Asphalt Weekly Monitor
16 Apr 2021
- Retail asphalt pricing rose slightly in some areas of the East Coast, with retail flux flat.
- East Coast asphalt wholesale pricing declined, with flux barge prices status quo.
- Midwest wholesale markets are firm. Barge/rail sales priced at the upper end of ranges. Flux prices were steady, but supply is tight. Some producers are down for repairs.
- Midwest retail prices were mostly steady this week, with demand improving.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices had no reported changes, with ranges steady.
- Wholesale asphalt prices declined, with flux barge prices unchanged on the Gulf Coast.
- Rocky Mountain asphalt racks were mostly steady, with late season snow in some spots.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale asphalt prices were status quo for April supply.
- West Coast locations mostly steady prices for both Pacific Northwest and California, except for higher pricing in eastern Washington area.
- Western Canada markets remained within the previous week’s levels.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were steady this week.
- Oil prices increased notably this week for all crudes, mostly on lower oil inventories.