Asphalt Weekly Monitor

7 Feb 2020 

• Rack activity remains slow on the East Coast, with retail pricing firmer in many areas.
• East Coast asphalt barge prices mostly steady for the week, with flux barge prices firmer.
• Midwest asphalt/flux prices were mostly steady. A few posted price increases were noted.     
• Midwest wholesale prices moved higher for barges and rail supply. Flux was mostly steady.          
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices slip in many areas, with retail flux prices unmoved.      
• Barge pricing on the Gulf Coast for asphalt eases modestly, with flux barge prices flat.
• Rocky Mountain retail assessments are flat, with racks mostly inactive.
• Wholesale prices in the Rockies were increased for new February commitments.   
• Some California asphalt prices eased lower. Other areas of the West Coast were steady.             
• In western Canada, retail asphalt markets were steady. However, wholesale asphalt prices notably increased this week.
• Markets were flat in eastern Canada, except Quebec. Posted prices in Montreal went up.
• Crude prices continued to slide, as China oil demand falls, due to the corona-virus.