Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast and Gulf Coast asphalt retail markets mostly flat—Connecticut is higher.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast wholesale paving grade asphalt prices remain unchanged.
- Flux retail prices flat in East and Gulf Coast – Gulf Coast flux barge pricing moves lower.
- Midwest retail prices mostly unchanged, but some selling ranges are adjusted.
- Wholesale paving grade prices firm for the start of April in the Midwest.
- Rocky Mountain region prices are mostly steady for both retail and wholesale supply.
- West Coast markets are uneventful this week—prices mostly hold at end-March levels.
- Western Canada notes some lower prices—more winter weather hits the prairies.
- Eastern Canada retail prices are higher for the week.
- Montreal suppliers have first posted prices for the year, preceding the MTQ’s first tender of the year next week on April 11.
- May NYMEX WTI crude drops almost $5–going to $92.70 per bbl on weak US jobs report.
- Spot Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to May WTI drops still another $2– to about $12/bbl this week.
- May Brent-to-WTI crude premium remains at about $12/bbl.
- Asphalt Institute is holding its Annual Spring Meeting in Charleston, South Carolina April 10-12.
