USDA Truck Rate Report Washington, DC July 15, 2020 Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JULY 14 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 shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: onions from Southern New Mexico, melons and tomatoes from South Carolina, watermelons and onions from Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas, and limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico crossings through Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report was issued for cucumbers from Michigan. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JULY 8-14 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JULY 14 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JULY 7 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 -- MANGOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 5000 4400 4600 BALTIMORE 5200 6200 5400 5600 CHICAGO 3600 4600 3800 DALLAS 2400 3000 2400 2600 LOS ANGELES 1000 1200 NEW YORK 6000 7200 6200 PHILADELPHIA 5800 6600 5800 6000 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- BELL PEPPERS, CORN, BEANS, EGGPLANT AND MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 6500 6000 6100 (-1) BALTIMORE 7300 8100 7400 7800 (-1) BOSTON 8200 8700 8400 8600 (-1) CHICAGO 5300 6300 5500 5900 (0) DALLAS 3500 4800 3900 4400 (0) MIAMI 6500 7900 6800 7300 (-1) NEW YORK 7700 8500 7900 8500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7600 8500 7900 8200 (0) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6800 6100 6500 (-1) BALTIMORE 7700 8300 7900 8200 (-1) BOSTON 8500 9100 8700 8900 (-1) CHICAGO 5600 6200 5800 6000 (-2) DALLAS 3900 4600 4300 4500 (-1) MIAMI 6600 7500 7200 7400 (-1) NEW YORK 7500 8500 8200 8300 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7200 8400 7900 8300 (-1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6200 6900 6400 6700 (-2) BALTIMORE 7200 8500 8100 8300 (-1) BOSTON 8000 9300 9100 (-1) CHICAGO 5400 6300 5800 6000 (-2) DALLAS 4300 4700 (-2) MIAMI 7300 8000 (-1) NEW YORK 7200 8500 8100 8400 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7200 8400 8100 8300 (-1) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5738 6300 (0) BOSTON 6700 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4700 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 6300 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 6200 5900 6100 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 7500 7200 7400 (0) BOSTON 7500 8100 7500 7800 (0) CHICAGO 5000 5600 5100 5300 (0) DALLAS 4100 4800 4100 4300 (0) MIAMI 7100 7900 7200 7400 (0) NEW YORK 7100 7600 7200 7500 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6200 6700 6400 6600 (-1) BALTIMORE 7600 8500 8000 8300 (-1) BOSTON 8100 9300 8700 9100 (-1) CHICAGO 5500 6400 5700 6200 (-2) DALLAS 4200 4700 (-1) MIAMI 7200 7800 (-1) NEW YORK 7600 8700 8300 8600 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7400 8600 8200 8500 (-1) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 6200 5800 6200 (-1) BALTIMORE 6600 7600 7100 7500 (-1) BOSTON 7200 8300 7800 8200 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5700 5400 5700 (0) DALLAS 4200 5000 4400 4800 (0) MIAMI 7200 8000 7300 7700 (-1) NEW YORK 7100 7800 7400 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6900 7700 7300 7700 (0) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3000 3200 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 3825 4300 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2580 (0) DALLAS 1720 2043 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2125 (0) MIAMI 4250 5160 4675 (0) NEW YORK 4144 4623 4250 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3825 4515 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- WATERMELON ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1400 1000 1200 BALTIMORE 2200 2400 BOSTON 3400 3600 NEW YORK 3000 3400 PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 1000 (0) BALTIMORE 1900 2200 (0) BOSTON 2900 3500 (0) CHICAGO 2500 3100 (0) DALLAS 2400 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 1300 1900 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2300 2850 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5525 (0) BOSTON 5525 6163 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3188 3400 (0) DALLAS 3000 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1500 1806 (0) MIAMI 5631 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5525 5950 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5525 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2400 2500 BALTIMORE 2500 2600 CHICAGO 900 1000 DALLAS 2700 2800 NEW YORK 3000 3100 PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3400 3825 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 4675 (0) BOSTON 5100 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2763 3528 (0) DALLAS 1275 1913 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4888 (0) SOUTH CAROLINA -- MELONS, TOMATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1000 (+11) BALTIMORE 2200 2400 (+7) BOSTON 3200 3400 (-6) CHICAGO 2000 2200 (-2) NEW YORK 2600 2800 (-10) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2500 (-13) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2600 3100 2800 2900 (+10) BALTIMORE 4000 4800 4200 4300 (+4) BOSTON 4800 5200 4900 5000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 3500 3200 3300 (+14) DALLAS 1300 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3000 (0) MIAMI 4200 4400 (+16) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4500 (0) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2600 3100 2800 2900 (+10) BALTIMORE 4000 4800 4200 4300 (+4) BOSTON 4800 5500 4900 5000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 3500 3200 3300 (+14) DALLAS 1300 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3000 (0) MIAMI 4200 4400 (+16) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4500 (0) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6400 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 3900 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, CHERRIES, APRICOTS. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 6000 5600 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 7400 6500 6900 (-1) BOSTON 7000 7900 7000 7400 (0) CHICAGO 4900 5900 5000 5400 (0) DALLAS 4300 5000 4500 4900 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2500 1900 2200 (0) NEW YORK 6700 7600 6800 7200 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6500 7500 6600 7000 (0) 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 JUL 05-11 JUL 07-13 U.S. 29,444 31,546 IMPORTS 13,165 14,068 ------------ -------------- sum 42,609 45,614 JUN 28-JUL 04 JUN 30-JUL 06 U.S. 31,691 32,421 IMPORTS 15,786 14,525 ------------ -------------- sum 47,477 46,946 JUN 21-27 JUN 23-29 U.S. 33,774 38,141 IMPORTS 18,534 17,424 ------------ -------------- sum 52,308 55,565