Washington, DC July 24, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provide by: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JULY 23 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 the following commodities: melons from Southeast Missouri, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: melons from Delaware, Maryland, and Eastern Shore Virginia, A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: onions from Vidalia District Georgia and onions from Southern New Mexico. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: onions, cabbage, oranges and grapefruit from Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, limes, 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 melons from Delaware, Maryland, and Eastern Shore Virginia. A Last Report was issued for mangoes from Mexico Crossings through Nogales Arizona, apples from New York, and potatoes from Central Wisconsin. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JULY 17-23 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JULY 23 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JULY 16 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 -- MANGO ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 4500 4900 CHICAGO 3900 4300 DALLAS 2600 2800 LOS ANGELES 1200 1300 MIAMI 5400 5800 NEW YORK 6000 6500 PHILADELPHIA 5800 6400 5800 6000 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- WATERMELONS, CANTALOUPS, HONEYDEWS, BELL PEPPERS, CORN AND MISCELLANEOUS MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5800 (-1) BALTIMORE 6500 7100 (-1) BOSTON 7200 7700 (-1) CHICAGO 4600 5200 (-1) DALLAS 3700 4200 (-1) MIAMI 6800 7300 (-1) NEW YORK 6800 7400 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7000 (-1) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5600 (-1) BALTIMORE 6300 7000 (-1) BOSTON 7000 7700 (-1) CHICAGO 4600 5000 (-1) DALLAS 3300 4000 (-1) MIAMI 6000 7000 (-1) NEW YORK 6500 7300 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7100 (-1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6000 (-1) BALTIMORE 6700 7300 (-1) BOSTON 7500 8200 (-1) CHICAGO 4800 5400 (-1) DALLAS 3900 4600 (-1) MIAMI 6700 7700 (-1) NEW YORK 6900 7900 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7700 (-1) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5313 5738 (0) BOSTON 5950 6630 (0) LOS ANGELES 800 1200 (0) NEW YORK 5300 5313 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5313 5525 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES,PLUMS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 6100 7300 6500 6800 (0) DALLAS 3500 4300 3800 4000 (0) MIAMI 6400 7500 6900 7000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7200 7000 7200 (0) SEATTLE 2600 3700 (-5) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- WATERMELONS, BELL PEPPERS AND CORN ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5600 (-1) BALTIMORE 6400 7100 (-1) BOSTON 7000 7800 (-1) CHICAGO 4800 5100 (-1) DALLAS 3300 4100 (-1) MIAMI 6300 7100 (-1) NEW YORK 6500 7400 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7200 (-1) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 5800 (-1) BALTIMORE 6500 7300 (-1) BOSTON 7400 8000 (-1) CHICAGO 4800 5300 (-1) DALLAS 3800 4400 (-1) MIAMI 6600 7300 (-1) NEW YORK 6900 7600 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7400 (-1) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 6700 5900 6400 (0) BALTIMORE 6600 7500 7200 7400 (0) BOSTON 7200 8000 7700 8000 (0) CHICAGO 4300 5500 5200 5400 (0) DALLAS 3500 4600 4200 4400 (0) MIAMI 6400 7800 7200 7600 (0) NEW YORK 6600 7800 7400 7600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7500 7200 7400 (0) SEATTLE 2500 3800 3400 3600 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2881 3314 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 4145 4515 4300 (0) BOSTON 4515 4919 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2150 1935 (0) DALLAS 1613 1935 1720 1935 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 1935 1828 1935 (0) MIAMI 4300 4945 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4480 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 4255 4515 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1500 BALTIMORE 800 900 BOSTON 1700 1800 CHICAGO 1300 1400 NEW YORK 1300 1400 PHILADELPHIA 900 1000 NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 1150 1200 (-2) BALTIMORE 1400 (0) BOSTON 2200 2400 (-6) CHICAGO 1600 1700 1600 NEW YORK 2000 2200 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 1500 1600 1600 (0) SOUTH CAROLINA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 1000 900 (0) BALTIMORE 1900 2100 (-5) BOSTON 3000 3200 (0) CHICAGO 1600 1800 1800 (0) NEW YORK 2600 2800 (-11) PHILADELPHIA 2000 2200 2100 (0) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1400 1600 (-12) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1100 1200 1200 (+4) VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 900 1000 (0) BALTIMORE 2200 2850 (0) BOSTON 3200 4200 3200 3500 (0) CHICAGO 2300 2500 (0) DALLAS 2350 2600 (0) LOS ANGELES 3400 3700 (0) MIAMI 1700 2350 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2300 2850 (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 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (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 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2763 3825 3825 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 4880 (0) BOSTON 4675 5100 5100 (0) CHICAGO 2975 3613 (0) DALLAS 1700 2125 2125 (0) NEW YORK 5100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4880 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- 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 SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2300 2600 (+7) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (+5) BOSTON 4800 4900 (0) CHICAGO 2900 3000 (+9) DALLAS 1200 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) MIAMI 3000 3300 (0) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (0) SEATTLE 4800 (+2) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2300 2600 (+7) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (+5) BOSTON 4800 4900 (0) CHICAGO 2900 3000 (+9) DALLAS 1200 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) MIAMI 3000 3300 (0) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (0) SEATTLE 4800 (+2) 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, PEARS, CHERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5800 6800 6200 6400 (0) BALTIMORE 6000 7200 6300 6500 (0) BOSTON 6500 7700 6800 7100 (0) CHICAGO 4300 5200 4700 4900 (0) DALLAS 3900 4600 4000 4200 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2400 1900 2200 (0) NEW YORK 6500 7100 6600 6900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 7000 6400 6600 (0) SEATTLE 950 1400 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- 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 JUL 14-20 JUL 15-21 U.S. 29,992 33,174 IMPORTS 12,472 15,623 ------------ -------------- sum 42,464 48,797 JUL 07-13 JUL 08-14 U.S. 29,240 33,551 IMPORTS 13,269 15,053 ------------ -------------- sum 42,509 48,604 JUN 30-JUL 06 JUL 01-07 U.S. 30,728 32,218 IMPORTS 12,842 13,941 ------------ -------------- sum 43,570 46,159