Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt price ranges mostly unchanged – increases in Florida panhandle.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt price assessments steadfast for the week.
- Midwest retail prices are steady or higher for May.
- Midwest barge and rail paving prices hold mostly steady—higher in some locations for May.
- Gulf Coast retail markets mostly steady, with some higher prices to start May.
- Gulf Coast wholesale market active, with asphalt price assessments narrowed.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices steady, bur range widened for May.
- Suppliers raise prices in many Rocky Mountain and West Coast markets.
- Eastern Canada areas have steady prices this week.
- Quebec posted prices and Toronto posted prices unchanged.
- June NYMEX WTI crude drops to $98.59 per barrel (bbl), down $6.34 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) discount to WTI is about $14.50-15.00 per bbl for June.
- Brent crude’s premium to WTI holds at about $14.00-14.50 per bbl for June bbls.
