Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail selling prices mixed this week.
- Many East Coast flux retail prices moved higher – some barge prices increase as well.
- Most East Coast barge prices were assessed lower.
- Modest June price increases reported for some Midwest states—others remain unchanged.
- Midwest barge paving grade markets mostly steady, but flux prices rise for June.
- Missouri River barge movements expected to be halted by high water.
- Mississippi River barge traffic continues to be delayed by high water levels.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices assessed in higher ranges in some areas.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price assessments narrowed this week.
- Western US prices mostly steady, but increases reported in some Rocky Mountain states.
- Western Canadian markets mostly steady—Saskatchewan selling prices assessed higher.
- Eastern Canada markets mostly unchanged—assessments lowered in Quebec.
- Enbridge and TransCanada experience pipeline outages this week. (See Industry News)
