Asphalt Weekly Monitor

4 Oct 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices lower in many areas to start October.   
• Asphalt barge prices assessed firmer or flat on the East Coast, flux barges steadfast.
• Midwest retail selling prices continued to decline in many locations. Flux was weaker too.     
• Wholesale asphalt prices headed lower for barges and rail in the Midwest, as did flux.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are assessed unchanged for this week.   
• Asphalt barge pricing eases on the Gulf Coast this week – flux barges remain unchanged.
• Rocky Mountain retail prices slipped in many spots, as heavy snow fell on Montana
• Rocky Mountain wholesale markets were reduced this week. Demand for it is limited.      
• Asphalt prices dropped in the Pacific Northwest, with other West Coast areas status quo.
• Western Canada retail prices were status quo, except Manitoba. Alberta wholesale prices were down this week.  
• Eastern Canada markets were down this week, both for Quebec and Ontario.
• Oil prices fell more than $2 a barrel for benchmark crudes on fears of a slowing economy.