Washington, DC January 02, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-205-9690 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JANUARY 1 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 shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: beans, cucumbers, eggplant, melons, mixed vegetables, peppers, and squash from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: Iceberg lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Western Arizona, carrots and grapes from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, cilantro, kale, parsley, and leaf lettuce from Oxnard District California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, and strawberries from Santa Maria California, tomatoes and mixed vegetables, berries from Central and South Florida, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls- Burley District Idaho, cabbages, oranges, and grapefruit from Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, limes, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, limes, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico crossings through Texas, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington, and potatoes and onions from Central Wisconsin. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 26-JANUARY 1 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 1 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY DECEMBER 25 2018 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 -- BEANS, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, MELONS AND MIXED VEGETABLES, PEPPERS AND SQUASH SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4500 4700 (-1) CHICAGO 4400 5000 4600 (+1) DALLAS 2900 3100 (-2) LOS ANGELES 1200 1400 1200 1300 (0) MIAMI 6200 7000 6500 (0) NEW YORK 6600 8100 7300 7500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6500 7800 7000 (-1) WESTERN ARIZONA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6000 6300 (+3) BALTIMORE 7400 7900 (+3) BOSTON 8000 8300 (+3) CHICAGO 5300 5400 (+3) DALLAS 4400 5300 (+2) MIAMI 7500 7800 (+2) NEW YORK 7700 8200 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 7400 7800 (+3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6300 6600 (+2) BALTIMORE 7700 8200 (+3) BOSTON 8300 8600 (+2) CHICAGO 5300 5400 (+3) DALLAS 5000 5300 (+2) MIAMI 7800 8100 (+2) NEW YORK 8000 8500 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 7700 8100 (+3) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE, PARSLEY AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6500 6800 (+2) BALTIMORE 7800 8300 (+3) BOSTON 8400 8700 (+2) CHICAGO 5400 5500 (+3) DALLAS 5200 5400 (+2) MIAMI 7900 8200 (+2) NEW YORK 8100 8600 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8200 (+3) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6800 7100 (+2) BALTIMORE 8200 8600 (+2) BOSTON 8800 9000 (+2) CHICAGO 5800 5900 (+3) DALLAS 5400 5800 (+2) MIAMI 8300 8500 (+2) NEW YORK 8500 8900 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8200 8500 (+2) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 6100 5500 5900 (0) BALTIMORE 6600 7800 6800 7200 (0) BOSTON 7200 8400 7600 8000 (0) CHICAGO 4600 5600 4800 5200 (0) DALLAS 3800 4900 3900 4300 (0) MIAMI 7000 8100 7400 7900 (0) NEW YORK 6900 7900 7100 7600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7700 6800 7300 (0) SEATTLE 2750 3500 2900 3300 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2997 4051 3225 3440 (0) BALTIMORE 4945 5375 5160 (0) BOSTON 5375 6012 5805 (0) CHICAGO 2150 3352 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1603 2580 2150 2580 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2761 2150 (0) MIAMI 4730 5805 5590 5805 (0) NEW YORK 4730 5475 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 5200 4300 4515 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1600 1400 1600 (+7) BALTIMORE 2500 2600 (+6) BOSTON 3100 3600 3400 3600 (-15) CHICAGO 2000 2200 (-13) NEW YORK 3200 3800 3600 3800 (+12) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (+7) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 7000 5525 5950 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7225 (0) BOSTON 7650 8075 (0) CHICAGO 4038 4675 (0) DALLAS 4675 5100 4675 (0) LOS ANGELES 2125 2763 (0) MIAMI 6885 10000 (0) NEW YORK 7225 8075 7650 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7650 7225 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4888 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 5525 8500 5738 5950 (0) BOSTON 6375 7500 6375 6588 (0) CHICAGO 3400 4500 3400 3600 (0) DALLAS 3400 4900 4038 4463 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2300 (0) MIAMI 6588 8500 6588 6800 (0) NEW YORK 5950 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5525 6163 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 (0) NEW YORK 4000 5000 4500 5000 (0) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 2600 2850 (0) BOSTON 1700 1800 (0) NEW YORK 2200 2500 2250 2350 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2500 2700 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3200 (0) BOSTON 3800 4000 3800 3900 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 1000 (0) DALLAS 3300 3500 3300 3400 (0) MIAMI 4600 5000 4700 4800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 3300 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3300 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4085 4332 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 5375 4463 (0) BOSTON 5115 5160 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 2795 3645 3225 (0) MIAMI 5590 6318 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4300 5590 5100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4730 4300 4675 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2400 2200 2400 (0) DALLAS 2200 2500 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2250 BALTIMORE 2000 BOSTON 3000 3500 CHICAGO 3000 MIAMI 2500 NEW YORK 2500 PHILADELPHIA 2250 NEBRASKA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2962 3825 3400 3613 (0) BALTIMORE 4125 5100 4888 5100 (0) BOSTON 4892 5738 5313 5738 (0) CHICAGO 2125 2338 (0) DALLAS 2093 2550 2125 (0) LOS ANGELES 2125 3361 2125 (0) MIAMI 5206 5738 5525 5738 (0) NEW YORK 4378 4675 4675 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4675 4250 4279 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3000 (0) BOSTON 1800 2000 1900 1950 (0) CHICAGO 2500 3000 2700 2800 (0) MIAMI 3500 4000 3700 3800 (0) NEW YORK 1500 1950 1700 1800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 (0) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 1900 2500 (0) NEW YORK 1800 2000 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- CABBAGE ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT ADEQUATE -- DALLAS 1500 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 3800 4000 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- CABBAGE ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3200 3400 (0) BALTIMORE 4800 5200 (0) BOSTON 6200 6400 (0) CHICAGO 3500 3800 (0) MIAMI 3700 3800 (0) NEW YORK 5600 6000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5400 5600 (0) SEATTLE 6200 6400 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- DALLAS 1500 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 3800 4000 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3200 3400 (0) BALTIMORE 4800 5200 (0) BOSTON 6200 6400 (0) CHICAGO 3500 3800 (0) MIAMI 3700 3800 (0) NEW YORK 5600 6000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5400 5600 (0) SEATTLE 6200 6400 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7377 9467 7400 (0) CHICAGO 5600 7396 5763 (0) DALLAS 5607 7196 5800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3210 4120 3700 (0) MIAMI 8700 9363 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 7000 8000 7500 8000 (-2) BOSTON 7500 8500 7900 8400 (-2) CHICAGO 4900 6100 5100 5600 (-1) DALLAS 4500 5900 5200 5700 (+1) LOS ANGELES 2100 3000 2200 2600 (-4) NEW YORK 7400 8400 7700 8200 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 7100 8100 7300 7800 (-3) SEATTLE 1000 1400 1100 1300 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2550 3400 2975 3188 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3613 (0) BOSTON 3400 4463 3400 3825 (0) CHICAGO 956 1275 956 1063 (0) MIAMI 4675 5313 4675 5100 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4675 3400 3825 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 DEC 23-29 DEC 24-30 U.S. 16,086 19,926 IMPORTS 12,844 18,231 ------------ -------------- sum 28,930 38,157 DEC 16-22 DEC 17-23 U.S. 22,832 23,528 IMPORTS 17,301 19,574 ------------ -------------- sum 40,133 43,102 DEC 09-15 DEC 10-16 U.S. 23,953 25,889 IMPORTS 17,336 18,518 ------------ -------------- sum 41,289 44,407