Truck Rate Report Washington DC, March 24, 2021 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Francine Vigliotti (202) 720-9938 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MARCH 23 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 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, apples and pears from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District Washington, and potatoes and onions from Central Wisconsin. First Report was issued for broccoli and cauliflower Salinas-Watsonville California All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 17-23 2021 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 23 2021 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MARCH 16 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 7400 (+1) BALTIMORE 8400 8700 (+2) BOSTON 9000 9400 (+13) CHICAGO 6100 6300 (+9) DALLAS 5500 5700 (+24) MIAMI 8400 8800 (+14) NEW YORK 8600 8900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 8300 8700 (-1) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 6000 5100 5300 (-2) BALTIMORE 7000 8300 7400 7600 (-3) BOSTON 8000 9400 8400 8600 (-3) CHICAGO 4200 5400 4500 4700 (-1) DALLAS 2900 3800 3100 3300 (0) LOS ANGELES 1500 1800 (+10) MIAMI 6200 7400 6500 6700 (0) NEW YORK 7600 8800 8000 8200 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 7400 8500 7800 8000 (-2) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7400 7600 (-4) BALTIMORE 8600 8900 (+6) BOSTON 9200 9600 (+13) CHICAGO 6300 6500 (+4) DALLAS 5700 5900 (+4) MIAMI 8600 9000 (+4) NEW YORK 8800 9100 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 8500 8900 (+2) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7300 7500 (-10) BALTIMORE 8500 8800 (+2) BOSTON 9100 9500 (+12) CHICAGO 6200 6400 (+3) DALLAS 5600 5800 (-2) MIAMI 8500 8900 (+2) NEW YORK 8700 9000 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8400 8800 (-1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER SLIGHT SHORTAGE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 7600 7800 BALTIMORE 8800 9100 BOSTON 9400 9800 CHICAGO 6500 6700 DALLAS 5900 6100 MIAMI 8800 9200 NEW YORK 9000 9300 PHILADELPHIA 8700 9100 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7500 7700 (-7) BALTIMORE 8700 9000 (+2) BOSTON 9300 9700 (+15) CHICAGO 6400 6600 (0) DALLAS 5800 6000 (+3) MIAMI 8700 9100 (+3) NEW YORK 8900 9200 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 8600 9000 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6900 7800 7200 7300 (0) BALTIMORE 8200 9200 8500 8600 (0) BOSTON 9000 9900 9300 9600 (0) CHICAGO 6200 7000 6400 6500 (0) DALLAS 5200 6300 5700 5800 (0) MIAMI 8600 9500 8700 8900 (0) NEW YORK 8600 9400 8700 8900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 8400 9300 8400 8700 (+1) SEATTLE 4200 5200 4700 4900 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3010 4100 (0) BALTIMORE 4200 4300 (0) CHICAGO 2580 3000 (0) DALLAS 1505 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 1935 2100 (0) MIAMI 4900 5805 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- VEGETABLES, BERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1400 1600 (+15) BALTIMORE 3100 3400 (+7) BOSTON 4200 4500 (+6) CHICAGO 2700 2900 (+2) NEW YORK 4000 4200 (+9) PHILADELPHIA 3500 3700 (+13) FLORIDA -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) BOSTON 4400 4600 (0) CHICAGO 3300 3500 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 4200 4400 (0) 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 2500 2500 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5200 (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 SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5053 6450 (0) BALTIMORE 5160 6235 5160 5805 (0) BOSTON 5590 6773 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2795 2150 2580 (0) DALLAS 3440 4730 (0) MIAMI 6235 7310 6235 6450 (0) NEW YORK 5375 6020 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5160 6020 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1300 1600 1400 1500 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2500 (0) DALLAS 2400 2500 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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3500 4200 3800 3900 (0) BALTIMORE 5500 6000 5500 5600 (0) BOSTON 6800 7000 (0) CHICAGO 3800 4500 4000 4200 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1700 1800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3200 3600 3300 3400 (0) MIAMI 4000 4500 4200 4400 (+1) NEW YORK 6300 6800 6400 6500 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 5500 6500 6100 6200 (0) SEATTLE 6400 6700 (+6) 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 7300 8400 7600 8000 (+2) BALTIMORE 8300 9100 8400 8700 (0) BOSTON 8600 9600 8800 9200 (+2) CHICAGO 5800 6900 6200 6500 (0) DALLAS 5700 6400 5800 6000 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2900 2300 2600 (-4) MIAMI 9000 9800 9200 9400 (0) NEW YORK 8600 9300 8600 8800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 8300 9000 8300 8600 (0) 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 14-20 MAR 15-21 U.S. 21,364 36,720 IMPORTS 26,831 24,986 ------------ -------------- sum 48,195 61,706 MAR 07-13 MAR 08-14 U.S. 22,900 31,739 IMPORTS 28,543 32,803 ------------ -------------- sum 51,443 64,542 FEB 28-MAR 06 MAR 01-07 U.S. 23,704 31,179 IMPORTS 27,241 24,012 ------------ -------------- sum 50,945 55,191