Asphalt Weekly Monitor
5 Nov 2021
- Retail asphalt and flux prices firmed in most East Coast markets this week.
- East Coast asphalt and barge price assessments moved higher or into tighter bands.
- Midwest wholesale prices firm for November asphalt and roofing flux.
- Midwest retail assessments rise in a few spots, with others steady. Rack activity slows.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux market price assessments firmed in many areas.
- The Gulf Coast asphalt barge pricing is steady, with flux barge assessments increased.
- Rocky Mountain paving activity is slowing, but suppliers raise prices at many racks.
- Rockies wholesale prices move higher for November supply versus those in October.
- In West Coast, Pacific Northwest markets were steady. Meanwhile, California had higher pricing this week. Alaska markets were also up for this week.
- In western Canada, retail markets were flat but wholesale prices went up for November.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets had higher price ranges.
- Oil prices were down again for all benchmark crudes, mostly on crude inventory builds.
