Asphalt Weekly Monitor
24 Feb 2017
- East Coast retail asphalt prices firm in some areas, with flux pricing steady.
- Wholesale prices for asphalt and flux are assessed flat on East Coast.
- Some Midwest suppliers raise prices this week before March–selling ranges firm in spots.
- Wholesale prices remain firm slightly this last full week of February. Demand is robust.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices firm in some isolated areas, with flux pricing unchanged.
- Wholesale asphalt price range tightens modestly, with flux barge prices steady on the Gulf.
- Rockies wholesale prices hold for remaining February supply. Retail firms in a few spots.
- West Coast prices firm slightly in some Pacific Northwest areas, with rest of the region flat.
- Western Canada asphalt selling and posted prices are flat. Alberta wholesale is steady.
- Asphalt retail prices are unchanged across eastern Canada.
- Crude oil stays in a range, with April WTI closing at $53.99/bbl, up $0.21 this week.
- April Western. Canadian Select crude (WCS) ends the week back above $40 FOB Alberta.
- April Brent crude closes at $55.99/bbl, with its premium to WTI at $2/bbl.
