Asphalt Weekly Monitor
8 July 2022
- Retail asphalt prices firm in many areas, with flux retail pricing steady on the East Coast.
- East Coast asphalt barge prices moved lower throughout the region, with flux barge prices flat.
- Midwest wholesale barge range widened as more sales were reported at higher levels. Rail supply for July and flux prices were steady.
- Midwest selling prices are adjusted slightly higher in some locations with others holding steady.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux retail pricing held steady across most of the region this week.
- Asphalt and flux barge price assessments remain unchanged on the Gulf Coast.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling assessments firm modestly in some areas, with others unchanged.
- Rockies wholesale prices were steady this week, but supply remains tight.
- Both Pacific Northwest and California markets had higher price reports for some locations.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale asphalt markets were steady for the week.
- Quebec markets had wider posted prices this week. Ontario markets were flat for the week.
- Oil prices plunged this week for all benchmark grades due to recession fears.
