Asphalt Weekly Monitor
January 13, 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt prices eased in some areas, with flux pricing steady or softer this week.
- Wholesale asphalt prices on the East Coast had some firming, and flux barge prices are steady.
- Midwest wholesale prices were steady this week for both asphalt liquid and roofing flux.
- Some posted/reference prices were reduced in parts of the Midwest, while rack selling ranges were generally steady. Racks were quiet in most areas, except for emergency repairs.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux price ranges slipped in some areas this week, with most ranges flat.
- Wholesale asphalt barge pricing on the Gulf Coast firmed this week, with flux wholesale steady.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices were lower in only a few locations in the region.
- Rockies wholesale asphalt prices were steady for January supply.
- In the West Coast, some California locations had lower prices. Pacific Northwest markets were flat.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were unchanged this week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were steady for this week.
- Oil prices moved much higher this week for the benchmark grades, recovering last week’s declines.
