Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail prices are mixed, with some increases implemented.
- East Coast asphalt wholesale prices higher for the week, with flux retail and wholesale flat.
- Midwest retail assessments adjusted higher in some locations. Wholesale markets are firm.
- Retail Gulf Coast asphalt and flux prices are holding steady – flux wholesale also static.
- Wholesale Gulf Coast asphalt price assessments move higher for the week.
- Rockies wholesale prices are higher for May supply and the range is adjusted.
- Retail May prices rise in parts of the Rocky Mountain region—Arizona and N. Mexico go up.
- West Coast price increases for May firm the assessed ranges in a number of locations.
- Western Canada prices are steady this week.(2)
- Quebec and Ontario, Canada price ranges assessed stable, with liftings sluggish.
- June West Texas Int. (WTI) crude rose by $0.27/barrel, going to $100.03/barrel Friday.
- June Brent prices eased $0.64, to $107.96 a bbl. It is now less than $8 above WTI.
- June WCS prices dropped to about $80 a barrel, some $20 under WTI.
