Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt price ranges are mostly unchanged, with flux steady.
- Wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges are steadfast on the East Coast.
- Most Midwest prices were steady—as cold, wet weather swept in–some snow in Dakotas.
- September Midwest wholesale prices unchanged this week for barges and rail.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are steady for the week.
- The Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price range moves lower for the week, flux holds steady.
- Rockies retail prices were flat—cold/snow hit northern States—wholesale prices steady.
- Severe flooding washes out part of I-15 between Las Vegas and Utah Stateline.
- West Coast asphalt prices unchanged—selling range adjusted in eastern Washington.
- Western Canada retail prices were status quo, as early cold/snow noted in some Provinces.
- Quebec and Ontario selling and posted prices are steady this week.
- Crude oil prices fall again, as October WTI drops $1.02, going to $92.27 a barrel (bbl).
- October West. Can. Select (WCS) crude slips under $79 bbl FOB– $13.50 below WTI.
- Brent crude plunges $3.71 a bbl this week, to $97.11 a bbl—only $4.84 over Oct. WTI.
