Asphalt Weekly Monitor
14 July 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt pricing was steady or softer this week, with flux pricing unchanged.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge pricing on the East Coast is steadfast for the week.
- The Midwest barge market had some sales reported, with a wider assessed range. Rail sales were in the previously reported range. Prices are well below year ago levels. Flux markets were flat as well.
- No changes were noted for Midwest posted prices or rack selling ranges.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux prices held steady, with assessments status quo this week.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux pricing on the Gulf Coast was steady this week, with assessments flat.
- Asphalt prices in Rocky Mountain markets were steady, with activity improved from last week.
- Rockies wholesale prices are assessed in a steady range, with no changes noted.
- West Coast markets were steady for both Pacific Northwest and California locations. Alaska markets had a slightly higher price range.
- Western Canada retail and wholesale asphalt markets had no price changes.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets are assessed lower for the week.
- Oil prices were higher for all benchmark grades this week, by more than a dollar per barrel this week.
