Asphalt Weekly Monitor
23 Oct 2020
” East Coast flux and asphalt retail price ranges are steady this week.
” Asphalt barge pricing on the East Coast eases in some areas, with flux barge prices flat.
” Midwest retail selling assessments are flat. Snow and cold come to the upper Midwest.
” Midwest barge sales reported at firmer levels. Rail supply and roofing flux are steady.
” Gulf Coast asphalt and flux retail pricing is unchanged throughout the region this week.
” The asphalt barge price assessment on the Gulf Coast firmed modestly, with the flux barge range unchanged.
” Rockies retail asphalt prices were steady. Frigid conditions and snow hit northern areas.
” Rocky Mountain wholesale prices were steady for good October supply.
” West Coast markets were flat for both Pacific Northwest and California markets.
” Western Canada retail and wholesale prices were reportedly static this week.
” Eastern Canada markets were flat for both Ontario and Quebec locations this week.
” Oil prices were down this week for all benchmark grades, by over a dollar per barrel. U.S. oil production plunges below ten million barrels a day.