Truck Rate Report Washington, DC August 19, 2020 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY AUGUST 18 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 shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: melons from Maryland, Delaware and Eastern Shore Virginia, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois, melons from North Carolina, and melons from Southeast Missouri. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: peaches, nectarines, plums, and grapes from San Joaquin Valley California, citrus and avocados from South District California onions from Southern New Mexico, and apples, pears, cherries, peaches, nectarines, and prunes from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report was issued for onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon. A Last Report was issued for the following commodities: onions from San Joaquin Valley California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, and onions from Southern New Mexico. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 12-18 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 18 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 11 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 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6000 6400 (+2) BALTIMORE 7500 7700 (+3) BOSTON 7800 8300 (+3) CHICAGO 5400 5900 (+4) DALLAS 4300 4400 (+2) MIAMI 7500 7900 (+3) NEW YORK 7600 8100 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 7500 8000 (+3) NORTHERN CALIF INCL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY -- PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6447 7000 (+11) BALTIMORE 7236 8000 (+8) BOSTON 7970 9000 (+6) CHICAGO 5250 6500 (+21) DALLAS 4419 5000 (+13) MIAMI 7417 8500 (+7) NEW YORK 7514 8500 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 7299 8200 (+11) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6600 7000 (+1) BALTIMORE 7700 8400 8100 8300 (+3) BOSTON 8400 8900 (+2) CHICAGO 5900 6200 (+3) DALLAS 4700 4800 (+2) MIAMI 7900 8300 (+3) NEW YORK 7700 8700 8200 8700 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 7600 8600 8100 8600 (+2) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5738 6300 (0) BOSTON 6700 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4700 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 6300 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS,GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5800 6300 (-2) BALTIMORE 7000 7600 (0) BOSTON 7500 8100 (0) CHICAGO 5400 5800 (-1) DALLAS 4400 5100 (-1) MIAMI 7300 8000 (+1) NEW YORK 7500 8000 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6400 6800 (+2) BALTIMORE 7900 8100 (+3) BOSTON 8200 8700 (+2) CHICAGO 5700 6200 (+2) DALLAS 4600 4700 (+2) MIAMI 7700 8100 (+3) NEW YORK 8000 8500 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 7900 8400 (+3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5900 6500 6000 6300 (+3) BALTIMORE 7100 7800 7300 7700 (+3) BOSTON 7800 8400 8000 8400 (+6) CHICAGO 5600 6400 5700 6100 (+4) DALLAS 4400 5500 4500 4900 (-1) MIAMI 7500 8400 7600 8000 (+1) NEW YORK 7700 8400 7900 8300 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 7500 8200 7600 8000 (+3) SEATTLE 2750 3400 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 3825 4300 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2580 (0) DALLAS 1720 2043 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2125 (0) MIAMI 4250 5160 4675 (0) NEW YORK 4144 4623 4250 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3825 4515 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1800 2000 (-10) BALTIMORE 1000 (0) BOSTON 2000 (-9) CHICAGO 1500 1600 (-9) NEW YORK 1400 (-13) PHILADELPHIA 1100 (-8) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5525 (0) BOSTON 5525 6163 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3188 3400 (0) DALLAS 3000 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1500 1806 (0) MIAMI 5631 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5525 5950 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5525 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 4463 4675 BALTIMORE 5525 5950 CHICAGO 3400 4038 DALLAS 3400 4038 LOS ANGELES 1063 1488 MIAMI 5525 5950 NEW YORK 5950 6375 PHILADELPHIA 5313 5950 SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1100 1400 1200 1300 (-19) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2500 2600 (0) CHICAGO 900 1000 (0) DALLAS 2700 2800 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (0) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1500 1600 (+15) 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 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1300 1600 1300 1500 (-7) BALTIMORE 1500 1800 1500 1600 (-6) BOSTON 2800 3000 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2000 1800 (-12) NEW YORK 2200 2600 2200 2400 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 1600 (-9) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 3400 3825 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 4675 (0) BOSTON 5100 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2763 3528 (0) DALLAS 1275 1913 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4888 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2700 (-2) BALTIMORE 4000 4300 (-1) BOSTON 4600 4800 (-7) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (+2) DALLAS 1400 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2500 2800 (0) MIAMI 4200 4500 (+12) NEW YORK 4600 4800 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4400 (-1) SEATTLE 4700 5000 (0) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2700 (-2) BALTIMORE 4000 4300 (-1) BOSTON 4600 4800 (-7) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (+2) DALLAS 1400 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2500 2800 (0) MIAMI 4200 4500 (+12) NEW YORK 4600 4800 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4400 (-1) SEATTLE 4700 5000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6400 CHICAGO 4500 4800 DALLAS 3900 4250 LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, NECTARINES, PRUNES. SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5400 6100 5700 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 7500 6500 6800 (0) BOSTON 6900 7900 7100 7500 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5500 4900 5300 (0) DALLAS 4200 5000 4600 5000 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2500 2100 2300 (0) NEW YORK 6900 7700 6900 7300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7600 6700 7100 (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. 2020 2019 AUG 09-15 AUG 11-17 U.S. 28,584 29,328 IMPORTS 13,187 14,941 ------------ -------------- sum 41,771 44,269 AUG 02-08 AUG 04-10 U.S. 28,983 30,398 IMPORTS 15,030 13,827 ------------ -------------- sum 44,013 44,225 JUL 26-AUG 01 JUL 28-AUG 03 U.S. 28,906 30,101 IMPORTS 17,223 15,256 ------------ -------------- sum 46,129 45,357