Regional ready-mix suppliers reported the first month-over-month decline in concrete prices in 14 months, attributing the softening to a cooling commercial-start pipeline and easing cement logistics. The dip is modest but marks a psychological turn after more than a year of steady increases.

Estimators cautioned that the relief is uneven by mix design and that fuel surcharges remain sticky. Several suggested locking pricing on near-term pours while leaving later phases open in case the trend deepens.