Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast some retail asphalt price ranges move higher, with flux holding steady.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges are status quo.
- Midwest posted and selling ranges are adjusted to the mostly higher August levels.
- Midwest wholesale prices were generally steady, with supply remaining tight.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux price assessments are unchanged for the week.
- The Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt and flux price ranges hold previous levels.
- Rocky Mountain retail prices ranges rose in a number of locations.
- The Rocky Mountain wholesale price range was adjusted—July prices no longer available.
- Northern California range firms a bit—elsewhere its steady in the West Coast region.
- Western Canada retail prices unchanged-firmer wholesale prices for August product.
- Eastern Canada selling and posted price ranges narrowed slightly in Quebec.
- Ontario prices maintained previous price levels for the week.
- West Texas Int. crude (WTI) eased lower, to $97.65 a bbl—down $0.23 this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude climbed near $80 a bbl–$18 below Sept. WTI.
- Brent crude firms $0.18/bbl this week–to $105.02 a bbl for Sept.—over $7 above Sept. WTI.
