Asphalt Weekly Monitor
19 July 2024
- East Coast asphalt rack pricing slipped in some markets, with flux rack prices stable this week.
- This week’s assessments for asphalt and flux barges declined for this week.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail markets had a mostly quiet sales activity week. Prices were steady for asphalt and roofing flux.
- Midwest rack selling price assessments are steady in all but a few locations.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux rack price assessments are status quo this week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge pricing remains flat, with asphalt rail prices also stable.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices were flat and assessments are
- Wholesale asphalt prices were unchanged for July supply in the U.S. Rockies.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets had no price changes.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale prices were unchanged this week.
- In eastern Canada, this week Quebec markets had lower prices but Ontario markets had flat pricing.
- Oil prices were lower for all benchmark grades this week versus the previous week.
- PBF Energy plans to shut down one of its Paulsboro, NJ crude units in August. (See Industry News)