Asphalt Weekly Monitor
17 Feb 2017
- East Coast retail asphalt prices are firmer in some areas, with flux pricing unchanged.
- Wholesale prices for asphalt are assessed higher on East Coast – flux prices flat.
- Midwest retail was mostly steady, with only a few selling ranges firming.
- Wholesale price ranges rise again in the Midwest on strong demand.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices firm in some locations, with flux pricing flat.
- Wholesale asphalt price range increases modestly this week, with flux barge prices steady.
- Rockies wholesale and retail prices are mostly steady this week.
- West Coast mostly flat, but selling ranges firm in some Pacific Northwest locations..
- Western Canada asphalt selling and posted prices are flat. Alberta wholesale is steady.
- Retail selling and posted prices are steadfast across eastern Canada.
- Crude oil prices slip—March WTI closes at $53.40 a bbl, down $0.46. April eases $0.64, to close at $53.78 a bbl. April West. Can. Select (WCS) ends week under $40 FOB Alberta.
- April Brent crude ends the week at $56.70 a bbl, down by $0.89 a bbl.
