Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt prices mostly steady – lower in some areas.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt market quiet, with prices unchanged.
- Midwest paving grade prices steady in most areas—only a few locations ease lower.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail prices unchanged.
- Some Gulf Coast retail markets move lower in some areas, with most prices unchanged.
- Gulf Coast wholesale prices steady this week, with markets active.
- Some Gulf Coast flux retail prices move higher, barge prices increased as well.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices unchanged. .
- Rocky Mountain and West Coast retail markets steady.
- Eastern Canada posted and selling prices steady—western Canada markets mixed.
- August NYMEX WTI crude drops to $79.76 per bbl—down $4.27 from previous week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI jumps to $25.25-25.50 per barrel.
- July Brent crude premium to WTI drops to $11 per bbl.
- Asphalt’s alternative values to fuel oil, cokers and breakeven prices continue to slip lower.
