Asphalt Weekly Monitor
15 March 2024
- East Coast retail asphalt pricing adjusted in some areas, with flux retail pricing static for the week.
- Asphalt and flux barge markets on the East Coast were quiet, with no assessed price changes.
- The Midwest barge and rail market prices were steady. Activity was limited. Flux was static.
- Midwest rack markets had no reported price changes. Rack activity should improve soon.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux price assessments remain stable across the region.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge pricing firms into a narrower assessed band, with flux barge prices flat.
- Rocky Mountain rack locations were steady except for one location.
- Wholesale prices for March were flat for Rockies supply.
- In the West Coast, Pacific Northwest locations were flat. California locations also had steady pricing.
- In western Canada, both retail markets and wholesale market prices were unchanged.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets had flat prices for the week.
- Oil prices were higher for all benchmark grades this week versus the previous week.
