Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt price ranges steady, except some increases in Florida.
- Some East Coast asphalt wholesale price assessments slip lower this week.
- Midwest retail mostly steady—a few increases noted and some assessed ranges adjusted.
- Midwest barge and rail paving prices mostly steady—one supplier raises its flux prices.
- Gulf Coast retail markets mostly steady or increasing from last week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price assessments were once again narrowed.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices unchanged—demand strong with supply limited.
- Price assessments rise in Wyoming/some adjacent states—higher bids on WY project work.
- Some Pacific Northwest locations assessed modestly higher this week.
- Eastern Canada has slightly higher prices this week, with narrower ranges as well.
- Flat Western Canada markets– except Saskatchewan work was awarded at lower prices.
- June NYMEX WTI crude settles at $104.07 per barrel (bbl), up $0.62 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI slips to about $16 per bbl.
- Brent crude’s premium to WTI eases to about $16 per bbl for May bbls.