Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt move lower in some locations.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices decrease for FOB movements- CIF prices unchanged.
- Midwest retail markets slip in some areas due to increased competition.
- Midwest barge markets ease lower–rail markets also display some price weakness.
- Some Gulf Coast retail asphalt market prices slip for the week.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices decline slightly, with reported deals.
- Gulf Coast and East Coast flux retail and barge prices steady.
- Rockies wholesale prices steady with ample supply—awaiting supplier moves for August.
- West Coast markets witness price erosion in some locations.
- Eastern Canada selling prices slip in Quebec, while prices hold steady in Ontario.
- The MTQ held a tender this week, on July 26.
- Western Canada prices slip in Saskatchewan—other areas unchanged this week.
- September NYMEX WTI crude settles at $90.13 per bbl—off $1.31 for the week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI rises $2—going to near $19.50 per bbl.
- September Brent-to-WTI crude premium is about $16 per bbl.
