Truck Rate Report Washington, DC May 13, 2020 Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MAY 12 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: Bell peppers, corn beans and eggplant from Imperial, Coachella & Palo Verde Valleys California, carrots from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, Romaine, leaf lettuce, cilantro, kale and parsley from Oxnard District California, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Salinas-Watsonville California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine, leaf lettuce and strawberries from Santa Maria California, citrus and avocados from South District California, tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from Central and South Florida. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: potatoes from Upper Valley Twin Falls Burley District Idaho, and potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MAY 6-12 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MAY 12 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MAY 5 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 4300 4000 4200 (+3) BALTIMORE 5000 5600 5100 5400 (+2) BOSTON 5500 6700 6300 6600 (+2) CHICAGO 3400 4000 3600 3800 (+3) DALLAS 2200 2600 2400 2600 (+4) LOS ANGELES 1400 1600 (+3) MIAMI 5000 5600 5200 5400 (+2) NEW YORK 5000 6400 6000 6400 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 5000 6100 5700 5900 (+2) IMPERIAL, COACHELLA & PALO VERDE VALLEYS CALIFORNIA -- BELL PEPPERS, CORN, BEANS AND EGGPLANT SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4000 5000 4600 5000 (+14) CHICAGO 4000 4900 4400 4900 (+9) DALLAS 2700 3600 3100 3600 (+14) MIAMI 5300 6200 5700 6200 (+7) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4300 5300 4900 5300 (+13) BALTIMORE 5800 6700 6300 6700 (+8) BOSTON 6400 7300 6900 7300 (+8) CHICAGO 4100 5000 4500 5000 (+9) DALLAS 3000 3900 3400 3900 (+12) MIAMI 5600 6500 6000 6500 (+7) NEW YORK 6100 6900 6500 6900 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6700 6300 6700 (+7) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4200 5200 4800 5200 (+14) BALTIMORE 5900 6800 6400 6800 (+8) BOSTON 6500 7400 7000 7400 (+7) CHICAGO 4200 5100 4600 5100 (+9) DALLAS 2900 3800 3300 3800 (+13) MIAMI 5500 6400 5900 6400 (+7) NEW YORK 6200 7000 6600 7000 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6800 6400 6800 (+6) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4600 5600 5200 5600 (+13) BALTIMORE 5500 6400 6000 6400 (+9) BOSTON 6100 7200 6600 7200 (+10) CHICAGO 3800 4700 4200 4700 (+10) DALLAS 3300 4200 3700 4200 (+11) MIAMI 5900 6800 6300 6800 (+7) NEW YORK 5800 6800 6200 6800 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6600 6000 6600 (+9) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4500 5500 5100 5500 (+13) BALTIMORE 5600 6500 6100 6500 (+9) BOSTON 6200 7300 6700 7300 (+9) CHICAGO 3900 4800 4300 4800 (+10) DALLAS 3200 4100 3600 4100 (+12) MIAMI 5800 6700 6200 6700 (+7) NEW YORK 5900 6900 6300 6900 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 5700 6700 6100 6700 (+8) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 6100 5500 5900 (+15) BALTIMORE 6300 7300 6800 7200 (+17) BOSTON 7000 8200 7100 7500 (+11) CHICAGO 4800 5700 5100 5500 (+19) DALLAS 3400 4400 3800 4200 (+19) MIAMI 6400 7400 6800 7200 (+10) NEW YORK 6600 7600 6800 7200 (+11) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7500 6700 7100 (+12) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3000 3200 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 3010 (0) BALTIMORE 3648 4300 4192 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 4193 4250 (0) CHICAGO 2043 2580 2150 (0) DALLAS 1448 2043 1720 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2043 (0) MIAMI 4085 5160 4300 (0) NEW YORK 3982 4623 4250 4500 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 3782 4515 4100 4193 (-1) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1300 1500 (-7) BALTIMORE 2300 2800 2500 (-11) BOSTON 3500 3900 3700 (-3) CHICAGO 2300 2500 (-19) NEW YORK 3200 3600 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 2600 3000 2800 3000 (-6) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1250 (0) LOS ANGELES 4500 5000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2200 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1300 1600 1300 1500 (-10) BOSTON 2700 3600 2700 3400 (-18) CHICAGO 2800 3200 2800 (-10) NEW YORK 3000 3200 3200 (-12) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 2800 2900 (-8) VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 (0) BALTIMORE 1900 2200 (0) BOSTON 2900 3500 (0) CHICAGO 2500 2900 (0) DALLAS 2200 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 1300 1900 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2500 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3400 4250 4038 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4675 (0) BOSTON 4800 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2700 3188 (0) DALLAS 2750 3200 (0) LOS ANGELES 1594 2100 (0) MIAMI 5100 5950 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4675 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 2200 2400 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 (0) DALLAS 2600 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 2900 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2000 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2800 2500 2600 (+4) BALTIMORE 3600 4200 3900 4000 (-1) BOSTON 4800 5200 5000 (-2) CHICAGO 2800 3100 2800 2900 (-3) DALLAS 1300 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2500 (+7) MIAMI 3000 3600 3100 3200 (+5) NEW YORK 4600 5300 5000 5100 (+13) PHILADELPHIA 4100 4300 (-2) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 5100 5600 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4500 (0) DALLAS 3800 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2200 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5900 5400 5800 (+2) BALTIMORE 5600 6600 5800 6300 (0) BOSTON 6200 7200 6200 6600 (-1) CHICAGO 4300 5200 4400 4900 (0) DALLAS 3700 4600 4100 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2600 2000 2200 (0) NEW YORK 6000 6800 6200 6600 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6700 5900 6300 (+1) SEATTLE 900 1300 950 1050 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 3931 5100 3931 4038 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2763 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 MAY 03-09 MAY 05-11 U.S. 27,163 31,995 IMPORTS 18,342 22,863 ------------ -------------- sum 45,505 54,858 APR 26-MAY 02 APR 28-MAY 04 U.S. 25,487 31,177 IMPORTS 22,577 22,111 ------------ -------------- sum 48,064 53,288 APR 19-25 APR 21-27 U.S. 25,028 32,457 IMPORTS 19,863 23,204 ------------ -------------- sum 44,891 55,661