Asphalt Weekly Monitor
6 October 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt prices slipped lower in some areas, with flux pricing unchanged this week.
- Some wholesale asphalt barge assessments on the East Coast eased, with flux barge pricing flat.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail sales were mostly within last week’s ranges for October supply. Roofing flux prices were flat for the new month.
- Selling prices at Midwest racks eased lower in some spots, with other markets flat.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux rack price assessments are all steady this week.
- Asphalt barge pricing on the Gulf Coast narrowed slightly, while asphalt rail and flux prices held static.
- Rockies rack markets were steady except for reports for Idaho.
- Rockies wholesale asphalt prices consolidated in narrower and lower ranges for October supply.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California locations had price adjustments this week.
- In western Canada, retail markets were flat. Meanwhile, wholesale markets were lower this week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were unchanged versus the previous week.
- Oil prices plunged for all benchmark grade crudes, per global demand concerns.
- Ergon has purchased Gardner Asphalt’s Tampa, Florida terminal. Terms were not disclosed.
