Asphalt Weekly Monitor
7 Jan 2022
- Asphalt and flux prices firmed in many parts of the East Coast to begin January.
- Wholesale asphalt pricing on the East Coast firmed, with flux barge pricing steady.
- Midwest wholesale prices were steady for barges and slightly lower for January rail supply. Flux prices were generally steady this week for January supply.
- Midwest retail prices had only a few range adjustments, with racks mostly quiet.
- Asphalt retail prices firmed in much of the Gulf Coast with retail flux pricing flat.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge price assessment is higher, with flux barge prices unchanged.
- Rocky Mountain selling prices were steady, as winter weather prevailed in the region.
- Wholesale prices in the Rockies are assessed in a slightly wider and softer range.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets had steady pricing.
- In western Canada, retail markets were flat but wholesale prices were in a lower range.
- Eastern Canada markets were status quo for both Quebec and Ontario.
- Oil prices were up again for all benchmark grades.
