Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt move lower in many areas.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt and flux prices unchanged.
- Midwest retail markets go lower in a number of locations to start August.
- Midwest barge and rail price ranges broadened, with some lower priced sales reported.
- Some Gulf Coast retail asphalt market prices decline this week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices steady.(2)
- Gulf Coast flux retail and barge prices ease somewhat in some areas.
- Rockies wholesale prices decline for August on ample supply..
- West Coast markets weaken in a number of retail areas to start August.
- Eastern Canada selling prices decline in Quebec, following MTQ bid last week.
- Ontario market prices steadfast.
- Western Canada prices mostly stead—some higher priced awards noted in Saskatchewan.
- September NYMEX WTI crude settles at $91.39 per bbl—up $1.26 this week on Friday surge.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI eases to near $18.25-18.50 per bbl.
- September Brent-to-WTI crude premium firms–is about $17.50 per bbl this week.
