Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux price ranges are steadfast for the week across the region.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt prices slip lower or ranges narrow – wholesale flux prices flat.
- Midwest asphalt posted and selling prices eased lower for November in some areas.
- Midwest wholesale prices declined significantly for November supply.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt mostly steady or narrower – flux prices remain unchanged.
- Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt price range narrows, with flux wholesale holding steady.
- Rocky Mountain wholesale prices were reduced for November—retail markets quiet.
- West Coast asphalt prices were reduced in parts of California—steady in other locations
- Western Canada retail prices steady with markets quiet—November wholesale prices slip.
- Quebec and Ontario prices are unchanged for the week, with activity waning.
- Oil prices drop again–December NYMEX West Texas Intermediate (WTI) closes at $94.61 a bbl, down $3.24 a bbl this week.
- Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude slumps to almost $40 below WTI for December.
- December North Sea Brent crude eases $1, to under $106 a bbl—$11 per bbl above WTI.
