Asphalt Weekly Monitor
25 November 2022
- It was a short week in the U.S. asphalt markets due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.
- East Coast retail asphalt and roofing flux prices are unchanged across the region.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge assessments held all steady this week.
- Midwest wholesale asphalt and flux prices were steady this week with little reported activity. The potential for a rail strike is a growing concern with no settlement made yet.
- Midwest posted/reference prices and selling price assessments were status quo.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and roofing flux retail price assessments were all stable for the week.
- Asphalt and roofing flux prices on the Gulf Coast remain unchanged, with no reported deals.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices were static and paving activity wound down mid-week.
- Rockies wholesale asphalt prices were flat, with prices for December supply noted next week.
- West Coast markets were flat for both Pacific Northwest and California locations.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were status quo.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were unchanged for the week.
- Oil prices declined for all benchmark grades this week more than $3 a barrel.
