Truck Rate Report Washington, DC March 31, 2021 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Francine Vigliotti (202) 720-9938 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MARCH 30 2021 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: potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, vegetables and berries from Central and South Florida, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, apples from Michigan, potatoes from Minnesota North Dakota (Red River Valley), sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: lettuce, leaf lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and celery from Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Valleys, California and Central and Western Arizona, beans, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, honeydew, peppers, squash, tomatoes, watermelon from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona, carrots from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, cilantro, cabbage, romaine, parsley and kale from Oxnard District California, broccoli and cauliflower Salinas- Watsonville California, broccoli, cauliflower and celery from Santa Maria California, citrus and avocados from South District California, potatoes from Florida, limes tomatoes broccoli watermelon mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, apples and pears from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District Washington, and potatoes and onions from Central Wisconsin. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 24-30 2021 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 30 2021 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MARCH 23 2021 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 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7200 7800 (+3) BALTIMORE 8400 8900 (+1) BOSTON 9200 9800 (+3) CHICAGO 6200 6800 (+5) DALLAS 5200 5800 (-2) MIAMI 8700 9300 (+5) NEW YORK 8600 9200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8400 9000 (+2) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON SHORTAGE -- DALLAS 3100 4000 3400 3600 (+9) LOS ANGELES 1500 2100 1800 (+9) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 6200 5400 5600 (+6) BALTIMORE 7400 8800 7700 7900 (+4) BOSTON 8500 9900 8700 9000 (+4) CHICAGO 4200 5400 4700 4900 (+4) MIAMI 6400 7500 6700 7000 (+4) NEW YORK 7900 9000 8200 8600 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 7600 8800 8000 8300 (+3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7400 8000 (+3) BALTIMORE 8600 9100 (+1) BOSTON 9400 10000 (+3) CHICAGO 6400 7000 (+5) DALLAS 5400 6000 (-2) MIAMI 8900 9500 (+5) NEW YORK 8800 9400 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8600 9200 (+2) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7300 7900 (+3) BALTIMORE 8500 9000 (+1) BOSTON 9300 9900 (+3) CHICAGO 6300 6900 (+5) DALLAS 5300 5900 (-2) MIAMI 8800 9400 (+5) NEW YORK 8700 9300 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8500 9100 (+2) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7600 8200 (+3) BALTIMORE 8800 9300 (+1) BOSTON 9600 10200 (+3) CHICAGO 6600 7200 (+5) DALLAS 5600 6200 (-2) MIAMI 9100 9700 (+4) NEW YORK 9000 9600 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8800 9400 (+2) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7500 8100 (+3) BALTIMORE 8700 9200 (+1) BOSTON 9500 10100 (+3) CHICAGO 6500 7100 (+5) DALLAS 5500 6100 (-2) MIAMI 9000 9600 (+4) NEW YORK 8900 9500 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8700 9300 (+2) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7000 7900 7300 7600 (+3) BALTIMORE 8200 9100 8500 8800 (+1) BOSTON 9000 10100 9400 9800 (+2) CHICAGO 6300 7100 6400 6800 (+2) DALLAS 4800 6000 5300 5700 (-4) MIAMI 8600 9300 8800 9200 (+2) NEW YORK 8600 9400 8800 9200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8400 9200 8600 9000 (+3) SEATTLE 4400 5200 4700 5000 (+1) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3719 3825 (+6) BALTIMORE 4888 (+15) CHICAGO 2550 2975 (-1) DALLAS 1913 2019 (-9) PHILADELPHIA 4781 4888 (+18) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- VEGETABLES, BERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2000 2200 (+40) BALTIMORE 3500 3800 (+12) BOSTON 4500 4900 (+8) CHICAGO 2700 3000 (+2) NEW YORK 4300 4500 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 3600 4000 (+6) FLORIDA -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) BOSTON 4400 4600 (0) CHICAGO 3300 3500 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4400 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3200 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4675 5950 (0) BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (0) BOSTON 6375 7013 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4250 (0) DALLAS 3825 4500 3825 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 2100 2250 (0) MIAMI 6800 7225 (0) NEW YORK 5950 7225 6163 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5525 5950 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5950 6375 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7225 (0) BOSTON 7225 7650 7650 (0) CHICAGO 5100 5525 (0) DALLAS 5100 5525 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2550 (0) MIAMI 8500 8925 (0) NEW YORK 7650 8500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7225 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2400 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5500 (+3) MICHIGAN -- APPLES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2900 3100 (0) BALTIMORE 2900 3000 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 1000 1100 (0) DALLAS 3100 3400 3100 3200 (0) NEW YORK 3400 3600 3500 3600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5053 6450 (0) BALTIMORE 5160 6235 5160 5805 (0) BOSTON 5805 6773 5805 6020 (-4) CHICAGO 2365 2795 2365 2580 (+5) DALLAS 3440 4300 3440 4085 (-8) MIAMI 6020 6880 6020 6450 (-2) NEW YORK 5375 6020 5590 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 4945 6020 5160 5590 (-4) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1300 1600 1400 1500 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2600 (+2) DALLAS 2400 2700 2500 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3500 (0) MIAMI 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2500 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 5000 5000 (0) BALTIMORE 2500 2800 2500 (0) BOSTON 2000 3000 2500 (0) MIAMI 5000 6000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2500 3000 2500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI WATERMELON MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3500 4000 3500 3600 (-8) BALTIMORE 5500 6400 6000 6200 (+10) BOSTON 6800 7400 6900 7000 (+1) CHICAGO 3800 4400 4000 4100 (-1) DALLAS 1600 2000 1700 1800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3400 3600 (+4) MIAMI 4200 4600 4200 4300 (-1) NEW YORK 6500 7200 6800 6900 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6600 6100 6200 (0) SEATTLE 6400 6700 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7000 8300 (0) DALLAS 5500 6500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2900 3188 (0) MIAMI 9000 9500 (0) NEW YORK 7800 8800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7400 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS. SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7400 8500 7800 8200 (+3) BALTIMORE 8500 9200 8600 9000 (+3) BOSTON 8800 9900 9000 9400 (+2) CHICAGO 5700 6700 5800 6300 (-5) DALLAS 5800 6400 5900 6200 (+3) LOS ANGELES 2200 2900 2200 2500 (-4) MIAMI 8800 9600 9000 9300 (-2) NEW YORK 8300 9300 8500 9000 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8200 9200 8300 8800 (+1) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1100 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3400 3825 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3825 (0) BOSTON 3825 4800 (0) CHICAGO 1063 1169 (0) DALLAS 3400 4038 (0) MIAMI 4675 5525 4888 5475 (0) NEW YORK 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2021 2020 MAR 21-27 MAR 22-28 U.S. 21,290 34,532 IMPORTS 27,712 24,649 ------------ -------------- sum 49,002 59,181 MAR 14-20 MAR 15-21 U.S. 21,614 36,720 IMPORTS 26,832 24,973 ------------ -------------- sum 48,446 61,693 MAR 07-13 MAR 08-14 U.S. 23,965 31,739 IMPORTS 28,543 32,798 ------------ -------------- sum 52,508 64,537