Asphalt Weekly Monitor
4 Feb 2022
- Retail asphalt and flux prices increased throughout the East Coast this week.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barges are assessed mostly steady this week.
- Wholesale asphalt prices rise in the Midwest, especially for barges. Flux is steady.
- Midwest retail prices go higher on large February rack price increases in most areas.
- Asphalt and flux retail pricing on the Gulf Coast increased across most of the region.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge price assessments increased this week.
- Rocky Mountain selling prices climb, as suppliers raise rack prices in most markets.
- Wholesale prices increase for February supply out of the Rocky Mountain region.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California market prices were higher.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were static.
- In eastern Canada, Quebec prices were flat, but Ontario asphalt prices moved up.
- Oil prices surged sharply higher for all benchmark grades once this week.
