Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail paving prices mostly steady, with some increases in Florida markets.
- East Coast wholesale FOB price ranges widened somewhat this week.
- Quotes on future work in upper Midwest markets are well above end-2010 market close.
- Midwest wholesale barge markets steady to slightly firmer—barge activity noted.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt selling price ranges rose in some areas, with wholesale static.
- Northern California markets rise modestly this week, despite limited activity.
- March NYMEX WTI crude ended the week at $92.53 per bbl-up over $4 per bbl.
- WCS crude discount to WTI remained volatile—between $26-28 per barrel.
