Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt price ranges move lower or narrower in many areas.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt markets active: assessments lower or in narrowed ranges.
- Midwest retail prices steady in most areas—slightly higher in a few locations.
- Midwest barge prices steady in Chicago/St. Louis reference area—higher on Great Lakes.
- Midwest rail prices assessed slightly higher in the reference area.
- Gulf Coast retail markets mostly unchanged.
- Gulf Coast wholesale market active, with asphalt price assessments narrowed.(2)
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices steady, with most retail markets unchanged as well.
- West Coast markets mostly steady–but some Pacific Northwest ranges adjusted.
- Canada goes into its Victoria Day Monday holiday weekend.
- Eastern Canada areas have steady or slightly narrower price ranges this week.
- June NYMEX WTI crude drops again–closing at $91.48 per bbl, down $4.65 for the week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI rises to $19 versus June WTI.
- June Brent crude premium to WTI goes to $15.50-16.00 per bbl.
