Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Many East Coast retail prices slip lower.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices go higher this week.
- East Coast retail and wholesale flux price ranges narrow slightly in some areas.
- Midwest retail markets were steady in most areas, but assessed lower in others.
- Midwest wholesale price assessments eased a bit lower for both barges and rail.
- Most Gulf Coast retail asphalt market prices flat, with some lower price assessments.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices move higher.
- Rockies wholesale and retail prices are mostly steady this last week of August.
- Selling prices slip lower in a number of West Coast market locations.
- Canada’s MTQ held a Provincial tender on August 28.
- Quebec selling and posted prices move lower this week – Ontario prices slip slightly.
- Western Canada markets are mixed—with prices movement varying by Province.
- October NYMEX WTI crude closes at $96.40 per bbl, up $0.28 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI goes to almost $15 per bbl.
- Brent-to-WTI crude premiums slip to $19.50 for October.
- Hurricane Isaac hits Gulf Coast causing refinery and terminal shutdowns.
