Asphalt Weekly Monitor

27 Jul 2018

• Most East Coast retail asphalt prices flat, CT range narrows – flux prices are steady.
• East Coast asphalt and flux barge prices are unmoved for this week.
• Midwest had some late-week price increases reported. Selling ranges firm in many areas.
• Higher wholesale prices reported for Midwest supply. Flux prices steady for July.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux prices are steadfast for the week.
• The Gulf Coast asphalt barge range eased this week, with flux wholesale flat.
• Rockies retail prices assessed higher in a number of locations this week.    
• Wholesale prices were mostly steady in the Rockies for July material, with supply tight.
• West Coast markets rise in many locations, as wildfires hamper road work in some areas.
• Asphalt prices are unchanged across western Canada for the end of July.
• Selling price assessments are steady Quebec. Posted prices are in a higher range.  MTQ held a tender.
• Both selling and posted prices are holding flat in Ontario.
• Crude oil prices went up this week for all the benchmark crudes, except the WCS crude oil.