Asphalt Weekly Monitor
23 July 2021
- Retail asphalt and flux prices were all steady on the East Coast this week.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge prices continued at previous levels across the region.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail prices were unchanged, with only a few small deals noted for barge lots within the current assessed selling ranges.
- Midwest rack selling price ranges were steady in all, but a few locations.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing was unchanged, with assessments steady.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge prices are assessed flat, with limited activity this week.
- Rocky Mountain selling price assessments were flat, except for Colorado and
- Rockies wholesale prices were unchanged, with August price negotiations upcoming.
- West Coast markets were flat this week for both Pacific Northwest and California areas.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale asphalt prices were steady this week.
- Quebec markets had higher posted prices this week. Ontario markets were flat.
- Oil prices were extremely volatile, plunging Monday on OPEC+/Covid news, only to recover thereafter. Prices ended the week slightly up for all benchmark grades, except for WCS crude.