Truck Rate Report Washington, DC April 21, 2021 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie (202) 365-6701 WA_FV190 ***NOTICE - This will be the last report released in text format. All future reports will be released in PDF format only and will be available at https://mymarketnews.ams.usda.gov/viewReport/2375. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY APRIL 20 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: carrots from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, cilantro, cabbage, Romaine lettuce, parsley, and kale from Oxnard District California, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Salinas-Watsonville California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Santa Maria California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, vegetables and melons from Central and South Florida, apples from Michigan, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: beans, corn, cucumbers, eggplant, honeydew, peppers, squash, tomatoes, watermelon from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, limes tomatoes broccoli watermelon mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 14-20 2021 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY APRIL 20 2021 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY APRIL 13 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 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5300 6100 5500 5700 (+7) BALTIMORE 7700 8700 7900 8100 (+7) BOSTON 8800 9800 8800 9100 (+4) CHICAGO 4400 5700 4700 5000 (+8) DALLAS 3300 4000 3300 3500 (+6) LOS ANGELES 1500 1900 1600 1800 (+3) MIAMI 6700 7500 6800 7100 (+3) NEW YORK 8200 9000 8300 8600 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8800 8000 8300 (+3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7600 8200 (+3) BALTIMORE 8800 9400 (+2) BOSTON 9700 10300 (+2) CHICAGO 6700 7200 (+1) DALLAS 5400 6000 (+2) MIAMI 9100 9800 (+2) NEW YORK 9100 9900 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8800 9400 (+2) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7500 8100 (+3) BALTIMORE 8700 9300 (+2) BOSTON 9600 10200 (+2) CHICAGO 6600 7100 (+1) DALLAS 5300 5900 (+2) MIAMI 9000 9700 (+2) NEW YORK 9000 9800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8700 9300 (+2) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7800 8400 (+3) BALTIMORE 9000 9600 (+2) BOSTON 9900 10500 (+2) CHICAGO 6900 7400 (+1) DALLAS 5600 6200 (+2) MIAMI 9300 10000 (+2) NEW YORK 9300 10100 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 9000 9600 (+2) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7700 8300 (+3) BALTIMORE 8900 9500 (+2) BOSTON 9800 10400 (+2) CHICAGO 6800 7300 (+1) DALLAS 5500 6100 (+2) MIAMI 8100 9900 (+2) NEW YORK 9200 10000 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8900 9500 (+2) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 7100 8000 7300 7700 (0) BALTIMORE 8300 9200 8500 8900 (0) BOSTON 9100 10100 9400 9800 (0) CHICAGO 6400 7100 6500 6800 (0) DALLAS 4800 5900 5200 5600 (0) MIAMI 8700 9300 8700 9100 (0) NEW YORK 8600 9600 8900 9300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 8400 9300 8500 8900 (0) SEATTLE 4600 5400 4600 5000 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3938 4050 (0) BALTIMORE 5175 (0) BOSTON 5175 (0) CHICAGO 2700 3150 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5063 5175 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- DALLAS 2025 2138 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- VEGETABLES, MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2000 (-5) BALTIMORE 3000 3600 3200 3600 (-14) BOSTON 4400 4800 (0) CHICAGO 3000 3200 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4000 (0) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) BOSTON 4400 5700 4400 4600 (0) CHICAGO 3300 3500 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 4200 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3200 3500 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT 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 SLIGHT 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 ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2400 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5500 (0) 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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5053 6450 (0) BALTIMORE 5160 6235 5160 5805 (0) BOSTON 5805 6773 5805 6020 (0) CHICAGO 2365 2795 2365 2580 (0) DALLAS 3440 4300 3440 4085 (0) MIAMI 6020 6880 6020 6450 (0) NEW YORK 5375 6020 5590 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4945 6020 5160 5590 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1300 1600 1400 1500 (0) CHICAGO 2200 2600 (0) DALLAS 2400 2700 2500 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- 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 3400 4200 3600 3700 (0) BALTIMORE 5500 6500 5600 5700 (+2) BOSTON 6600 7000 (0) CHICAGO 4000 4500 4200 4300 (0) DALLAS 1500 1800 1700 1800 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3600 3300 3400 (+6) MIAMI 4300 5000 4700 4800 (+6) NEW YORK 6700 7200 6800 6900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5500 6400 6100 6200 (0) SEATTLE 6000 6400 6100 6200 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT 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. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 7800 8700 8000 8400 (+3) BALTIMORE 8400 9400 8500 8900 (0) BOSTON 9000 10200 9300 9800 (+2) CHICAGO 5700 6800 5900 6400 (+2) DALLAS 5700 6500 5900 6200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 3100 2400 2800 (+4) MIAMI 8500 10000 9100 9600 (0) NEW YORK 8500 9700 8600 9100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8300 9300 8500 9000 (+2) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1100 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3400 3825 BALTIMORE 3400 3825 BOSTON 3825 4800 CHICAGO 1063 1169 DALLAS 3400 4038 MIAMI 4675 5525 4888 5475 NEW YORK 3613 4800 3825 4800 PHILADELPHIA 3400 3613 TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2021 2020 APR 11-17 APR 12-18 U.S. 23,511 30,293 IMPORTS 27,310 18,297 ------------ -------------- sum 50,821 48,590 APR 04-10 APR 05-11 U.S. 25,212 29,312 IMPORTS 27,489 20,707 ------------ -------------- sum 52,701 50,019 MAR 28-APR 03 MAR 29-APR 04 U.S. 25,293 31,070 IMPORTS 27,657 17,680 ------------ -------------- sum 52,950 48,750