Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux price ranges unchanged.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices move lower for FOB sales – wholesale flux also lower.
- Midwest asphalt prices were steady in most retail locations this week—road work is slowing.
- Midwest wholesale barge and rail price range assessments eased slightly lower.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices mostly steady this week – lower in Tennessee.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices decline – flux wholesale is status quo.
- Rocky Mountain retail/wholesale prices steady, as paving is winding down in some areas.
- West Coast asphalt prices were status quo.
- Western Canada retail/wholesale prices steady this holiday week, as paving work declines.
- Quebec and Ontario prices are steady for the week, with activity noted as good.
- WTI crude oil slips lower–December NYMEX WTI ends at $101.11 a bbl, off $0.95.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude discount to WTI remains near $28.50, with WCS prices below $73 a bbl.
- December North Sea Brent crude prices ease to $110 a bbl—almost $9 per bbl above WTI.
