Truck Rate Report Washington, DC September 9, 2020 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 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, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, melons from North Carolina, and potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for potatoes from Big Lake and Central Minnesota. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2-8 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 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 6400 6600 (+4) BALTIMORE 8000 8400 (+7) BOSTON 8000 8400 (+1) CHICAGO 5500 6500 (+5) DALLAS 4700 4900 (+9) MIAMI 8000 8200 (+5) NEW YORK 8000 8500 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 8000 8400 (+5) 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 7000 7400 (+4) BALTIMORE 8800 9100 (+10) BOSTON 8700 8900 (+1) CHICAGO 6200 6400 (+3) DALLAS 4800 4900 (+1) MIAMI 8000 8300 (0) NEW YORK 8200 8800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8700 9000 (+8) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS,GRAPES, APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6500 6100 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 7000 7600 7200 7500 (0) 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 6600 7500 (+5) BALTIMORE 8600 8900 (+9) BOSTON 8700 8900 (+4) CHICAGO 6000 6400 (+3) DALLAS 4800 4900 (+2) MIAMI 8000 8300 (+3) NEW YORK 8200 8800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8500 8700 (+5) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5800 6600 6000 6400 (+2) BALTIMORE 7300 8300 7500 7900 (+3) BOSTON 8000 9100 8200 8600 (+2) CHICAGO 5600 6400 5800 6200 (+2) DALLAS 4600 5600 4600 5000 (+2) MIAMI 7500 8600 7800 8200 (+3) NEW YORK 7700 8700 8000 8400 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7400 8400 7800 8200 (+3) SEATTLE 2750 3400 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2200 2300 (+5) BALTIMORE 900 1000 1000 (0) BOSTON 1900 2100 (-7) CHICAGO 1700 1800 (+6) NEW YORK 1300 1400 1400 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 1100 1200 1200 (+14) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4463 4888 (0) BALTIMORE 5313 6000 (0) BOSTON 5950 6900 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3613 (0) DALLAS 3400 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 1806 1700 (0) MIAMI 5950 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5500 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4888 5100 (0) BALTIMORE 5738 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4250 (0) DALLAS 3825 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 (0) MIAMI 5950 6588 (0) NEW YORK 5950 6588 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 5950 (0) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1300 1500 1400 1500 (+4) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2900 3600 (0) BALTIMORE 2900 3200 (0) CHICAGO 950 1300 1100 1200 (0) DALLAS 3000 3700 3200 3400 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3200 3100 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2900 3200 3000 3200 (0) BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3870 4730 (0) MIAMI 5160 6020 (0) BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- BALTIMORE 4515 4730 (0) BOSTON 4730 5590 4945 5160 (0) CHICAGO 1720 2150 2150 (0) DALLAS 3010 3870 3225 (0) NEW YORK 4300 5160 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- 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 (0) BALTIMORE 1600 1800 (-3) BOSTON 2800 3000 (+5) CHICAGO 1900 2000 (+8) NEW YORK 2400 2600 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 1600 1900 1700 1800 (-17) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3000 (-6) BALTIMORE 4000 4500 4100 4200 (-11) BOSTON 5000 5200 (-9) CHICAGO 2700 3200 (-8) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 2500 3000 2600 2700 (-5) MIAMI 3800 4200 (-8) NEW YORK 4700 4800 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 4400 5000 4500 4600 (-12) SEATTLE 5200 5400 (-2) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3000 (-6) BALTIMORE 4000 4500 4100 4200 (-11) BOSTON 5000 5200 (-9) CHICAGO 2700 3200 (-8) DALLAS 1400 1600 1500 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 2500 3000 2600 2700 (-5) MIAMI 3800 4200 (-8) NEW YORK 4700 4800 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 4400 5000 4500 4600 (-12) SEATTLE 5200 5400 (-2) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6400 6600 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5000 (0) DALLAS 4888 5200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2400 2900 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES AND NECTARINES. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6300 5800 6200 BALTIMORE 6600 7500 6700 7100 BOSTON 7200 8400 7800 8200 CHICAGO 4800 5400 4900 5300 DALLAS 4400 5200 4800 5200 LOS ANGELES 1900 2500 2000 2300 MIAMI 7600 8300 7800 8200 NEW YORK 7100 8300 7400 7800 PHILADELPHIA 6800 7800 6900 7300 SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1100 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 30-SEP 05 SEP 01-07 U.S. 28,381 27,021 IMPORTS 14,358 16,470 ------------ -------------- sum 42,739 43,491 AUG 23-29 AUG 25-31 U.S. 28,339 30,348 IMPORTS 19,244 15,291 ------------ -------------- sum 47,583 45,639 AUG 16-22 AUG 18-24 U.S. 27,790 29,200 IMPORTS 18,865 13,704 ------------ -------------- sum 46,655 42,904