Asphalt Weekly Monitor
5 Apr 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices firm throughout the region this week.
- Wholesale asphalt barge prices steady on the East Coast, with flux prices firming.
- Midwest rack selling ranges move higher in some Midwest markets, with others status quo.
- Midwest wholesale barge/rail asphalt prices rise for April. Some flux prices go up too.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt amd flux prices increased again for the week.
- Wholesale asphalt pricing steady this week in the Gulf Coast, with flux prices slightly higher.
- Many Rocky Mountain selling prices are adjusted mostly higher this week.
- Wholesale asphalt markets move up for April supply from the Rocky Mountain refiners.
- On the West Coast, prices increase slightly in California, but are steady elsewhere.
- Western Canada asphalt retail prices were steady but Alberta wholesale prices went up.
- Posted prices in Quebec markets firmed. However the retail selling prices are assessed flat in both Quebec and Ontario markets this week.
- Crude oil prices jumped higher this week, with all benchmark grades firming. West Texas Intermediate and Brent prices were up around $2-3/bbl.
