Asphalt Weekly Monitor
31 Mar 2017
- East Coast retail asphalt prices firmed in some locations, with flux pricing status quo.
- Some East Coast wholesale price assessments for asphalt soften, with flux prices steady.
- Some Midwest suppliers raise prices—selling ranges firm modestly in a number of locations.
- Midwest wholesale prices are unchanged for March material–Flux prices are steady too.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux pricing remains status quo to close out March.
- The wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges on the Gulf Coast hold steady this week.
- Rockies wholesale prices hold flat for remaining March supply—retail prices are steady.
- West Coast selling ranges firm in some Pac. Northwest areas, as some postings rise.
- Selling price assessments and posted prices are status quo in western Canada.
- Asphalt retail prices are flat in Montreal. Both selling and posted prices increased in Ontario.
- Crude oil prices go higher, with May WTI at $50.60/bbl–up $2.46 for the week.
- May West. Canadian Select crude (WCS) prices jump almost $4—nearing $39 FOB Alberta.
- June North Sea Brent oil rises by $2.47 a bbl, to $53.53 a bbl.