Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail prices slip in some Florida areas, and move up in New England.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt steady, with flux barge and retail price ranges also static.
- Midwest mostly steady and quiet—some January retail price cuts in Missouri and So. Illinois.
- Some Midwest wholesale prices move for January, but assessed range is unchanged.
- Gulf Coast retail and wholesale asphalt prices ease in some areas.
- Gulf Coast flux retail and wholesale prices steadfast.
- Rockies retail prices were steady—some wholesale price changes but range is unchanged.
- West Coast markets are status quo this Holiday week.
- Western Canada was very quiet and cold this Holiday week. Prices are generally steady.
- Quebec and Ontario prices ranges remain unchanged for the week.
- February NYMEX West Texas Int. crude (WTI) drops over $6 this week–to $93.96 a bbl.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) slips to $74.25 a bbl—about $19.75 below WTI for February, firming relative to WTI grade.
- February North Sea Brent crude declines over $5–to $106.89 a bbl, almost $13 over WTI.
