Washington, DC December 4, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY DECEMBER 3 2019 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: grapes from San Joaquin Valley California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, onions from Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, and potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota (Red River Valley). All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER 3 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 3 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26 2019 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, MIXED VEGETABLES AND MELONS, PEPPERS, TOMATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4100 4300 BALTIMORE 5500 5700 BOSTON 6400 6700 CHICAGO 3600 3800 DALLAS 2200 2400 LOS ANGELES 1100 1200 NEW YORK 5900 6100 PHILADELPHIA 5700 5900 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5300 BALTIMORE 6200 6600 BOSTON 6900 7200 CHICAGO 4600 5000 DALLAS 3400 3800 MIAMI 6600 6900 NEW YORK 6500 6800 PHILADELPHIA 6400 6700 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7000 (+1) BOSTON 7300 7500 (-1) CHICAGO 5000 5200 (+2) DALLAS 3700 3900 (0) MIAMI 7300 7400 (+3) NEW YORK 7000 7200 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7000 (0) SEATTLE 3600 3900 (+3) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5700 (0) BALTIMORE 6900 7100 (+1) BOSTON 7400 7600 (-1) CHICAGO 5100 5300 (+2) DALLAS 3700 3900 (0) MIAMI 7200 7400 (+3) NEW YORK 7100 7300 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7200 (0) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6000 6200 (0) BALTIMORE 7300 7500 (+1) BOSTON 7700 7900 (-1) CHICAGO 5400 5600 (+2) DALLAS 4300 4500 (0) MIAMI 7900 8000 (+3) NEW YORK 7500 7600 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7300 7500 (0) SEATTLE 3200 3500 (+3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- BALTIMORE 5800 6500 6000 6300 (0) DALLAS 3100 3800 3200 3600 (0) MIAMI 6100 6900 6300 6500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6600 6100 6400 (0) SEATTLE 2700 3600 3200 3300 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6100 (0) BALTIMORE 7200 7400 (+1) BOSTON 7600 7800 (-1) CHICAGO 5300 5500 (+2) DALLAS 4200 4400 (0) MIAMI 7600 7700 (+3) NEW YORK 7300 7500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7100 7300 (0) SEATTLE 3700 4000 (+3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5500 5200 5500 (0) BALTIMORE 6000 6900 6400 6700 (0) BOSTON 6700 7500 6900 7300 (0) CHICAGO 4100 4900 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 3300 4100 3500 3900 (0) MIAMI 6500 7400 6700 7100 (0) NEW YORK 6400 7100 6500 6900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6200 7000 6400 6800 (0) SEATTLE 2800 3500 3200 3400 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- BALTIMORE 3868 4300 4300 (0) BOSTON 4300 4591 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2580 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1520 1828 1828 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2108 1828 (0) MIAMI 4300 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4181 4622 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 3870 4193 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1300 BALTIMORE 1800 2200 1800 2100 BOSTON 2600 2900 2700 2900 CHICAGO 1800 2000 1800 1900 NEW YORK 2500 2800 2500 2700 PHILADELPHIA 2100 2400 2200 2400 IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 5738 (0) BALTIMORE 5738 6163 5738 (0) BOSTON 5950 6375 (0) CHICAGO 3613 4038 3825 (0) DALLAS 3613 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2550 (0) MIAMI 5950 6800 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 6163 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4463 4700 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5500 (0) BOSTON 5700 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3400 (0) DALLAS 3400 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2000 (0) MIAMI 6375 6481 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5550 (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 2700 3000 2800 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 2700 2900 2700 2800 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 1000 1100 (0) DALLAS 2900 3200 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATO SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4085 4515 4085 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4730 4515 (0) BOSTON 4730 5590 4730 5160 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2365 2150 (0) DALLAS 2795 3440 3010 (0) MIAMI 5375 6020 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4730 5590 4730 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4730 4300 4515 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1500 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1800 1900 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 (0) MIAMI 3000 3500 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1300 1500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 3900 4300 (+3) BOSTON 4800 5000 (0) CHICAGO 2800 3300 (0) DALLAS 1400 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2600 2800 (0) MIAMI 3200 3600 (+6) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (0) SEATTLE 4800 5100 (+1) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6100 6800 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 4600 5200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2900 (0) MIAMI 7200 8075 (+3) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 6400 6000 6400 (0) BALTIMORE 6300 7200 6400 6800 (0) BOSTON 7000 7700 7200 7500 (+1) CHICAGO 4700 5500 5100 5500 (+10) DALLAS 4200 5000 4500 4900 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2800 2300 2700 (0) NEW YORK 6800 7800 6900 7300 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7200 6700 7100 (0) SEATTLE 950 1300 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) BOSTON 3613 4000 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 (0) DALLAS 3000 (0) MIAMI 4250 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 NOV 24-30 NOV 25-DEC 01 U.S. 17,939 25,933 IMPORTS 13,869 20,672 ------------ -------------- sum 31,808 46,605 NOV 17-23 NOV 18-24 U.S. 26,086 22,956 IMPORTS 15,835 15,699 ------------ -------------- sum 41,921 38,655 NOV 10-16 NOV 11-17 U.S. 25,525 30,284 IMPORTS 13,706 16,560 ------------ -------------- sum 39,231 46,844