Truck Rate Report Washington, DC January 27, 2021 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JANUARY 26 2021 Rates quoted represent open (spot) market sales that shippers or receivers pay, depending on basis of sale, per load, including brokers' fees for shipments in truck load volume to a single destination. Extra charges for delivery to terminal markets, multi-pickup and multi-drop shipments are not included unless otherwise stated. Rates are based on the most usual loads in 48-53 foot refrigerated trailers from the origin shipping area to the destination receiving city. The ten cities of destination are Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Seattle, Washington. A shortage of trucks was reported for the potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: vegetables and berries from Central and South Florida, potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota Red River Valley, and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 20-26 2021 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 26 2021 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JANUARY 19 2021 SHOWN IN (). In areas where rates are based on package rates, per-load rates were derived by multiplying the package rate by the number of packages in the most usual load in a 48-53 foot trailer. WEEKLY RANGE TUESDAY MOSTLY IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND PEPPERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6400 6800 (-1) BALTIMORE 7500 8000 (-3) BOSTON 8100 8600 (-2) CHICAGO 5600 6200 (-2) DALLAS 4500 5200 (-2) MIAMI 7700 8200 (-2) NEW YORK 7900 8200 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 7600 8100 (-2) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 5700 4800 5000 (-2) BALTIMORE 6200 7400 6600 6800 (-8) BOSTON 7200 8400 7400 7600 (-10) CHICAGO 4000 5000 4400 4600 (0) DALLAS 2800 3500 3000 3200 (+3) LOS ANGELES 1200 1400 (-16) MIAMI 5900 6800 6200 6400 (-2) NEW YORK 6700 8100 6900 7200 (-9) PHILADELPHIA 6500 7700 6700 6900 (-9) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6700 7100 (-1) BALTIMORE 7800 8300 (-2) BOSTON 8500 8900 (-2) CHICAGO 5900 6500 (-2) DALLAS 4800 5500 (-2) MIAMI 8100 8500 (-2) NEW YORK 8500 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 8300 8400 (-2) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6700 7000 (-1) BALTIMORE 8200 8300 (-2) BOSTON 8200 9000 (-2) CHICAGO 6000 6400 (-2) DALLAS 4800 5400 (-2) MIAMI 8000 8400 (-2) NEW YORK 8400 8500 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 8300 (-2) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 7100 7200 (-1) BALTIMORE 7900 8400 (+4) BOSTON 8600 9000 (-2) CHICAGO 6300 6600 (-2) DALLAS 5000 5600 (-2) MIAMI 8100 8600 (-2) NEW YORK 8500 8600 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 8200 8500 (-2) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6200 6700 6300 6600 (-3) BALTIMORE 7100 8000 7400 7800 (-4) BOSTON 8100 8900 8300 8700 (0) CHICAGO 5700 6600 5800 6200 (-1) DALLAS 4400 5600 4500 5100 (-2) MIAMI 7800 8600 7800 8200 (-1) NEW YORK 7900 8700 8000 8400 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7500 8500 7700 8100 (-2) SEATTLE 2800 4100 3000 3500 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3010 4100 (0) BALTIMORE 4200 4300 (0) CHICAGO 2580 3000 (0) DALLAS 1505 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 1935 2100 (0) MIAMI 4900 5805 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- VEGETABLES, BERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1200 1300 1200 1250 (+2) BALTIMORE 2000 2300 2100 2300 (-2) BOSTON 3300 3700 3300 3600 (+1) CHICAGO 2000 2300 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3200 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2600 (-2) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4888 6200 5800 5900 (0) BALTIMORE 6163 6800 (0) BOSTON 7013 7225 (0) CHICAGO 3400 4038 3825 (0) DALLAS 3600 4800 3825 4038 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2200 (0) MIAMI 6800 7650 (0) NEW YORK 6000 7225 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6163 6800 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5738 6375 (0) BALTIMORE 6375 7225 (0) BOSTON 7225 8075 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4675 4675 (0) DALLAS 4250 5100 4675 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2125 (0) MIAMI 7650 8925 8500 (0) NEW YORK 7225 8075 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6375 7225 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (-5) BALTIMORE 2900 3100 3000 3100 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 900 1000 (-10) DALLAS 2900 3100 3000 3100 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 3300 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 3100 3200 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4300 5160 4730 4945 (0) BALTIMORE 5160 5590 5160 (0) BOSTON 5698 6880 6020 (0) CHICAGO 2365 2795 2365 2580 (0) DALLAS 3440 4085 3440 3870 (0) MIAMI 6020 6450 6020 (0) NEW YORK 5590 6020 6020 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5160 5375 5160 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3500 (0) MIAMI 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2500 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 5712 4700 5712 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0) BOSTON 2000 2300 (0) CHICAGO 3500 4980 4100 4980 (0) MIAMI 4200 6500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 2500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3200 3400 3200 3300 (-8) BALTIMORE 5000 5400 5100 5200 (-12) BOSTON 5800 6200 (-4) CHICAGO 3200 3800 3400 3500 (-10) DALLAS 1500 1700 (-3) LOS ANGELES 3300 3800 3400 3500 (+6) MIAMI 3800 4400 4100 4200 (+6) NEW YORK 5700 6200 5800 5900 (-8) PHILADELPHIA 5300 5600 5400 5500 (-2) SEATTLE 5800 6100 (0) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3200 3400 3200 3300 (-8) BALTIMORE 5000 5400 5100 5200 (-12) BOSTON 5800 6200 (-4) CHICAGO 3200 3800 3400 3500 (-10) DALLAS 1500 1700 (-3) LOS ANGELES 3300 3800 3400 3500 (+6) MIAMI 3800 4400 4100 4200 (+6) NEW YORK 5700 6200 5800 5900 (-8) PHILADELPHIA 5300 5600 5400 5500 (-2) SEATTLE 5800 6100 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6978 7400 (0) DALLAS 5300 6240 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3200 (0) MIAMI 8400 8600 (0) NEW YORK 7981 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7400 7800 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6700 7600 6700 7100 (-1) BALTIMORE 7600 8700 7800 8400 (0) BOSTON 8400 9300 8600 9000 (0) CHICAGO 5300 6400 5700 6200 (0) DALLAS 5500 6300 5600 5900 (-1) LOS ANGELES 2400 3200 2400 2800 (0) MIAMI 8500 9200 8700 9200 (0) NEW YORK 8400 9000 8500 8800 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7600 8500 7800 8400 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1150 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3400 3613 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3613 (0) BOSTON 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0) CHICAGO 1063 1169 (0) DALLAS 3400 4038 (0) MIAMI 4888 5525 (0) NEW YORK 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2021 2020 JAN 17-23 JAN 19-25 U.S. 19,530 28,830 IMPORTS 21,116 21,926 ------------ -------------- sum 40,646 50,756 JAN 10-16 JAN 12-18 U.S. 20,985 31,880 IMPORTS 26,992 22,762 ------------ -------------- sum 47,977 54,642 JAN 03-09 JAN 05-11 U.S. 20,249 35,315 IMPORTS 35,834 20,320 ------------ -------------- sum 56,083 55,635