areas to start December.
• East Coast asphalt barge prices slip, with flux barge prices holding steady.
• Midwest retail asphalt markets declined for December. Flux prices were lower too. 
• Midwest wholesale asphalt prices fell sharply, as supply was long. Flux moved lower. 
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices move lower in many areas this week.
• The Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge assessments ease lower for December.
• Rocky Mountain area selling ranges head down in many locations, with demand diminishing.
• December wholesale prices fell in the Rockies. Supply exceeds current demand. 
• West Coast markets slipped lower in many areas. Hawaii was steady and Alaska was quiet.       
• Western Canada asphalt prices are status quo. Alberta wholesale prices fell for December.
• Selling prices are unchanged in E. Canada. Some Quebec suppliers ceased posted prices.
• Crude prices went up this week for all benchmark grades of crude oils. WCS prices moved higher sharply.
• Alberta Government ordered oil production cuts. (See Industry News)