Truck Rate Report Washington, DC September 2, 2020 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 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 Southeast Missouri, melons from Maryland, Delaware and Eastern Shore Virginia, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois, potatoes from Big Lake and Central Minnesota, melons from North Carolina, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: cucumbers from Michigan, potatoes from Big Lake and Central Minnesota, limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, and watermelons from Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 26-SEPTEMBER 1 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 25 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 6500 (0) BALTIMORE 7500 7800 (0) BOSTON 7900 8300 (0) CHICAGO 5400 6000 (0) DALLAS 4300 4500 (0) MIAMI 7500 8000 (0) NEW YORK 7800 8100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7500 8100 (0) NORTHERN CALIF INCL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY -- PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6447 6500 (0) BALTIMORE 7200 7236 (0) BOSTON 7970 8000 (0) CHICAGO 5250 5400 (0) DALLAS 4419 5000 (0) MIAMI 7417 8000 (0) NEW YORK 7514 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7299 7500 (0) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6800 7000 (0) BALTIMORE 7800 8400 (0) BOSTON 8500 8900 (0) CHICAGO 6000 6200 (0) DALLAS 4700 4900 (0) MIAMI 8000 8300 (0) NEW YORK 7900 8700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8600 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS,GRAPES, APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6500 6100 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 7000 7600 7200 7500 (+1) BOSTON 7500 8100 7700 8000 (0) CHICAGO 5400 5800 (0) DALLAS 4400 5100 4700 5000 (0) MIAMI 7300 8000 7600 8000 (0) NEW YORK 7500 8000 7600 7800 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6400 7000 (0) BALTIMORE 7900 8200 (0) BOSTON 8200 8800 (0) CHICAGO 5700 6300 (0) DALLAS 4600 4900 (0) MIAMI 7800 8100 (0) NEW YORK 8100 8500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 8000 8400 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5700 6500 5900 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 7000 7900 7300 7700 (0) BOSTON 7900 8600 8000 8400 (0) CHICAGO 5600 6400 5700 6100 (0) DALLAS 4400 5400 4500 4900 (0) MIAMI 7500 8400 7600 8000 (0) NEW YORK 7700 8400 7900 8300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7400 8200 7600 8000 (0) SEATTLE 2750 3400 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2000 2200 2100 2200 (+2) BALTIMORE 1000 1100 1000 (0) BOSTON 2100 2200 (+10) CHICAGO 1600 1700 (0) NEW YORK 1300 1400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1000 1100 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4463 4888 (0) BALTIMORE 5313 6000 (+2) BOSTON 5950 6900 (+8) CHICAGO 3400 3613 (0) DALLAS 3400 3825 (+6) LOS ANGELES 1700 1806 1700 (0) MIAMI 5950 6375 (+1) NEW YORK 5738 6400 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5500 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4888 5100 (+4) BALTIMORE 5738 5950 (+2) CHICAGO 3825 4250 (+3) DALLAS 3825 4250 (+3) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 (+50) MIAMI 5950 6588 (+2) NEW YORK 5950 6588 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5738 5950 (+2) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1300 1500 1400 (0) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 950 1300 1100 1200 (+10) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2900 3600 (+20) BALTIMORE 2900 3200 (+13) DALLAS 3000 3700 3200 3400 (+14) NEW YORK 3000 3200 3100 3200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 2900 3200 3000 3200 (+13) BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3870 4730 (+18) MIAMI 5160 6020 (0) BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- BALTIMORE 4515 4730 (+13) BOSTON 4730 5590 4945 5160 (+12) CHICAGO 1720 2150 2150 (+38) DALLAS 3010 3870 3225 (+9) NEW YORK 4300 5160 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 (+5) 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 1400 1600 (+7) BALTIMORE 1700 1800 (+17) BOSTON 2600 2800 2700 2800 (+2) CHICAGO 1700 1900 1800 (-3) NEW YORK 2300 2400 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 2000 2200 (+31) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3300 3000 3200 (+2) BALTIMORE 4400 5000 4600 4700 (+3) BOSTON 5400 5800 (+7) CHICAGO 3000 3400 (+7) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 2600 3000 (+6) MIAMI 4200 4500 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5400 5000 5200 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 4400 5400 5100 5200 (+12) SEATTLE 5200 5600 (+10) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3300 3000 3200 BALTIMORE 4400 5000 4600 4700 BOSTON 5400 5800 CHICAGO 3000 3400 DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 LOS ANGELES 2600 3000 MIAMI 4200 4500 NEW YORK 4800 5400 5000 5200 PHILADELPHIA 4400 5400 5100 5200 SEATTLE 5200 5600 COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6400 6600 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5000 (0) DALLAS 4888 5200 (+2) LOS ANGELES 2400 2900 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, NECTARINES, PRUNES. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 6100 5700 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 6400 7400 6500 6800 (0) BOSTON 6800 7700 6800 7200 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5400 4800 5200 (0) DALLAS 4400 5000 4600 5000 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2500 2100 2300 (0) MIAMI 7400 7900 7500 7800 (0) NEW YORK 6600 7600 6900 7300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7400 6600 7000 (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 23-29 AUG 25-31 U.S. 28,272 30,348 IMPORTS 14,107 15,291 ------------ -------------- sum 42,379 45,639 AUG 16-22 AUG 18-24 U.S. 27,790 29,200 IMPORTS 18,842 13,704 ------------ -------------- sum 46,632 42,904 AUG 09-15 AUG 11-17 U.S. 28,776 29,328 IMPORTS 15,654 14,941 ------------ -------------- sum 44,430 44,269