Washington, DC April 17, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY APRIL 16 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 shortage of trucks was reported for tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from Central and South Florida. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: tomatoes, mixed vegetables and berries from Central and South Florida, onions, cabbage, oranges, and grapefruit from Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas, and limes, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico crossings through Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A Last Report was issued for Iceberg lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Western Arizona. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 10-16 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY APRIL 16 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY APRIL 9 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 -- BEANS, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, MELONS AND MIXED VEGETABLES, PEPPERS AND SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4100 4400 (0) CHICAGO 3600 4000 (+12) DALLAS 2400 2500 (+2) LOS ANGELES 1500 1800 (+18) MIAMI 5200 5400 (+6) NEW YORK 5400 5900 5500 5700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5600 5800 (+8) WESTERN ARIZONA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 4900 5300 (+6) BALTIMORE 6300 6700 (+3) BOSTON 6700 7100 (+3) CHICAGO 4300 4700 (+2) DALLAS 3500 3900 (+6) MIAMI 6600 6800 (+2) NEW YORK 6600 7000 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6400 6900 (+3) CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 7100 7500 (+3) CHICAGO 4500 4900 (+2) DALLAS 3800 4200 (+3) NEW YORK 7000 7400 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7300 (+3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5600 (+6) BALTIMORE 6600 7000 (+3) BOSTON 7000 7400 (+3) CHICAGO 4400 4800 (+2) DALLAS 3600 4000 (+3) MIAMI 6900 7100 (+1) NEW YORK 6900 7300 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7200 (+3) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5400 (+4) BALTIMORE 6500 6900 (+3) BOSTON 6900 7300 (+3) CHICAGO 4400 4800 (+2) DALLAS 3600 4000 (+3) MIAMI 6800 7000 (+1) NEW YORK 6800 7200 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7100 (+3) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6000 BALTIMORE 6900 7300 BOSTON 7500 7900 CHICAGO 4700 5100 DALLAS 4200 4600 MIAMI 7400 7600 NEW YORK 7400 7800 PHILADELPHIA 7200 7700 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5800 BALTIMORE 6900 7300 BOSTON 7300 7700 CHICAGO 4600 5000 DALLAS 4000 4400 MIAMI 7200 7400 NEW YORK 7200 7600 PHILADELPHIA 7000 7500 SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4900 5900 5300 5700 (+6) BALTIMORE 5900 6900 6400 6800 (+5) BOSTON 6500 7600 7000 7400 (+3) CHICAGO 4100 5100 4400 4800 (+2) DALLAS 3200 4200 3600 4000 (+6) MIAMI 6400 7400 6800 7200 (+1) NEW YORK 6300 7200 6400 6800 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 6100 7100 6300 6700 (+3) SEATTLE 2900 3700 3000 3400 (+3) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2881 3683 3440 (0) BALTIMORE 4945 5160 4945 (0) BOSTON 5160 5465 5160 (0) CHICAGO 1935 3048 1935 2150 (0) DALLAS 1613 2150 1720 2043 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2510 1935 2150 (0) MIAMI 4515 5590 4515 4730 (0) NEW YORK 4515 4978 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4515 4945 4515 4838 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1400 1600 (+28) BALTIMORE 2400 2600 (+19) BOSTON 3500 3700 3600 3700 (+24) CHICAGO 2100 2300 (+19) NEW YORK 3100 3500 3300 3500 (+28) PHILADELPHIA 2700 3000 2800 3000 (+29) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 1250 1275 (-3) BOSTON 3500 3800 3800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3400 5000 MIAMI 650 900 650 800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 (+22) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2600 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1100 1400 (-4) BOSTON 2800 3200 2800 3000 (-3) CHICAGO 1900 2200 (+3) NEW YORK 2700 2900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2400 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4675 5525 5100 (0) BALTIMORE 5313 5738 (0) BOSTON 5738 6163 5950 6163 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3825 (0) DALLAS 3613 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 (0) MIAMI 6163 6588 (0) NEW YORK 5950 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5525 5950 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 5000 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 4888 5500 5100 (0) BOSTON 5525 6163 5950 (0) CHICAGO 2975 3613 3400 (0) DALLAS 3188 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 1913 (0) MIAMI 5950 6375 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5313 6000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5500 5313 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2400 2300 NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 2600 2850 (0) BOSTON 1700 1800 (0) NEW YORK 2200 2500 2250 2350 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2500 2700 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 3000 (0) BOSTON 3500 3800 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 1000 (0) DALLAS 2700 3200 (0) MIAMI 4000 4400 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 4515 (0) BALTIMORE 4730 5160 (+2) BOSTON 4515 5160 (-2) CHICAGO 1935 2150 2150 (0) DALLAS 3010 3655 3010 (-8) MIAMI 5590 6020 (+2) NEW YORK 4515 5590 4730 5160 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 4085 5160 (+8) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 1400 CHICAGO 1800 2200 2200 DALLAS 2200 2400 2300 EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2250 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 3000 2500 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 1500 1750 (0) CHICAGO 2500 3000 2700 2800 (0) MIAMI 2800 3800 3200 3600 (0) NEW YORK 1200 1900 1400 1700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1500 1800 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- ONIONS CABBAGE ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4400 (0) BOSTON 5000 5300 (0) CHICAGO 3200 3300 (0) DALLAS 1200 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3600 (0) MIAMI 3600 3800 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4600 (0) SEATTLE 5400 5800 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4400 (0) BOSTON 5000 5300 (0) CHICAGO 3200 3300 (0) DALLAS 1200 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3600 (0) MIAMI 3600 3800 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4600 (0) SEATTLE 5400 5800 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5738 6300 (0) CHICAGO 5200 5950 (0) DALLAS 4200 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2125 2000 (0) MIAMI 6163 7225 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5800 6700 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6500 7400 6500 6900 (+1) CHICAGO 3900 4900 4300 4700 (-1) DALLAS 3400 4400 4100 4400 (+1) LOS ANGELES 2100 2700 2100 2300 (0) NEW YORK 6300 7400 6500 6800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 7000 6300 6700 (0) SEATTLE 1000 1400 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2975 3188 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3613 (0) BOSTON 2975 4038 2975 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1275 956 1063 (0) MIAMI 4250 5100 4675 5100 (0) NEW YORK 2975 4250 3400 3825 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2975 3613 3188 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 APR 07-13 APR 08-14 U.S. 24,448 32,304 IMPORTS 19,769 22,589 ------------ -------------- sum 44,217 54,893 MAR 31-APR 06 APR 01-07 U.S. 26,881 35,401 IMPORTS 21,305 22,524 ------------ -------------- sum 48,186 57,925 MAR 24-30 MAR 25-31 U.S. 28,078 31,971 IMPORTS 22,476 23,099 ------------ -------------- sum 50,554 55,070