Asphalt Weekly Monitor

31 Aug 2018

• East Coast retail asphalt prices slipped ins some areas, with flux prices flat for the week.
• Some East Coast asphalt barge ranges were assessed lower, with flux prices steady.
• Midwest markets had some price increases. Selling ranges mostly firmed, with a few lower.
• Midwest wholesale prices were mostly in firmer ranges for asphalt cement. Flux was steady.
• Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices were firmer in some spots this week, with flux prices static.
• The Gulf Coast asphalt price band firmed, with flux barge ranges unchanged this week.
• Rockies retail markets rose in some States. Wholesale markets were unchanged.     
• Most West Coast market prices were mostly steady, with supply tight in California.   
• Retail prices are steadfast across western Canada, with product limited in some provinces.
• Selling price assessments are unchanged in Quebec and Ontario. Posted prices are steady in Ontario but in a narrower and firmer range in Quebec.  MTQ held a tender.
• Crude oil prices climbed $1-2 a barrel this week for benchmark grades.