Asphalt Weekly Monitor
9 December 2022
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were unchanged throughout the region.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge assessments were stable this week.
- Midwest wholesale market price ranges for asphalt and roofing flux were steady this week, with additional sales being reported.
- Most posted/reference prices were unchanged this week, but some selling ranges eased lower.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing remains unchanged for the week.
- Asphalt and flux barge prices on the Gulf Coast had no changes noted with assessments steady.
- Rocky Mountain rack selling prices are assessed lower in many areas this week on limited activity.
- Rockies wholesale asphalt prices were reported in a steady but wide range. Prices vary by supplier.
- In West Coast, some Pacific Northwest locations had lower prices. California markets were steady.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were unchanged this week.
- In eastern Canada, Quebec markets had lower posted prices. Ontario markets were flat.
- Oil prices were down sharply for all benchmark grades this week, by between $8-9 a barrel.
- A leak on the 610 thousand b/d Keystone crude oil pipeline led to it being shut down for cleanup.
