Asphalt Weekly Monitor
30 September 2022
- Hurricane Ian made landfall this week causing severe damage to Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas.
- Most East Coast retail asphalt and flux price assessments are down this week.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge assessments moved declined with some ranges narrowing.
- Wholesale asphalt markets dropped sharply as Midwest wholesale prices fell for October supply. Barge and rail asphalt went much lower versus last week, with flux prices steady awaiting reports.
- Midwest racks had some reported price reductions in limited locations. Selling ranges slipped in areas.
- Gulf Coast asphalt retail and flux prices are assessed down across the region this week.
- Asphalt barge and flux price assessments on the Gulf Coast fell sharply for the week.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices were mostly steady for this last week of September.
- Rockies wholesale asphalt prices went considerably lower for October sales.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets were flat for late September supply.
- In Western Canada, both retail and wholesale asphalt prices were lower versus the previous week.
- In eastern Canada, Quebec markets had lower prices. Meanwhile, Ontario markets were flat.
- Oil prices were mixed this week. WTI and WCS price moved up, while Brent prices slipped lower.
