Asphalt Weekly Monitor
10 November 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt prices slipped in some areas, with retail flux prices steady.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge assessments on the East Coast remain unchanged this week.
- Midwest barge and rail prices were steady for November supply after declining for the last two weeks. Flux markets held steady there as well.
- Midwest rack selling prices were unchanged, as the paving season is in its final weeks in some areas.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux rack price assessments are status quo for the week.
- Asphalt barge pricing on the Gulf Coast eased, with asphalt rail and flux barge pricing steady.
- Rack prices were mostly steady in the Rocky Mountain region, with activity slowing down.
- Wholesale asphalt prices were flat this week for November supply, with most material committed.
- In the Pacific Northwest, markets had flat prices. California retail market prices were also steady.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were flat for November material.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were unchanged versus the previous week.
- Oil prices were down for all benchmark grades. The EIA data was not published this week but will resume next week.
