Asphalt Weekly Monitor
11 Aug 2017
- East Coast retail and flux asphalt prices remain unchanged for the week.
- East Coast wholesale price ranges firmed in some areas, with flux wholesale flat this week.
- Midwest wholesale asphalt prices are assessed in slightly lower ranges this week.
- Midwest retail selling range assessments ease in the upper Midwest—steady elsewhere.
- Gulf Coast asphalt and flux pricing is status quo for the week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices in a narrower band, with flux pricing steady this week.
- Rockies retail market assessments firm up in Nevada and Utah. Other areas are flat.
- Refinery wholesale prices ease lower in the Rocky Mountain region for August.
- California prices are firmer for August material–other West Coast markets are flat.
- British Columbia remains in a state of emergency due to wildfires.
- Asphalt prices are steadfast across western Canada. Wholesale prices are in a lower range.
- Selling price are lower again in Quebec. Posted prices are in a higher and wider range.
- Posted prices are in a narrower range from last week in Ontario. Selling prices are flat.
- Crude oil prices slipped lower this week, despite bullish fundamentals and rising political tensions. (see Crude Oil Highlights)
