Truck Rate Report Washington, DC August 26, 2020 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY AUGUST 25 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 Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois, and melons from Southeast Missouri. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: carrots and grapes from Kern District California, berries, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine, and leaf lettuce from Salinas-Watsonville California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine, leaf lettuce and strawberries from Sant Maria California, citrus and avocados from South District California, melons from Maryland, Delaware and Eastern Shore Virginia, potatoes from Big Lake and Central Minnesota, melons from North Carolina, limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, watermelons and onions from Texas, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington, 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 potatoes from Big Lake and Central Minnesota. A Last Report was issued for the following commodities: melons from Southeast Missouri. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 19-25 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 25 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 18 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 -- BALTIMORE 7500 7800 (+1) BOSTON 7900 8300 (+1) CHICAGO 5400 6000 (+1) NEW YORK 7800 8100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7500 8100 (+1) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6000 6500 (+1) DALLAS 4300 4500 (+1) MIAMI 7500 8000 (+1) NORTHERN CALIF INCL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY -- PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6447 6500 (-5) BALTIMORE 7200 7236 (-5) BOSTON 7970 8000 (-6) CHICAGO 5250 5400 (-9) DALLAS 4419 5000 (0) MIAMI 7417 8000 (-3) NEW YORK 7514 7800 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 7299 7500 (-5) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 7800 8400 (-1) BOSTON 8500 8900 (+1) CHICAGO 6000 6200 (+1) NEW YORK 7900 8700 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8600 (-2) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6800 7000 (+1) DALLAS 4700 4900 (+1) MIAMI 8000 8300 (+1) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS,GRAPES, APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6500 6100 6300 BALTIMORE 7000 7600 BOSTON 7500 8100 7700 8000 CHICAGO 5400 5800 DALLAS 4400 5100 4700 5000 MIAMI 7300 8000 7600 8000 NEW YORK 7500 8000 7600 7800 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 7900 8200 (+1) BOSTON 8200 8800 (+1) CHICAGO 5700 6300 (+1) NEW YORK 8100 8500 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8000 8400 (+1) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6400 7000 (+2) DALLAS 4600 4900 (+2) MIAMI 7800 8100 (+1) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5700 6500 5900 6300 (-1) 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 SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2000 2200 (+11) BALTIMORE 1000 (0) BOSTON 1900 2000 (-3) CHICAGO 1500 1700 1600 1700 (+6) NEW YORK 1300 1400 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 1000 1100 (-5) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4463 4888 (+5) BALTIMORE 5100 6000 (+4) BOSTON 5600 6163 5950 (+4) CHICAGO 3400 3613 (+6) DALLAS 3200 3613 (+3) LOS ANGELES 1700 1806 1700 (+3) MIAMI 5800 6375 (+1) NEW YORK 5525 6400 6000 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5500 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4675 4888 (+5) BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4038 (+6) DALLAS 3825 4038 (+6) LOS ANGELES 1063 1488 (0) MIAMI 5950 6375 (+7) NEW YORK 5950 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5525 5950 (+2) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1200 1500 1300 1500 (+12) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2900 2600 2800 (+10) BALTIMORE 2600 2900 2600 2800 (+6) CHICAGO 900 1200 1000 1100 (+11) DALLAS 2800 3100 2800 3000 (+5) NEW YORK 3000 3200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (0) BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 3440 4085 3548 3763 BALTIMORE 3655 4515 BOSTON 4300 5160 4300 4730 CHICAGO 1290 1828 DALLAS 2688 3225 MIAMI 4838 5590 5590 NEW YORK 4300 5160 4300 4515 PHILADELPHIA 3655 4515 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI -- MELONS SHORTAGE - LAST REPORT -- CHICAGO 1500 1700 (+3) 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 SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1300 1500 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 1700 1500 (-3) BOSTON 2600 2800 (-7) CHICAGO 1800 1900 (+3) NEW YORK 2200 2400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1600 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 4200 4800 (+8) BOSTON 4800 5700 (+12) CHICAGO 2800 3200 (+3) LOS ANGELES 2500 2800 (0) NEW YORK 4600 5300 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 4200 5000 (+7) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (+1) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2600 3500 (+15) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (+7) MIAMI 4200 4500 (0) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 4200 4800 (+8) BOSTON 4800 5700 (+12) CHICAGO 2800 3200 (+3) LOS ANGELES 2500 2800 (0) NEW YORK 4600 5300 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 4200 5000 (+7) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (+1) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2600 3500 (+15) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (+7) MIAMI 4200 4500 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6400 6600 (+8) CHICAGO 4800 5000 (+5) DALLAS 4675 5200 (+21) LOS ANGELES 2400 2900 (+13) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, NECTARINES, PRUNES. SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5400 6100 5700 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 6400 7400 6500 6800 (0) BOSTON 6800 7700 6800 7200 (-4) CHICAGO 4800 5400 4800 5200 (-2) DALLAS 4400 5000 4600 5000 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2500 2100 2300 (0) MIAMI 7400 7900 7500 7800 NEW YORK 6600 7600 6900 7300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7400 6600 7000 (-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 AUG 16-22 AUG 18-24 U.S. 27,311 29,200 IMPORTS 16,929 13,704 ------------ -------------- sum 44,240 42,904 AUG 09-15 AUG 11-17 U.S. 28,746 29,328 IMPORTS 15,620 14,941 ------------ -------------- sum 44,366 44,269 AUG 02-08 AUG 04-10 U.S. 28,975 30,398 IMPORTS 15,050 13,827 ------------ -------------- sum 44,025 44,225