Asphalt Weekly Monitor
28 May 2021
- U.S. paving wound down late in the week due to the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
- Retail asphalt and flux pricing holds steady on the East Coast this week.
- East Coast asphalt wholesale pricing firmed, with flux barge pricing flat to close out May.
- Midwest wholesale asphalt prices firmed somewhat for barge sales. Rail prices firmed mostly within the assessed range. Flux prices were unchanged with supply improving.
- Midwest rack selling prices were adjusted slightly higher in only a few locations. Posted/reference prices climbed in selective markets late in the week.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux price ranges were all unchanged this week.
- Asphalt barge prices on the Gulf Coast firm slightly, with flux barge pricing unmoved.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling price assessments were mostly status quo.
- Rockies wholesale prices were unchanged, with June prices reported next week.
- West Coast markets were steady for both Pacific Northwest and California markets.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale asphalt markets were steady this week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario market prices were static this week.
- Oil prices increased sharply this week for all benchmark grades.
