Asphalt Weekly Monitor
9 May 2025
- East Coast retail asphalt and roofing flux pricing was unchanged, with paving demand sluggish.
- Some asphalt barge ranges narrow with flux barge pricing on the East Coast flat for the week.
- Midwest wholesale prices were generally steady this week, with only a few adjustments in the upper Midwest. Flux price assessments were steady for May supplies.
- Midwest rack price selling ranges are adjusted in a few locations this week, with others static.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt pricing eases in many areas, with flux pricing declining across the region.
- Gulf Coast asphalt rail prices increased, with asphalt and flux barges, and flux rail pricing steady.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices were steady in all but one location.
- Wholesale prices in the Rockies slipped further this week. A coker outage was noted in the region.
- In the West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets had steady prices this week.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale prices were unchanged for the week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets had steady price assessments.
- Oil prices were significantly higher for all benchmark grades this week.
