Asphalt Weekly Monitor
2 July 2021
- Retail asphalt and flux prices firmed in much of the East Coast region this week.
- East Coast asphalt and flux wholesale prices rose across the region.
- Midwest asphalt wholesale barge and rail prices rise for July supply. Flux goes up too.
- Midwest rack selling prices increase in a number of market locations.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt pricing was steady or firmer, with flux retail ranges increasing.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge prices are higher to begin July.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices rise in a number of locations. Supply is tight in spots.
- Rockies wholesale prices rise for July supply.
- In the Pacific Northwest and California, markets note higher prices for the start of July.
- In western Canada, most retail prices rise. Wholesale asphalt prices rise for July supply.
- Eastern Canada markets were higher for Quebec and steady for Ontario this week.
- Oil prices continue to climb, going to the mid-$70’s for light grades. OPEC+ did not reach agreement on quotas by the end of the week as negotiations continue.
