Asphalt Weekly Monitor
08 Sept 2017
- Markets were closed across the US and Canada on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day.
- Gulf Coast suffers severe flooding, damage and refinery outages from Hurricane Harvey.
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were unchanged this week.
- East Coast wholesale price ranges are steady as well. Supply is coming from many sources.
- Midwest wholesale prices are assessed modestly higher this week on September increases.
- Retail markets are mostly steady in Midwest areas, but a few are assessed lower.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices mostly steady, but assessed lower in parts of Texas. Flux is unchanged.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices are slightly firmer this week for paving grade.
- A few retail markets in the Rockies changed. Wholesale markets were flat for September.
- West Coast markets firm in California as supply is tight there.
- British Columbia remains in a state of emergency, due to wildfires.
- Asphalt selling prices are static in western Canada. Reported posted prices are unchanged.
- Selling/posted prices are reported lower in Quebec this week. Ontario retail prices are flat.
- Crude oil prices firmed for sweet, light grades, but fell for heavy sour oils. Fuels prices remain volatile. Oil production and exports plunge in the US, due to Hurricane Harvey.
