Washington, DC September 04, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 CORRECTED COPY - Truck Rates & availablity from Lower Rio Grande Texas and Mexico Crossings Through Texas have been changed. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 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: Melons from Delaware, Maryland, and Eastern Shore Virginia, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A Last Report has been issued for onions from Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 3 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 27 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 5100 5500 (+2) BALTIMORE 6000 6200 (-2) BOSTON 6800 7000 (-1) CHICAGO 4200 4400 (0) DALLAS 3600 3800 (0) MIAMI 6500 7000 (+3) NEW YORK 6200 6600 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6500 (-2) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5800 (+2) BALTIMORE 6400 6700 (-2) BOSTON 7000 7300 (-1) CHICAGO 4600 4700 (0) DALLAS 4000 4400 (0) MIAMI 6900 7300 (+3) NEW YORK 6600 7100 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7000 (-1) 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 5100 5300 (+2) BALTIMORE 6000 6200 (-2) BOSTON 6600 7000 (-1) CHICAGO 4200 4400 (0) DALLAS 3600 3800 (0) MIAMI 6500 7000 (+3) NEW YORK 6200 6600 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6500 (-2) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5700 (+2) BALTIMORE 6400 6500 (-2) BOSTON 7000 7200 (-1) CHICAGO 4500 4700 (0) DALLAS 4000 4200 (0) MIAMI 6900 7100 (+3) NEW YORK 6600 6900 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6400 6700 (-2) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4600 5600 5100 5500 (0) BALTIMORE 5900 6800 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6600 7400 6800 7200 (0) CHICAGO 4100 4900 4400 4800 (0) DALLAS 3200 4100 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 6200 7100 6500 6900 (0) NEW YORK 6300 6900 6400 6800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6800 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 (-3) 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 1800 2000 (+15) BALTIMORE 900 1000 (+6) BOSTON 1800 (0) CHICAGO 1300 1400 1400 (0) NEW YORK 1400 1500 1500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1000 1100 1100 (0) NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 (+24) BALTIMORE 1200 1300 (+25) BOSTON 2000 2200 2200 (+10) CHICAGO 1400 1500 1500 (+11) NEW YORK 1700 1800 1800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1400 1500 1500 (+15) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1000 1100 1100 (+10) 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) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2600 2500 2600 (+6) BALTIMORE 2600 2800 (0) CHICAGO 900 1200 900 1000 (0) DALLAS 2600 3000 2700 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2700 3000 2800 2900 (+2) 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) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2300 2400 BALTIMORE 3600 4000 BOSTON 4800 CHICAGO 2800 3000 DALLAS 1300 1500 LOS ANGELES 2300 2600 MIAMI 3200 NEW YORK 4500 4600 PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 SEATTLE 5000 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 2400 2300 2400 (0) BALTIMORE 3200 4000 3600 4000 (0) BOSTON 4400 4800 4600 4800 (-2) CHICAGO 2600 3000 2800 (-3) DALLAS 1100 1500 1300 (-7) LOS ANGELES 2000 2600 2300 2500 (-2) MIAMI 3000 3200 (-3) NEW YORK 4300 4600 4500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 3400 4200 3800 4000 (-3) SEATTLE 4600 5000 4800 (-4) 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) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, NECTARINES. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 6400 5600 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 5900 6600 6100 6500 (0) BOSTON 6600 7200 6600 6900 (0) CHICAGO 4100 4800 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 4000 4600 4000 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 1900 2100 (0) NEW YORK 6300 6900 6500 6700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6800 6300 6500 (0) 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 AUG 25-31 AUG 26-SEP 01 U.S. 28,394 30,884 IMPORTS 11,395 13,709 ------------ -------------- sum 39,789 44,593 AUG 18-24 AUG 19-25 U.S. 27,645 31,691 IMPORTS 13,585 15,027 ------------ -------------- sum 41,230 46,718 AUG 11-17 AUG 12-18 U.S. 27,958 31,535 IMPORTS 13,712 12,570 ------------ -------------- sum 41,670 44,105