Asphalt Weekly Monitor
16 Sept 2016
- East Coast retail asphalt prices slip lower in some areas, with flux pricing steady.
- Some wholesale East Coast asphalt prices adjusted, with flux wholesale steadfast.
- Retail asphalt assessed selling ranges slip in some Midwest locations this week.
- Wholesale asphalt prices hold steady for barges and rail in the Midwest.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt pricing eases in some areas, with flux prices flat for the week.
- Wholesale prices for flux and asphalt on the Gulf Coast are unchanged this week.
- Rockies wholesale prices assessed steady, but some unconfirmed lower prices are noted.
- Retail prices are mostly steady in the Rockies—but a few selling ranges slip lower.
- West Coast markets are mostly flat, with some lower ranges for northern California.
- Asphalt selling and posted prices in western Canada are steady.
- Selling prices weakened in both Montreal and Toronto. Posted prices are unchanged in Ontario, but lower in Quebec.
- Crude oil prices dropped. October WTI ended at $43.03 a bbl, down $2.85 for the week.
- November Brent crude ended at $45.77 a bbl this week., down by $2.24 a bbl.
- October Western Canadian Select oil (WCS) drops almost $3, to below $29 FOB Alberta.
