Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were mostly steady this pre-holiday week..
- East Coast wholesale asphalt markets were quiet.
- Midwest retail prices generally steady for this last full week of May.
- Midwest barge and rail wholesale prices also unchanged this week. .
- Gulf Coast retail markets hold at previous week levels.
- Gulf Coast wholesale market reported activity– with asphalt prices unchanged.
- Rocky Mountain prices mostly flat for the pre-holiday week—some northern areas change.
- West Coast markets mostly hold at previous levels.
- British Columbia prices go higher this week—other western areas are steady.
- Eastern Canada have posted prices easing modestly in Quebec.
- CP Rail (Canadian Pacific) went on strike on May 23—commercial traffic affected.
- July NYMEX WTI crude eases lower–closing at $90.86 per bbl, down $0.62 for the week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI eases to $18 versus June WTI.
- June Brent crude premium to WTI firms to $16.50-17.00 per bbl.
