Asphalt Weekly Monitor

3 Jan 2020

• Markets remained mostly inactive, due to the New Year Holiday and wintry weather.
• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices remain steady for the week.
• Asphalt barge pricing firms in some areas, with flux markets unchanged on the East Coast.
• Midwest retail selling prices were static for a second week, with racks closed or mostly quiet.
• Midwest wholesale asphalt prices increased significantly for January supply. Roofing flux was mostly steady, but some suppliers noted modest increases for the new month.   
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt pricing is steady, with flux prices declining in many areas.
• Gulf Coast asphalt barge prices firm somewhat, with flux barge prices steady.
• Some Rocky Mountain retail markets adjusted modestly lower, but most were unchanged.
• Wholesale prices firmed slightly in the Rocky Mountain region for January supply.
• West Coast retail asphalt and flux price ranges remain unchanged, with markets quiet.
• In western Canada, retail and wholesale base grade asphalt prices were unchanged.
• Eastern Canada markets were static this week both for Montreal and Toronto.
• Oil prices surged this week with as the U.S. airstrike killed the Iran’s top commander.