Washington, DC March 11, 2020 USDA Truck Rate Report Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MARCH 10 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 slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: melons from South Florida. All other areas reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 4-10 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 10 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MARCH 3 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 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- CUCUMBERS, BEANS, EGGPLANT, PEPPERS, TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES AND MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3800 4500 4000 4200 (+5) BALTIMORE 4800 5700 5200 5400 (+10) BOSTON 5700 6700 6200 6500 (+8) CHICAGO 3400 3900 3600 (+9) DALLAS 2200 2500 2200 2300 (0) LOS ANGELES 1400 1600 (+11) MIAMI 4900 5500 5000 5200 (+3) NEW YORK 5400 6400 5700 6000 (+15) PHILADELPHIA 5100 6100 5500 5800 (+15) IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5300 (-1) BALTIMORE 5800 6200 (+3) BOSTON 6500 6800 (0) CHICAGO 4400 4600 (+1) DALLAS 3200 3400 (0) MIAMI 6400 6600 (+3) NEW YORK 6100 6500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6300 (-1) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 5800 (-1) BALTIMORE 6400 6600 (+3) BOSTON 6900 7100 (0) CHICAGO 4800 (+1) DALLAS 3500 (0) MIAMI 7000 (+3) NEW YORK 6600 6900 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6300 6600 (-1) SEATTLE 3100 3400 (0) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5700 (-1) BALTIMORE 6500 6700 (+3) BOSTON 7000 7200 (0) CHICAGO 4900 (+1) DALLAS 3500 (0) MIAMI 6900 7000 (+3) NEW YORK 6700 7000 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6800 (-1) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6100 (-1) BALTIMORE 6800 7000 (+3) BOSTON 7200 7400 (0) CHICAGO 5100 (+1) DALLAS 4000 (0) MIAMI 7300 (+3) NEW YORK 6900 7200 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6600 6900 (-1) SEATTLE 3200 3500 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4200 5200 4800 5200 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 6100 5600 6000 (0) BOSTON 6000 7000 6300 6700 (0) CHICAGO 3600 4700 4100 4500 (-2) DALLAS 2800 3600 3100 3500 (0) MIAMI 5700 6700 6200 6600 (0) NEW YORK 5600 6600 5900 6300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5300 6400 5700 6100 (0) SEATTLE 2600 3400 3100 3400 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3093 3448 3225 3333 (0) BALTIMORE 3868 4300 4135 (0) BOSTON 4408 4591 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2580 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1540 1828 1828 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2108 1828 (0) MIAMI 4300 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4181 4622 4515 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 3870 4193 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1300 1000 1200 (+5) BALTIMORE 1700 2000 (-8) BOSTON 2500 3000 2800 3000 (-3) CHICAGO 1700 2000 1800 1900 (+3) NEW YORK 2300 2800 2500 2800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 1900 2400 2200 2400 (0) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 3800 4000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2500 2800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1950 2000 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1200 1500 1200 1400 (0) BOSTON 2800 3200 2900 3200 (0) CHICAGO 2200 2500 2300 2400 (+2) NEW YORK 2300 2800 2600 2800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2700 2500 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5525 (0) BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (0) BOSTON 5950 6375 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3825 3400 (0) DALLAS 3825 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 (0) MIAMI 6163 6800 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 5950 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 4888 5100 (0) BOSTON 5313 5738 (0) CHICAGO 3000 3400 (0) DALLAS 3188 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 1800 (0) MIAMI 5738 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5700 5313 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5313 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2500 2200 (0) NEW YORK 3400 3800 3500 (0) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 2500 2700 (0) BOSTON 1450 1650 1500 1600 (0) NEW YORK 2100 2450 2200 2400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2500 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2900 2700 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 2700 2900 2700 2800 (0) CHICAGO 900 1200 900 1000 (0) DALLAS 2900 3200 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 2800 2900 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATO ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4730 4515 4730 (0) BOSTON 4515 5160 5160 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2365 2150 (0) DALLAS 2795 3440 3010 3440 (0) MIAMI 5375 5590 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4730 5590 4730 5375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4730 4300 4515 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1500 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 1800 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 3500 3500 (0) BALTIMORE 1300 2000 1700 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 2000 (0) MIAMI 3200 4000 3600 4000 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1800 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3400 2800 3000 BALTIMORE 4200 4800 4200 4400 BOSTON 5200 5600 5200 5400 CHICAGO 3200 3400 DALLAS 1300 1600 1300 1500 LOS ANGELES 2800 3400 2800 3000 MIAMI 3400 3600 NEW YORK 4800 5400 5000 5200 PHILADELPHIA 4200 5000 4400 4800 SEATTLE 5400 5800 5400 5600 COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6100 6250 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4500 (0) DALLAS 3500 4300 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2500 (0) MIAMI 6600 7300 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 6000 5300 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 5500 6900 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6200 6900 6400 6800 (0) CHICAGO 4200 4900 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 4000 5000 4400 4800 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2700 2000 2400 (0) NEW YORK 5800 6600 6200 6600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6400 6000 6400 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) BOSTON 3400 3800 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 4250 5100 4600 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4250 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. On Jan. 1, 2020, Specialty Crops Market News transitioned to the Department of Homeland Security ACE reporting system. ACE data reflects actual volumes of specialty crops movement activity data along the U.S. northern border instead of percentages of the volume shown in the previous source data. The first weekly report reflecting the ACE data was released Jan. 6, 2020. 2020 2019 MAR 01-07 MAR 03-09 U.S. 22,126 28,778 IMPORTS 21,951 22,546 ------------ -------------- sum 44,077 51,324 FEB 23-29 FEB 24-MAR 02 U.S. 21,214 26,212 IMPORTS 25,277 24,134 ------------ -------------- sum 46,491 50,346 FEB 16-22 FEB 17-23 U.S. 22,033 27,674 IMPORTS 23,140 23,674 ------------ -------------- sum 45,173 51,348