Truck Rate Report Washington, DC January 6, 2021 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JANUARY 5 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: cucumbers, eggplant, squash, cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon from Mexico crossings through Nogales, Arizona, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, vegetables and berries from Central and South Florida. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: lettuce, leaf lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower and peppers from Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Valleys California and Central and Western Arizona, carrots and grapes from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, cilantro, cabbage, Romaine, parsley and kale from Oxnard District California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery and strawberries from Santa Maria California, vegetables and berries from Central and South Florida, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota Red River Valley, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 30-JANUARY 5 2021 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 5 2021 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY DECEMBER 29 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 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND PEPPERS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6500 7200 (0) BALTIMORE 7900 8400 (0) BOSTON 8500 9100 (-1) CHICAGO 6000 6500 (0) DALLAS 4900 5600 (0) MIAMI 8300 8800 (0) NEW YORK 8200 8800 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7900 8600 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- CUCUMBERS, CORN, EGGPLANT, SQUASH, HONEYDEW AND WATERMELON SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5200 6500 5500 6000 BALTIMORE 7200 8300 7400 7600 BOSTON 8200 9700 8600 8800 CHICAGO 4400 5700 4800 5100 DALLAS 3000 3900 3300 3500 LOS ANGELES 1600 2000 1800 2000 MIAMI 6500 7400 6700 6900 NEW YORK 7600 9100 7900 8300 PHILADELPHIA 7400 8700 7700 7900 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6800 7500 (0) BALTIMORE 8200 8700 (0) BOSTON 8900 9400 (-1) CHICAGO 6300 6800 (0) DALLAS 5200 5900 (0) MIAMI 8700 9100 (0) NEW YORK 8800 9100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8600 8900 (0) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6800 7400 (0) BALTIMORE 8600 (0) BOSTON 8600 9500 (-1) CHICAGO 6400 6700 (0) DALLAS 5200 5800 (0) MIAMI 8600 9000 (0) NEW YORK 8900 9000 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8600 8800 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- GRAPES, APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6300 7100 6500 7000 (0) BALTIMORE 7800 8600 8000 8300 (0) BOSTON 8500 9100 8500 8900 (0) CHICAGO 6000 6600 6200 6500 (0) DALLAS 4800 6000 4900 5400 (0) MIAMI 7800 8900 8300 8700 (0) NEW YORK 7900 8700 8000 8300 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7200 7600 (0) BALTIMORE 7300 8800 (-8) BOSTON 9000 9500 (-1) CHICAGO 6700 6900 (0) DALLAS 5400 6000 (0) MIAMI 8700 9200 (0) NEW YORK 8800 9200 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8500 9000 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6500 7200 6600 7000 (0) BALTIMORE 7700 8700 7900 8300 (0) BOSTON 8500 9300 8600 9000 (0) CHICAGO 6000 6900 6100 6500 (0) DALLAS 4700 6200 5000 5500 (0) MIAMI 7800 8800 8300 8700 (0) NEW YORK 8200 8900 8300 8700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7900 8800 8100 8500 (0) SEATTLE 2800 4200 3000 3500 (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 SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1200 1300 (-34) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 2300 2500 (-20) BOSTON 3400 3600 (-29) CHICAGO 2100 2200 (-35) NEW YORK 2800 3200 3000 3200 (-23) PHILADELPHIA 2400 3000 2700 3000 (-11) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4888 6200 5800 5900 (+15) BALTIMORE 6163 6800 (+2) BOSTON 7013 7225 (+5) CHICAGO 3400 4038 3825 (0) DALLAS 3600 4800 3825 4038 (+3) LOS ANGELES 1800 2200 (-6) MIAMI 6800 7650 (+3) NEW YORK 6000 7225 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6163 6800 (+2) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5738 6375 (+6) BALTIMORE 6375 7225 (0) BOSTON 7225 8075 (-3) CHICAGO 4250 4675 4675 (0) DALLAS 4250 5100 4675 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2125 (-4) MIAMI 7650 8925 8500 (+11) NEW YORK 7225 8075 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6375 7225 (-3) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 2900 (0) BALTIMORE 2900 3100 3000 3100 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1100 (0) DALLAS 2900 3100 3000 3100 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 3300 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 3100 3200 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4300 5160 4730 4945 (0) BALTIMORE 5160 5590 5160 (0) BOSTON 5698 6880 6020 (0) CHICAGO 2365 2795 2365 2580 (0) DALLAS 3440 4085 3440 3870 (0) MIAMI 6020 6450 6020 (0) NEW YORK 5590 6020 6020 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5160 5375 5160 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT 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 5712 4700 5712 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0) BOSTON 2000 2300 (0) CHICAGO 3500 4980 4100 4980 (0) MIAMI 4200 6500 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 2000 2500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4200 4600 4400 4500 (-13) BALTIMORE 6000 6500 6300 6400 (-9) BOSTON 7000 7600 7400 7500 (-12) CHICAGO 3600 4000 (-15) DALLAS 1600 1800 1700 1800 (-5) LOS ANGELES 3800 4200 (-10) MIAMI 4600 5000 4700 4800 (-6) NEW YORK 6500 7000 6700 6800 (-17) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6700 6500 6600 (-8) SEATTLE 6700 7000 (0) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4200 4600 4400 4500 (-13) BALTIMORE 6000 6500 6300 6400 (-9) BOSTON 7000 7600 7400 7500 (-12) CHICAGO 3600 4000 (-15) DALLAS 1600 1800 1700 1800 (-5) LOS ANGELES 3800 4200 (-10) MIAMI 4600 5000 4700 4800 (-6) NEW YORK 6500 7000 6700 6800 (-17) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6700 6500 6600 (-8) SEATTLE 6700 7000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6978 7400 (-4) DALLAS 5300 6240 (+1) LOS ANGELES 2800 3200 (+10) MIAMI 8400 8600 (-2) NEW YORK 7981 PHILADELPHIA 7400 7800 (-4) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 7000 8000 7200 7800 (0) BALTIMORE 7600 9000 7800 8400 (0) BOSTON 8500 9600 8700 9200 (-1) CHICAGO 5500 6800 5800 6300 (0) DALLAS 5600 6900 5800 6300 (+1) LOS ANGELES 2400 3200 2500 2900 (-2) MIAMI 8400 9200 8700 9200 (+2) NEW YORK 8400 9400 8600 9000 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7700 9000 7800 8400 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1150 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3400 3613 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3613 (0) BOSTON 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0) CHICAGO 1063 1169 (0) DALLAS 3400 4038 (0) MIAMI 4888 5525 (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 DEC 27-JAN 02 DEC 29-JAN 04 U.S. 17,019 26,477 IMPORTS 14,061 21,883 ------------ -------------- sum 31,080 48,360 DEC 20-26 DEC 22-28 U.S. 16,597 20,556 IMPORTS 15,469 16,508 ------------ -------------- sum 32,066 37,064 DEC 13-19 DEC 15-21 U.S. 22,853 27,402 IMPORTS 20,863 18,377 ------------ -------------- sum 43,716 45,779