Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast gets rain in many areas slowing demand; retail prices ease lower in some areas.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices move higher for FOB sales, with CIF ranges steady.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast flux prices steady for the week.
- Midwest prices were mostly steady, but a few selling ranges were adjusted.
- Midwest barge markets were firm, with ranges slightly higher for barges and rail.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices were mostly steady – moved lower in Mississippi markets.
- Gulf Coast barge prices in a wider and higher range for the week – flux barges steady.
- Rocky Mountain retail and wholesale prices were status quo for the week.
- West Coast asphalt markets unchanged this week.
- Canada demand picks up somewhat this week, with mostly fair weather.
- Western Canada asphalt markets mostly steady—range adjusted for Manitoba this week.
- Eastern Canada retail prices narrow Quebec, while unchanged in Ontario this week.
- Crude prices remain strong–September NYMEX WTI ends week at $105.55 a bbl–up again, by $2.33 versus previous week’s close for August WTI.
- Spot Western Canadian Select (WCS) remains priced at a $16 discount under WTI.
- Spot North Sea Brent oil rises to $109.50 a bbl—its premium to WTI slips to $3.50 a bbl.
