Truck Rate Report Washington, DC May 6, 2020 Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MAY 5 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: melons from South Florida. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from Central and South Florida. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, potatoes from Upper Valley Twin Falls Burley District Idaho, and potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report was issued for onions from Vidalia District Georgia. A Last Report was issued for onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 29-MAY 5 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MAY 5 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY APRIL 28 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 3700 4300 4000 (+3) BALTIMORE 4700 5600 5000 5300 (+10) BOSTON 5300 6700 6300 (+11) CHICAGO 3200 4000 3600 (+3) DALLAS 2200 2600 2400 (+7) LOS ANGELES 1300 1600 (+12) MIAMI 4600 5600 5200 (+8) NEW YORK 5000 6400 6000 (+13) PHILADELPHIA 4800 6100 5600 5800 (+14) IMPERIAL, COACHELLA & PALO VERDE VALLEYS CALIFORNIA -- BELL PEPPERS, CORN, BEANS AND EGGPLANT ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 4400 (-2) CHICAGO 4000 4500 (+2) DALLAS 2700 3200 (0) MIAMI 5300 5800 (0) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 4700 (-2) BALTIMORE 5800 6200 (+2) BOSTON 6400 6800 (+2) CHICAGO 4100 4600 (+2) DALLAS 3000 3500 (0) MIAMI 5600 6100 (0) NEW YORK 6100 6500 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6300 (+2) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4200 4600 (-2) BALTIMORE 5900 6300 (+2) BOSTON 6500 6900 (+2) CHICAGO 4200 4700 (+2) DALLAS 2900 3400 (0) MIAMI 5500 6000 (0) NEW YORK 6200 6600 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6400 (+2) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4600 5000 (-2) BALTIMORE 5500 5900 (+2) BOSTON 6100 6500 (+2) CHICAGO 3800 4300 (+3) DALLAS 3300 3800 (0) MIAMI 5900 6400 (0) NEW YORK 5800 6200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6000 (+2) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 4900 (-2) BALTIMORE 5600 6000 (+2) BOSTON 6200 6600 (+2) CHICAGO 3900 4400 (+2) DALLAS 3200 3700 (0) MIAMI 5800 6300 (0) NEW YORK 5900 6300 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5700 6100 (+2) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 5300 4800 5100 (-1) BALTIMORE 5400 6300 5800 6200 (0) BOSTON 5900 6900 6400 6700 (+1) CHICAGO 3800 4700 4300 4600 (+3) DALLAS 2900 3700 3200 3500 (-1) MIAMI 5700 6700 6200 6500 (-1) NEW YORK 5600 6600 6100 6500 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5400 6400 6000 6300 (+3) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3000 3200 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 3010 (0) BALTIMORE 3648 4300 4192 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 4193 4250 (0) CHICAGO 2043 2580 2150 (0) DALLAS 1448 2043 1720 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2043 (0) MIAMI 4085 5160 4300 (0) NEW YORK 3982 4623 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3782 4515 4193 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1500 (+13) BALTIMORE 2800 (+12) BOSTON 3700 3900 (+12) CHICAGO 2900 3000 (+40) NEW YORK 3400 3800 (+16) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 (+15) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1250 (0) LOS ANGELES 4500 5000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2200 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1500 1700 1500 1600 (+11) BOSTON 2700 3800 3600 3800 (+6) CHICAGO 2800 3200 3000 3200 (+3) NEW YORK 2900 4100 3400 3900 (+18) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3200 3000 3200 (+2) VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 900 BALTIMORE 1900 2200 BOSTON 2900 3500 CHICAGO 2500 2900 DALLAS 2200 2800 LOS ANGELES 3600 4000 MIAMI 1300 1900 NEW YORK 2600 3200 PHILADELPHIA 2100 2500 IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 3400 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4675 (0) BOSTON 4800 5100 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3613 (0) DALLAS 3000 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 1913 (0) MIAMI 5100 5950 (0) NEW YORK 4888 5738 5312 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 5525 4675 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3400 4250 4038 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4675 (0) BOSTON 4800 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2700 3188 (0) DALLAS 2750 3200 (0) LOS ANGELES 1594 2100 (0) MIAMI 5100 5950 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4675 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 2200 2400 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 (0) DALLAS 2600 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 2900 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (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 SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2300 2600 (-18) BALTIMORE 3800 4200 (-2) BOSTON 4800 5200 5000 5200 (0) CHICAGO 2800 3100 (0) DALLAS 1300 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2500 (-8) MIAMI 2800 3200 (-10) NEW YORK 4300 4600 (-13) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4600 (+1) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (-2) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 5100 5600 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4500 (0) DALLAS 3800 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2200 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5700 5300 5700 (0) BALTIMORE 5400 6400 5800 6300 (+1) BOSTON 6200 6900 6200 6700 (+1) CHICAGO 4200 5200 4400 4900 (+1) DALLAS 3500 4600 4100 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2600 2000 2200 (0) NEW YORK 5900 6700 6100 6600 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6500 5800 6300 (+1) 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. 2020 2019 APR 26-MAY 02 APR 28-MAY 04 U.S. 24,810 31,177 IMPORTS 20,285 22,111 ------------ -------------- sum 45,095 53,288 APR 19-25 APR 21-27 U.S. 24,774 32,457 IMPORTS 19,860 23,204 ------------ -------------- sum 44,634 55,661 APR 12-18 APR 14-20 U.S. 23,642 33,466 IMPORTS 16,933 25,652 ------------ -------------- sum 40,575 59,118