Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- Most East Coast retail prices steady, with a few areas weakening.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices unchanged.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast retail and wholesale flux prices steady.
- Midwest retail markets unchanged in most areas this week—demand disappointing.
- Midwest wholesale prices flat–but transportation on the Mississippi River is a problem.
- Most Gulf Coast retail asphalt market prices flat, with some lower prices in Tennessee.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices status quo.
- Rockies wholesale markets steady, with material available and moving to distant outlets.
- West Coast markets ease in some Pacific Northwest locations.
- Quebec selling and posted prices ease lower this week – Ontario prices steadfast.
- Western Canada prices steady, except Saskatchewan, where work goes at higher prices.
- October NYMEX WTI crude closes at $96.12 per bbl, off $0.42 vs. previous week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI drops to $13.00-13.50 per bbl.
- Brent-to-WTI crude premiums rise $3, going to $22 per bbl for Sept and over $20 for Oct.
