Washington, DC March 27, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-205-9690 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MARCH 26 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 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 First Report was issued for Iceberg, Romaine, and leaf lettuce from Central San Joaquin Valley California. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 20-26 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 26 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MARCH 19 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 4200 4500 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3700 (-1) DALLAS 2200 2500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1300 1600 (0) MIAMI 4600 5200 4600 4800 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5800 5400 5500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4900 5500 5100 5200 (0) WESTERN ARIZONA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4400 4800 (-4) BALTIMORE 5100 6400 (-3) BOSTON 6200 7000 (-3) CHICAGO 3900 4500 (-2) DALLAS 2900 3700 (0) MIAMI 5900 6400 (-3) NEW YORK 6300 6900 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6700 (-2) CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- BOSTON 6900 7300 CHICAGO 4000 4600 DALLAS 3400 4000 NEW YORK 6700 7100 PHILADELPHIA 6500 7000 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4600 5200 (-4) BALTIMORE 6000 6600 (-3) BOSTON 6800 7100 (-3) CHICAGO 3800 4600 (-2) DALLAS 3300 3700 (0) MIAMI 6300 6700 (-3) NEW YORK 6800 7100 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6400 6900 (-1) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE, PARSLEY AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5300 (-4) BALTIMORE 6100 6600 (-3) BOSTON 6800 7400 (-3) CHICAGO 3500 4200 (-3) DALLAS 3300 3800 (0) MIAMI 6300 6800 (-3) NEW YORK 6600 7200 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6900 (-1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5900 (-3) BALTIMORE 6400 7200 (-3) BOSTON 7200 7700 (-3) CHICAGO 4400 4900 (-2) DALLAS 3800 4600 (0) MIAMI 6600 7400 (-3) NEW YORK 6900 7700 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7600 (-2) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5700 (-4) BALTIMORE 6200 7000 (-3) BOSTON 7000 7500 (-3) CHICAGO 4200 4700 (-2) DALLAS 3600 4400 (0) MIAMI 6400 7200 (-3) NEW YORK 6700 7500 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7400 (-2) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2881 3958 3250 (-8) BALTIMORE 4950 5160 5000 (-2) BOSTON 5380 6012 5590 (0) CHICAGO 2150 3352 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1613 2472 1720 2150 (0) LOS ANGELES 1742 2150 (0) MIAMI 4730 5805 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4730 5475 5160 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 5200 4515 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1100 1300 1100 1200 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2100 (-2) BOSTON 2800 3200 2900 3000 (-2) CHICAGO 1800 1900 (-3) NEW YORK 2600 2700 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2300 (-2) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) BOSTON 3613 3825 3800 (0) MIAMI 650 800 (0) NEW YORK 2600 2800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2600 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) BOSTON 2800 3200 (-14) CHICAGO 1900 2100 (-5) NEW YORK 2700 2900 (-10) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2400 (-8) 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 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (0) 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 (-7) BOSTON 3500 3800 (-5) CHICAGO 900 1100 1000 (0) DALLAS 2700 3200 (-12) MIAMI 4000 4400 (-12) NEW YORK 3000 3300 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (-8) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 4408 (-1) BALTIMORE 4515 4945 (0) BOSTON 4730 5160 (+2) CHICAGO 2150 (-5) DALLAS 2903 3010 (-8) MIAMI 5375 5590 (-4) NEW YORK 4945 5375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4730 (+3) 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 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 3000 BALTIMORE 4300 4600 BOSTON 5200 5500 CHICAGO 3200 3400 DALLAS 1400 1600 LOS ANGELES 3000 3300 MIAMI 3400 3800 NEW YORK 5000 5300 PHILADELPHIA 4400 4800 SEATTLE 5000 5800 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2800 3000 (-11) BALTIMORE 4300 4600 (-6) BOSTON 5200 5500 (-3) CHICAGO 3200 3400 (-4) DALLAS 1400 1600 (0) LOS ANGELES 3000 3300 (-3) MIAMI 3400 3800 (-8) NEW YORK 5000 5300 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 4400 4800 (-5) SEATTLE 5000 5800 (-6) 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 6400 6600 (-2) BOSTON 6600 7500 6800 7000 (-1) CHICAGO 3700 5200 4400 4700 (0) DALLAS 3000 4400 4200 4300 (+8) LOS ANGELES 2100 2600 2100 2300 (-10) NEW YORK 5600 7500 6800 7000 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5700 7300 6500 6800 (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 MAR 17-23 MAR 18-24 U.S. 21,876 30,167 IMPORTS 19,145 25,826 ------------ -------------- sum 41,021 55,993 MAR 10-16 MAR 11-17 U.S. 22,896 28,606 IMPORTS 21,494 23,872 ------------ -------------- sum 44,390 52,478 MAR 03-09 MAR 04-10 U.S. 23,287 29,964 IMPORTS 21,447 29,071 ------------ -------------- sum 44,734 59,035