Asphalt Weekly Monitor
8 Oct 2021
- Retail asphalt and flux prices were unchanged in East Coast markets.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge prices were steady this week, with no deals reported.
- Midwest wholesale markets remain in broad ranges, with barge assessments in a wider band this week. Flux prices were mostly steady.
- Midwest retail assessments are mostly steady, with some reported discounting in spots.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt price assessments were mostly flat, with flux markets steadfast.
- The Gulf Coast asphalt barge price range narrowed, while flux barge prices held steady.
- Rocky Mountain markets had steady selling prices, with snow expected to arrive in days.
- Rockies wholesale prices remain assessed steady, and in a broad band, with supply constrained by some scheduled refinery maintenance on processing units.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California locations had flat pricing.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were steady this week.
- Eastern Canada markets were in lower price levels for both Quebec and Ontario.
- Oil prices were firmed again for all benchmark grades, by more than $2 a barrel.
