Asphalt Weekly Monitor
23 August 2024
- East Coast asphalt rack prices lower in some NY areas – steady elsewhere, with flux racks stable.
- Asphalt and flux barge assessments on the East Coast were all unchanged for the week.
- Midwest wholesale markets were static for asphalt and roofing flux, with little new sales activity.
- Rack selling price assessments were flat in all but one location in the Midwest.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux pricing remains stable across the region this week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge price ranges declined, with asphalt rail and flux barge pricing flat.
- In the Rocky Mountain region, retail market selling prices were unchanged.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices settled at the previously reported low range, after falling sharply earlier in the month. Recent coker outages were cited as leading to surplus asphalt availability.
- In the West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California locations had steady prices this week.
- Western Canada retail and wholesale prices were unchanged versus the previous week.
- In eastern Canada, both Quebec and Ontario markets had flat prices.
- Oil prices were lower for all benchmark grades this week versus the previous week.
