Asphalt Weekly Monitor
1 December 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were steady for the week with assessments flat.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge assessments on the East Coast all declined somewhat this week.
- Midwest wholesale prices headed lower for December material, with many sales reported.
- Rack prices in the Midwest region held steady for selling price assessments, with activity limited.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux rack price assessments remained unchanged, with assessments flat.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge pricing all moved lower on the Gulf Coast to start December.
- Rocky Mountain markets had mostly steady rack prices, except for one State, with little rack activity.
- Wholesale asphalt prices are assessed in a narrower range for December supply in the Rockies.
- In West Coast, Pacific Northwest markets had price adjustments, but California markets were flat.
- In western Canada, retail markets were flat, but wholesale markets were in lower price levels.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets had lower price assessments this week.
- Oil prices were mixed. WTI and Brent crude prices were down, while WCS prices went up.
