Asphalt Weekly Monitor
17 November 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were all unchanged this week, with assessments flat.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge assessments on the East Coast are down notably this week.
- Midwest prices were mostly steady for barge and rail wholesale supply. Flux was steady too.
- Selling price assessments in the Midwest region slip lower for some rack locations, with the rest unchanged. Paving activity is winding down, with the Thanksgiving Holiday next week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux rack price assessments remain unchanged for the week.
- Asphalt and flux barge pricing on the Gulf Coast held steady, with assessments static this week.
- Rack prices are assessed lower in some Rockies locations, with others steady for the week.
- November wholesale asphalt prices were steady in the Rocky Mountain region.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets had flat prices.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were status quo.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were unchanged versus the previous week.
- Oil prices were mixed. WTI & Brent crude prices were lower, while WCS crude price was up.
