Asphalt Weekly Monitor
19 January 2024
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were unchanged, with very limited activity in most areas.
- Wholesale asphalt barge price ranges held steady this week, with limited activity. Flux was flat.
- Midwest wholesale markets had limited trade, with prices steady for barges and slightly lower for rail supply this week. Flux prices were unchanged.
- Rack markets in the Midwest were mostly quiet and steady, with winter weather stifling activity there.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux prices assessments are steady for the week, with limited activity.
- Gulf Coast wholesale markets were mostly quiet, with asphalt barge, rail, and flux prices unchanged.
- The Rocky Mountain markets had limited activity, with prices holding steady.
- Wholesale asphalt prices were unchanged in the Rocky Mountain region this week.
- In the West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets were flat for the week.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets prices were unchanged this week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets prices were status quo.
- Oil prices were higher for all benchmark grades this week versus the previous week.
