Asphalt Weekly Monitor

15 Jun 2018

• East Coast retail asphalt prices were mostly steady, with few increases (mostly in New England.) Roofing flux prices were flat in the region.
• Barge prices for asphalt were mostly static on the East Coast, with only one change.
• Midwest, retail markets climb higher in a number of locations this week. Demand is strong.
• Midwest barges were steady, but rail wholesale price range climbs higher. Flux is steady.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt firmed in Tennessee, but was steady elsewhere. Flux was flat.
• The Gulf Coast asphalt barge range rose again this week, with the flux barge range static.
• Rockies retail price assessments rise in some spots, but were mostly steady elsewhere.
• Wholesale price range was steady in the Rockies.     
• West Coast asphalt markets are assessed in firmer ranges in much of the West Coast.
• Selling prices across western Canada are flat. Posted prices in some provinces increased. Alberta wholesale is steady.
• Selling prices are steadfast in eastern Canada. Posted prices are reportedly higher in Quebec.  Ontario posted prices are unchanged.
• Crude oil prices fell once again for all benchmark crudes. The spread between Brent and WTI tightened.