Washington, DC November 13, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 ***CORRECTED COPY - MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA Chicago Truck Rate*** FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 2019 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 slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: tomatoes and mixed vegetables from Central and South Florida, tomatoes from West District Florida, and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 6-12 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 12 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5 2019 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 CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- CANTALOUPES, HONEYDEWS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 4900 (+4) CHICAGO 4000 4400 (+5) NEW YORK 6000 6300 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6100 (+7) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, MIXED VEGETABLES AND MELONS, PEPPERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4200 4400 (-1) CHICAGO 3000 3400 3200 (-7) DALLAS 2000 2200 (0) LOS ANGELES 1000 1100 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4500 4800 (0) CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE AND ROMAINE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5300 (+4) BALTIMORE 6500 6700 (+6) BOSTON 7200 7400 (+6) CHICAGO 4600 4800 (+4) DALLAS 3500 3700 (+3) MIAMI 6500 6600 (+5) NEW YORK 6800 7000 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6700 (+6) SEATTLE 3000 3300 (+3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5200 (+4) BALTIMORE 6100 6300 (+7) BOSTON 6800 7000 (+6) CHICAGO 4400 4600 (+5) DALLAS 3200 3400 (0) MIAMI 6400 6500 (+5) NEW YORK 6500 6700 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6400 (+7) SEATTLE 3200 3500 (+3) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5100 BALTIMORE 6200 6400 BOSTON 6900 7100 CHICAGO 4500 4700 DALLAS 3200 3400 MIAMI 6300 6500 NEW YORK 6600 6800 PHILADELPHIA 6400 6600 SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5600 (+4) BALTIMORE 6600 6800 (+6) BOSTON 7200 7400 (+6) CHICAGO 4800 5000 (+4) DALLAS 3800 4000 (+3) MIAMI 7000 7100 (+4) NEW YORK 6900 7100 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 6700 6900 (+6) SEATTLE 2800 3100 (+4) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- BELL PEPPERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5400 (+4) BALTIMORE 6400 6600 (+7) BOSTON 7100 7300 (+6) CHICAGO 4700 4900 (+4) DALLAS 3600 3800 (+3) MIAMI 6600 6700 (+5) NEW YORK 6700 6900 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 6400 6600 (+7) SEATTLE 2900 3200 (+3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- GRAPES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5800 6500 6000 6300 (0) DALLAS 3100 3800 3200 3600 (0) MIAMI 6100 6900 6300 6500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6600 6100 6400 (0) SEATTLE 2700 3600 3200 3300 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 5500 (+4) BALTIMORE 6500 6700 (+6) BOSTON 7100 7300 (+6) CHICAGO 4700 4900 (+4) DALLAS 3700 3900 (+3) MIAMI 6700 6800 (+5) NEW YORK 6800 7000 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6700 (+6) SEATTLE 3300 3600 (+3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 5400 4900 5300 (+2) BALTIMORE 5700 6600 6100 6500 (+2) BOSTON 6400 7200 6700 7100 (+1) CHICAGO 3900 4900 4400 4800 (+2) DALLAS 3200 3900 3300 3700 (+3) MIAMI 6200 6900 6300 6700 (+2) NEW YORK 6200 6900 6200 6600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6700 6100 6500 (+2) SEATTLE 2800 3500 3100 3400 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3010 3440 3225 3440 (0) BALTIMORE 3868 4300 4300 (0) BOSTON 4300 4591 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2580 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1520 1828 1828 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2108 1828 (0) MIAMI 4300 5590 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4181 4730 4623 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4515 4085 4255 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 650 900 (-9) BALTIMORE 1300 1400 (-7) BOSTON 1800 2100 (-19) CHICAGO 1300 1500 (-3) NEW YORK 1700 1900 (-18) PHILADELPHIA 1400 1600 (-14) WEST DISTRICT FLORIDA -- TOMATOES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 650 700 (+4) BALTIMORE 1300 1400 (-7) BOSTON 1800 2100 (-13) CHICAGO 1300 1500 (+4) NEW YORK 1700 1900 (-8) PHILADELPHIA 1400 1600 (-3) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4675 5100 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5738 (0) BOSTON 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3825 (0) DALLAS 3400 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2200 (0) MIAMI 5525 6375 5950 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5525 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5525 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 4463 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 4888 5500 5100 (0) BOSTON 5313 5525 5525 (0) CHICAGO 3188 3400 (0) DALLAS 3188 3500 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2200 1800 2000 (0) MIAMI 5950 6588 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4888 5313 5100 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2500 2200 (0) NEW YORK 3400 3800 3500 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2700 3000 2800 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 2700 2900 2700 2800 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 1000 1100 (0) DALLAS 2900 3200 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATO ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3655 4515 4300 4515 (0) BALTIMORE 4515 5160 (0) BOSTON 4300 5160 4300 4730 (0) CHICAGO 2043 2365 2150 (0) DALLAS 3010 3655 3225 3440 (0) MIAMI 5160 5590 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4515 5160 4730 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3655 4300 4193 4300 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1500 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1800 1900 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 (0) MIAMI 3000 3500 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1300 1500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2300 2400 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (0) BOSTON 4600 4800 (0) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (0) DALLAS 1300 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2600 (0) MIAMI 3000 3400 (0) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 (0) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5525 5700 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4500 (0) DALLAS 4200 4500 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2125 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 6500 6000 6400 (+2) BALTIMORE 5800 6700 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6600 7200 6800 7100 (0) CHICAGO 4400 4900 4500 4700 (0) DALLAS 4000 4850 4300 4700 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2700 2300 2500 (+9) NEW YORK 6500 7100 6600 6900 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6200 7000 6400 6800 (+1) SEATTLE 950 1400 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) BOSTON 3613 4000 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 (0) DALLAS 3000 (0) MIAMI 4250 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 NOV 03-09 NOV 04-10 U.S. 22,909 29,545 IMPORTS 13,114 15,097 ------------ -------------- sum 36,023 44,642 OCT 27-NOV 02 OCT 28-NOV 03 U.S. 22,473 27,710 IMPORTS 14,241 15,771 ------------ -------------- sum 36,714 43,481 OCT 20-26 OCT 21-27 U.S. 23,806 27,264 IMPORTS 17,295 16,562 ------------ -------------- sum 41,101 43,826