Asphalt Weekly Monitor

19 June 2020

• East Coast retail asphalt prices moved lower in many areas with flux retail pricing flat.
• Asphalt barge prices firm on the East Coast, with flux barge pricing unchanged.
• Midwest retail, wholesale and flux prices were steady his week.    
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices are mostly steady, as flux pricing also stays flat.
• Barge pricing for asphalt moves higher, with flux barge pricing steady in the Gulf Coast.
• Rockies regional retail prices firmed slightly in Colorado but were steady in other locations.  
• Rocky Mountain wholesale prices were flat this week on good demand for June supply.
• West Coast markets were flat for both Pacific Northwest and California areas.
• Markets were mostly static western Canada locations for both retail and wholesale material.
• Eastern Canada markets were up this week both for Quebec and Ontario.
• Oil prices increased for all benchmark grades, on signs of demand recovery and OPEC+ supply cut signals.