Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt prices ease lower in several markets, with flux unchanged.
- Wholesale East Coast asphalt and flux prices slipped in many locations this week.
- In the cold Midwest, retail/wholesale prices mostly decline. Racks have very limited activity.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt prices slip in several areas, with flux pricing status quo.
- The Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price range slips slightly, with the flux range steadfast.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices slip lower. Racks have sparse action.
- West Coast prices erode in some areas, but there is limited rack activity.
- Western Canada held some tenders—prices are assessed in higher ranges for those areas.
- Quebec asphalt selling price ranges are status quo and posted prices steady.
- Ontario asphalt selling and posted prices are reported flat from last week.
- January WTI ends at $76.51 a barrel, up 69 cents versus Dec. WTI last week.
- Western Can. Select (WCS) is more than $17 below Jan. WTI— ~$59 FOB Alberta.
- January Brent crude ends week back over $80 a barrel—but only $4 over WTI.
- Asphalt tank explodes at Midwest Industrial Asphalt in La Crosse, WI
