Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Despite the coming of spring, cold weather continues to deter asphalt activity much of the US and Canada.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast asphalt and flux retail markets remain steady for the week.
- East Coast wholesale markets for paving grades and flux are unchanged.
- Gulf Coast wholesale paving grade market assessments narrower – markets active.
- Some supplier prices change in the Midwest—market assessments adjusted in some areas.
- Prices generally steady in the Rocky Mountain region for retail and wholesale supply.
- West Coast asphalt prices are steady—but the supply situation in California is changing.
- Western Canada had blizzard conditions in prairie provinces–but B.C. prices changed.
- Eastern Canada retail and wholesale prices are status quo for the week , with cold weather.
- May NYMEX WTI crude ends week at $93.71/bbl, off 11 cents versus previous week.
- Spot Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to May WTI drops $3– to about $16.25/bbl.
- May Brent-to-WTI crude premium declines to $14/bbl—down over $6 for the month.
