Washington, DC September 11, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 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: Melons from Delaware, Maryland, and Eastern Shore Virginia, melons from North Carolina, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report has been issued for the following commodities: onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, and apples from New York. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4-10 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 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 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5400 (-2) BALTIMORE 6100 6300 (+2) BOSTON 6800 7000 (0) CHICAGO 4200 4400 (0) DALLAS 3600 3800 (0) MIAMI 6700 7200 (+3) NEW YORK 6400 6800 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6700 (+3) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5700 (-2) BALTIMORE 6500 6800 (+2) BOSTON 7000 7300 (0) CHICAGO 4600 4700 (0) DALLAS 4000 4400 (0) MIAMI 7100 7500 (+3) NEW YORK 6800 7300 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7200 (+3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES,PLUMS,GRAPES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5900 6600 6100 6300 (0) DALLAS 3300 4100 3500 3700 (0) MIAMI 6100 7000 6300 6500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6600 6200 6500 (0) SEATTLE 2600 3600 3100 3300 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- WATERMELONS, HONEYDEWS, CANTALOUPS, BELL PEPPERS AND CORN ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5200 (-2) BALTIMORE 6100 6300 (+2) BOSTON 6600 7000 (0) CHICAGO 4200 4400 (0) DALLAS 3600 3800 (0) MIAMI 6700 7200 (+3) NEW YORK 6400 6800 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6700 (+3) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5600 (-2) BALTIMORE 6500 6600 (+2) BOSTON 7000 7200 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4700 (0) DALLAS 4000 4200 (0) MIAMI 7100 7300 (+3) NEW YORK 6800 7100 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6600 6900 (+3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4600 5500 5100 5500 (0) BALTIMORE 5900 6700 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6600 7300 6800 7200 (0) CHICAGO 4100 4900 4400 4800 (0) DALLAS 3200 3900 3400 3800 (-5) MIAMI 6150 7000 6400 6800 (-1) NEW YORK 6300 6800 6400 6800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6700 6200 6600 (0) SEATTLE 2600 3700 3200 3600 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2881 3314 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 4145 4515 4250 4300 (0) BOSTON 4515 4919 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2150 1935 (0) DALLAS 1613 1930 1720 1930 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 1935 1828 (0) MIAMI 4250 4945 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4480 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 4255 4515 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1700 1800 (-8) BALTIMORE 900 950 950 (0) BOSTON 1800 (0) CHICAGO 1300 1350 1350 (-4) NEW YORK 1400 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 1000 1100 1100 (0) NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 (-4) BALTIMORE 1200 (-4) BOSTON 2200 (0) CHICAGO 1400 (-7) NEW YORK 1800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1300 1400 (-10) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 900 1000 1000 (-9) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 4463 4675 BALTIMORE 5100 5525 BOSTON 5525 5950 5525 CHICAGO 3188 3613 DALLAS 3400 3825 LOS ANGELES 1700 2200 MIAMI 5525 6163 NEW YORK 5100 5525 5525 PHILADELPHIA 5100 5313 UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4250 4463 (-2) BALTIMORE 4888 5500 5100 (0) BOSTON 5100 5525 (-11) CHICAGO 2975 3400 3188 (-6) DALLAS 3188 3500 (-2) LOS ANGELES 1594 2200 1800 2000 (+5) MIAMI 5200 6163 5950 (-3) NEW YORK 5100 5525 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 4800 5313 5100 (-4) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2600 2500 2600 (0) BALTIMORE 2600 2800 (0) CHICAGO 900 1200 900 1000 (0) DALLAS 2600 3000 2700 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2700 3000 2800 2900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2600 2900 2600 2800 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2200 2200 (0) DALLAS 2200 2400 2300 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- 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 - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1800 1900 BALTIMORE 1500 BOSTON 1500 2000 MIAMI 3000 3500 NEW YORK 1200 2000 1500 1900 PHILADELPHIA 1300 1500 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2300 2400 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (+3) BOSTON 4400 4800 4600 4800 (0) CHICAGO 2600 3000 2800 (0) DALLAS 1100 1500 1300 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2600 2300 2500 (0) MIAMI 3000 3200 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4600 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 4200 3800 4000 (0) SEATTLE 4600 5000 4800 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5525 5700 (-7) CHICAGO 4250 4500 (-22) DALLAS 4200 4500 4400 (+1) LOS ANGELES 1800 2125 (-2) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, NECTARINES. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 6400 5600 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 5800 6600 6000 6400 (-2) BOSTON 6600 7200 6600 6900 (0) CHICAGO 4100 4700 4300 4600 (-4) DALLAS 4000 4600 4000 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 1900 2100 (0) NEW YORK 6300 6800 6500 6700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6800 6200 6500 (-1) SEATTLE 950 1400 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES 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 SEP 01-07 SEP 02-08 U.S. 24,984 27,566 IMPORTS 11,801 13,496 ------------ -------------- sum 36,785 41,062 AUG 25-31 AUG 26-SEP 01 U.S. 28,747 30,884 IMPORTS 14,156 13,709 ------------ -------------- sum 42,903 44,593 AUG 18-24 AUG 19-25 U.S. 27,672 31,691 IMPORTS 13,602 15,027 ------------ -------------- sum 41,274 46,718