Asphalt Weekly Monitor
23 February 2024
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing was static this week, with no assessed changes occurring.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux barge pricing on the East Coast assessments are higher for the week.
- Barge and rail markets were mostly quiet in the Midwest this week, with prices steady.
- Midwest rack market prices were also steady, with limited winter activity.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux prices assessments held steady throughout the region this week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge pricing firmed modestly, with asphalt rail and flux barge pricing steady.
- Rocky Mountain rack locations had flat prices and minimal activity.
- Rockies wholesale prices were steady for February supply, with upcoming prices for March awaited.
- In the West Coast, Pacific Northwest markets were steady. California locations were also flat.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were steady for the week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets had higher prices this week.
- Oil prices were lower for all benchmark grades this week versus the previous week.