Asphalt Weekly Monitor

10 Jul 2020

• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are holding steady for the week.
• Asphalt barge prices increased down the East Coast, with flux wholesale prices flat.
• Asphalt rack markets mostly steady in the Midwest, with only some adjustments made.
• Midwest wholesale asphalt prices held firm for July barges/rail. Flux prices were flat.    
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices are firmer in some areas, with flux rack prices static.
• Asphalt barge prices rose again, with wholesale flux prices steady in the Gulf Coast.
• Rockies selling ranges were mostly unchanged, with only a few being adjusted.      
• Rocky Mountain wholesale price ranges narrow, with supply
• West Coast markets were mostly active this week, with no price changes in most areas.
• Retail prices were steady in western Canada. Meanwhile, wholesale prices went higher.
• Asphalt prices in both Quebec and Ontario were steady this week.
• Crude markets increased modestly this week for most benchmark grades.