Truck Rate Report Washington, DC April 22, 2020 Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY APRIL 21 2020 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 shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from Central and South Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A Last Report was issued for Iceberg lettuce from Central San Joaquin Valley California. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 15-21 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY APRIL 21 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY APRIL 14 2020 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 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- CUCUMBERS, BEANS, EGGPLANT, PEPPERS, TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES AND MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3600 4000 (0) BALTIMORE 4400 5100 4400 4600 (-9) BOSTON 5000 6000 5400 5600 (0) CHICAGO 3000 3600 (-3) DALLAS 2100 2400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1200 1400 (+8) MIAMI 4200 4800 (-2) NEW YORK 4800 5600 5000 5200 (-11) PHILADELPHIA 4500 5300 4800 5000 (-18) CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 3700 4800 (-31) BALTIMORE 5200 6300 5600 6000 (-18) BOSTON 5800 6900 6200 6600 (-17) CHICAGO 3400 4500 3800 4300 (-23) DALLAS 2700 3400 2700 3200 (-28) MIAMI 4900 6000 5300 5800 (-18) NEW YORK 5600 6700 6000 6400 (-25) PHILADELPHIA 5400 6500 5800 6200 (-22) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3600 4700 4000 4400 (-31) BALTIMORE 5300 6400 5700 6100 (-15) BOSTON 5900 7000 6300 6700 (-15) CHICAGO 3500 4600 3900 4400 (-19) DALLAS 2600 3300 2600 3100 (-29) MIAMI 4800 5900 5200 5700 (-19) NEW YORK 5700 6800 6100 6500 (-23) PHILADELPHIA 5500 6600 5900 6300 (-19) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3500 4600 3900 4300 (-30) BALTIMORE 5400 6500 5800 6200 (-15) BOSTON 6000 7100 6400 6800 (-15) CHICAGO 3600 4700 4000 4500 (-19) DALLAS 2500 3200 2500 3000 (-31) MIAMI 4700 5800 5100 5600 (-20) NEW YORK 5800 6900 6200 6600 (-22) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6700 6000 6400 (-20) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3900 5100 4300 4700 (-29) BALTIMORE 5000 6200 5400 5800 (-25) BOSTON 5600 6800 6000 6400 (-24) CHICAGO 3200 4400 3600 4100 (-31) DALLAS 2900 3600 2900 3400 (-32) MIAMI 5100 6300 5500 6000 (-19) NEW YORK 5400 6600 5800 6200 (-30) PHILADELPHIA 5200 6400 5600 6000 (-27) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3800 4900 4200 4600 (-30) BALTIMORE 5100 6200 5500 5900 (-22) BOSTON 5700 6800 6100 6500 (-21) CHICAGO 3300 4400 3700 4200 (-28) DALLAS 2800 3500 2800 3300 (-32) MIAMI 5000 6100 5400 5900 (-19) NEW YORK 5500 6600 5900 6300 (-28) PHILADELPHIA 5300 6400 5700 6100 (-25) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 5300 4900 5300 (-2) BALTIMORE 5300 6200 5800 6200 (0) BOSTON 5800 6800 6300 6700 (0) CHICAGO 3800 4700 4100 4500 (0) DALLAS 2900 3700 3200 3600 (0) MIAMI 5700 6700 6200 6600 (0) NEW YORK 5400 6400 5900 6300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5200 6300 5800 6200 (0) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3000 3200 (-2) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3093 3655 3225 3440 (0) BALTIMORE 3868 4622 4300 4400 (0) BOSTON 4515 4623 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2580 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1613 2580 1828 2150 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2150 (0) MIAMI 4300 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4181 5160 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4730 4255 4300 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1200 1300 (+25) BALTIMORE 2400 2500 (+23) BOSTON 3200 3400 (+14) CHICAGO 2000 2200 (+24) NEW YORK 3000 3100 (+11) PHILADELPHIA 2500 2800 (+26) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 4500 5000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2500 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2200 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 850 1400 850 1200 (+11) BOSTON 2200 3300 2200 2400 (+7) CHICAGO 2000 2200 (+11) NEW YORK 1900 2600 2100 2600 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 1800 2400 1800 2100 (-5) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5525 (0) BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (0) BOSTON 5950 6800 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3825 3825 (0) DALLAS 3825 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 (0) MIAMI 6163 6800 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 5950 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4400 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5800 5313 5525 (0) BOSTON 5950 6163 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) DALLAS 3400 3825 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 1913 (0) MIAMI 5950 6800 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5525 5900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5313 5738 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (-4) BALTIMORE 2200 2400 (-8) CHICAGO 900 1100 (-13) DALLAS 2600 2800 (-7) NEW YORK 2900 3100 2900 3000 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (-7) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATO ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 4408 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4408 4730 (0) BOSTON 4730 5160 5160 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2365 2150 (0) DALLAS 3010 3763 3225 3655 (0) MIAMI 5375 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4945 5590 5160 5375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4730 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2000 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 3500 3500 (0) BALTIMORE 1300 2000 1700 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 2000 (0) MIAMI 3200 4000 3600 4000 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1800 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3000 3400 (+14) BALTIMORE 4500 5200 (-8) BOSTON 4800 5600 5000 5200 (-1) CHICAGO 2800 3400 3000 3200 (+11) DALLAS 1400 2000 1700 1800 (+25) LOS ANGELES 1400 2000 (-43) MIAMI 4400 4800 (+44) NEW YORK 4700 5500 5000 5100 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (-10) SEATTLE 4600 5000 (-4) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6100 6250 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4700 (0) DALLAS 4250 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2700 (0) MIAMI 6800 7300 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5700 5300 5700 (0) BALTIMORE 5400 6400 5900 6300 (+2) BOSTON 6100 7000 6300 6700 (0) CHICAGO 4000 5000 4200 4600 (0) DALLAS 3500 4400 4000 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2600 2000 2200 (0) NEW YORK 5700 6700 6200 6600 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6600 5800 6200 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 950 1050 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 3931 5100 3931 4038 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2763 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. On Jan. 1, 2020, Specialty Crops Market News transitioned to the Department of Homeland Security ACE reporting system. ACE data reflects actual volumes of specialty crops movement activity data along the U.S. northern border instead of percentages of the volume shown in the previous source data. The first weekly report reflecting the ACE data was released Jan. 6, 2020. 2020 2019 APR 12-18 APR 14-20 U.S. 22,731 33,466 IMPORTS 15,958 25,652 ------------ -------------- sum 38,689 59,118 APR 05-11 APR 07-13 U.S. 21,307 32,730 IMPORTS 18,881 21,924 ------------ -------------- sum 40,188 54,654 MAR 29-APR 04 MAR 31-APR 06 U.S. 25,553 31,558 IMPORTS 16,663 23,589 ------------ -------------- sum 42,216 55,147