Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail prices narrow in some VA, NC and SC markets mostly steady elsewhere.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices move lower to start October.
- Flux wholesale and retail prices are status quo on the East Coast and Gulf Coast.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail prices slip lower once again this week.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices remain steady this week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price ranges ease slightly–wholesale flux prices are flat.
- Rocky Mountain retail markets were mostly steady—slightly changing in a few locations.
- Wholesale prices move modestly lower in the Rockies for October supply.
- West Coast markets mostly steady–some changes noted in the northwest and California.
- Western Canada Provinces quiet and steady this week—wholesale prices slip for October.
- Quebec prices jump higher in October, following higher winning bids at last weeks tender.
- Ontario prices are steady this week, strong market competition noted.
- Crude prices firm a bit–December NYMEX WTI ends at $103.84 a bbl, up ~$1 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude drops below $70 a bbl–$34.50 under WTI.
- North Sea Brent crude rises $1, to about $109.50 a bbl. It is $5-6 per bbl above WTI.
