Asphalt Weekly Monitor
26 January 2024
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were steady or firmer, with very limited activity occurring.
- Wholesale asphalt barge price ranges firmed this week, with flux barge pricing stable.
- Midwest wholesale markets were steady, with prices for February material to be reported next week.
- Rack markets in the Midwest had little winter rack activity and no reported price changes.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux prices assessments remain unchanged, with limited activity occurring.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux pricing was steady for the week, with assessments stable.
- The Rocky Mountain rack markets were mostly quiet, with flat pricing this winter week.
- Rockies wholesale prices are assessed in a modestly firmer range this week.
- In the West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets were unchanged for the week.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets prices were flat this week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets prices were static.
- Oil prices were higher for all benchmark grades this week versus the previous week.