Asphalt Weekly Monitor
29 December 2023
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were all steady across the region, with markets quiet.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge assessments were stable this week, with limited activity noted.
- Midwest wholesale markets had some activity, with prices reported within previous week ranges.
- Rack prices in the Midwest were status quo this holiday week as weather conditions deteriorated.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux retail pricing assessments are all unchanged this week, with markets quiet.
- Asphalt barge pricing on the Gulf Coast is stable, with asphalt rail and flux barge pricing also static.
- It was a quiet, wintry, last week of 2023 for Rocky Mountain markets, with rack assessments steady.
- Rockies wholesale asphalt prices were in a steady range for end December/early January supply.
- In the Pacific Northwest, Seattle markets were lower. Other Pacific Northwest areas were flat. California markets were also status quo across the States.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets prices were unchanged.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets were flat this week.
- Oil prices were mixed. WTI and Brent crudes moved down, but WCS crude moved higher this week.
