Asphalt Weekly Monitor
28 Aug 2020
” East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are mostly unchanged for this week.
” Asphalt and flux barge pricing on the East Coast hold steady for the week.
” Midwest retail markets go lower in some northern areas. Flux prices are steady.
” Midwest wholesale barge prices are steady, but lower for rail supply. August flux is flat.
” Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing was unchanged in the region this week.
” Asphalt and flux barge prices are status quo in the Gulf Coast.
” Rocky Mountain selling prices ease lower in a few spots, with others unchanged.
” Wholesale prices are steady for remaining August supply in the Rockies.
” West Coast market prices were mostly static this week, with good demand.
” In western Canada, retail asphalt markets were steady this week. However, Alberta wholesale prices were in a wider and lower range.
” In eastern Canada, Quebec and Ontario selling prices moved sharply lower this week.
” Quebec and Ontario posted prices remain unchanged.
” Oil markets were up this week for all benchmark grades by around a dollar per barrel.