Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail price ranges ease slightly or narrow in some areas – retail flux unchanged.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices move lower for the week – wholesale flux steady.
- Asphalt prices were steady in most Midwest retail locations–racks busy in good weather.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail prices were steady this week, following recent declines.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices remain unchanged this week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux prices are status quo.
- Rocky Mountain retail markets mostly steady–wholesale prices hold at October levels.
- West Coast asphalt prices hold steady in most areas—a few selling ranges are adjusted.
- Western Canada retail prices steady as paving activity slows—wholesale prices were flat.
- Quebec price ranges narrow and ease slightly from last week’s increases.
- Ontario prices are slightly lower, with ranges narrowing, due to strong market competition.
- WTI crude oil declines this week–December NYMEX WTI ends at $102.06 a bbl, off $1.78.
- However, Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude discount to WTI drops to $28.50 for December, with WCS prices rising above $73 a bbl.
- December North Sea Brent crude also rises, going to $110.25 a bbl–$8 per bbl above WTI.
