Asphalt Weekly Monitor

27 Sep 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt prices mostly flat, but decline in FL, with flux pricing unchanged.    
• Wholesale asphalt prices were assessed lower on the East Coast, with flux barges flat.
• Midwest retail selling prices ease modestly lower in some locations. Flux was steady.     
• Wholesale asphalt prices slide lower for barges and rail in the Midwest. Roofing flux is flat this week, awaiting reports on October prices.   
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices are steady, with flux pricing going lower in most areas.   
• Asphalt barge pricing remains unchanged on the Gulf Coast this week – flux barges lower.
• Rocky Mountain retail prices were mostly steady. Northern areas brace for incoming cold and wet weather. 
• Rocky Mountain wholesale markets weaken on plentiful supply and limited buying interest.     
• Asphalt prices slip again in the Pacific Northwest, with other West Coast markets mostly flat.
• Western Canada retail prices were flat. However, wholesale prices widened and lowered.  
• Quebec asphalt selling assessments dropped this week. Ontario markets were steady.
• Oil prices were down for WTI and Brent benchmark crudes. WCS prices were up modestly.