Asphalt Weekly Monitor
4 October 2024
- East Coast asphalt rack prices slip in some areas, steady in other, with flux rack prices stable.
- Asphalt barge and flux barge assessments are unchanged across the East Coast this week.
- Midwest prices for wholesale barge and rail asphalt go to narrower and modestly lower ranges for October supply on substantial reported activity. Flux market prices decline for October supply.
- Midwest rack posted/reference prices were unchanged, with one selling range modification.
- Gulf Coast rack asphalt and flux price assessments are all stable again this week.
- Gulf Coast asphalt barge, flux barge, and asphalt rail pricing all remain unchanged for the week.
- Rockies rack price assessments go lower in several locations to start October.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale markets for October volumes are reported across a broad range of prices.
- In the Pacific Northwest, Washington markets were lower, but California locations had flat pricing.
- Western Canada market prices were flat for retail markets but went lower for wholesale material.
- Both Quebec and Ontario markets had lower price assessments for the week.
- Oil prices were significantly higher this week as the Middle East conflict escalates.
