Asphalt Weekly Monitor

22 Feb 2019

• East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were status quo this late-winter week.  
• Wholesale barge prices continue to rise in East Coast markets on higher cost supply.
• Midwest retail markets were mostly quiet and steady this week. Racks had little activity.    
• Reported Midwest wholesale barge sales were at higher prices this week. Rail was unchanged.  Midwest wholesale supply is limited and buying interest is strong.  
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were unchanged for the week.   
• Wholesale asphalt prices rise again this week for barges/cargoes in the Gulf Coast. Demand remains strong for asphalt volumes.  Flux prices were steady this week.    
• Rockies areas racks had flat prices in almost all areas. Demand was sparse.   
• February Rockies wholesale asphalt prices were steady for this last full week of the month.      
• West Coast markets were generally steady, with poor weather limiting activity in most areas.          
• Western Canada markets are quiet this week. No reported changes were noted.
• In Eastern Canada base grade asphalt prices were steady this week.
• Crude oil prices firmed again this week for all the benchmark grades.