Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices move lower in in many locations.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt and flux market prices soften.
- Midwest markets mostly steady—but some location’s selling prices ease lower.
- Midwest wholesale paving prices unchanged for barge—lower for rail supply—flux steady.
- Some Gulf Coast retail asphalt market prices decline.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices assessed lower, on lower priced deals.
- Gulf Coast flux retail and barge price steady across the region.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices steady with suppliers in a broad range for July supply.
- Rocky Mountain and West Coast retail markets flat—except for coastal Washington.
- Eastern Canada posted prices steady, Ontario prices slip, while prices steady in Quebec.
- Western Canada prices slip lower in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
- August NYMEX WTI crude settles at $87.10 per bbl—up $2.65 for the week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI declines to about $20 per barrel.
- August Brent crude premium to WTI climbs to almost $15 per bbl.
