Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Markets quiet down late in the week going into the Labor Day weekend.
- East Coast retail asphalt price ranges mostly steady, some Florida ranges adjusted.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices go higher for FOB sales, CIF sales steady.
- Some Midwest retail selling assessments slip–lower barge prices also are reported.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices unchanged across the region.
- Gulf Coast asphalt wholesale prices remain unchanged.
- Rocky Mountain selling ranges (retail and wholesale) unchanged for last week of August.
- West Coast retail prices mostly steady—Oregon selling range is narrowed.
- Western Canada markets mostly unchanged, but Saskatchewan price range is lower.
- Quebec and Ontario selling prices are slightly lower for the week.
- Quebec MTQ held a Tender this week – awards off from July levels.
- Spot Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude was above $83 a bbl–$24 below WTI.
- North Sea Brent crude ends week at over $114 a bbl—climbing to $6-7 over WTI prices.
