Washington, DC June 19, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JUNE 18 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 and tomatoes from South Carolina, and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A shortage of trucks was reported for tomatoes and melons from North, Central and South Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report was issued for peaches, nectarines, watermelons, bell peppers, and corn from San Joaquin Valley California. A Last Report was issued for the following commodities: potatoes from Florida. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 12-18 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 18 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JUNE 11 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 -- CUCUMBERS, GRAPES, MANGOS, MELONS AND MIXED VEGETABLES, PEPPERS AND SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 4700 (-10) CHICAGO 4200 4500 (-3) DALLAS 2600 2900 (-10) LOS ANGELES 1500 1700 (0) MIAMI 5700 5900 (-13) NEW YORK 6900 7300 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7000 (-1) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5600 (+4) BALTIMORE 6200 6900 (+3) BOSTON 7000 7600 (+3) CHICAGO 4700 4800 (+4) DALLAS 3400 4000 (+6) MIAMI 6400 7100 (+3) NEW YORK 6500 7300 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7000 (+3) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5400 (+4) BALTIMORE 6300 6800 (+3) BOSTON 7100 7500 (+3) CHICAGO 4700 4900 (+4) DALLAS 3600 4000 (+6) MIAMI 6500 7100 (+3) NEW YORK 6600 7200 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6400 6900 (+3) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6000 (+4) BALTIMORE 6600 7200 (+3) BOSTON 7400 8100 (+3) CHICAGO 5000 5200 (+4) DALLAS 3900 4600 (+5) MIAMI 7000 7600 (+3) NEW YORK 6900 7800 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6900 7500 (+3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- BALTIMORE 6300 7300 6500 6700 DALLAS 3800 4300 3800 4000 MIAMI 6700 7500 6800 7000 PHILADELPHIA 6600 7200 7000 7200 SEATTLE 2800 3600 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- WATERMELONS, BELL PEPPERS AND CORN ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 5200 5700 BALTIMORE 6300 7000 BOSTON 7100 7700 CHICAGO 4800 4900 DALLAS 3500 4100 MIAMI 6500 7200 NEW YORK 6600 7400 PHILADELPHIA 6400 7100 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5800 (+4) BALTIMORE 6500 7200 (+3) BOSTON 7300 7900 (+3) CHICAGO 4900 5100 (+4) DALLAS 3800 4400 (+5) MIAMI 6700 7400 (+3) NEW YORK 6900 7600 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7300 (+3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 6500 5700 6100 (0) BALTIMORE 6600 7600 6800 7200 (0) BOSTON 7300 8200 7500 7900 (+1) CHICAGO 4800 5800 5100 5500 (+2) DALLAS 3800 4700 4000 4400 (+2) MIAMI 6900 7800 7200 7600 (+1) NEW YORK 6800 7800 7200 7600 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7400 7000 7400 (+1) SEATTLE 2800 3800 3200 3600 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2997 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4515 4300 (-2) BOSTON 4515 4730 4515 (-2) CHICAGO 1935 2150 1935 (0) DALLAS 1613 1935 1720 1935 (+3) LOS ANGELES 1720 1935 1828 1935 (0) MIAMI 4300 4945 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4408 4350 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 (0) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 1250 1275 (0) BOSTON 3500 3800 3800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3400 5000 (0) MIAMI 650 900 650 800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2600 (0) NORTH, CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 1200 BALTIMORE 2500 2800 2700 2800 BOSTON 3600 3800 CHICAGO 2100 2300 NEW YORK 3300 3500 PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 SOUTH CAROLINA -- MELONS, TOMATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1000 1400 (+41) BALTIMORE 2000 2200 (+11) BOSTON 3300 3600 (+11) CHICAGO 1800 1900 (+16) NEW YORK 2800 3300 3000 3200 (+24) PHILADELPHIA 2500 3100 2800 (+22) SOUTH GEORGIA -- BEANS, CUCUMBER, EGGPLANT, MELONS, PEACHES, PEPPERS, SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 BALTIMORE 2800 3000 BOSTON 3400 3800 NEW YORK 3200 3400 PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 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 SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- 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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2800 (+2) BALTIMORE 3800 4100 (-4) BOSTON 3400 4700 (-26) CHICAGO 2600 3000 (-10) DALLAS 1200 1600 (+4) LOS ANGELES 2400 2500 (0) MIAMI 3200 3600 (+1) NEW YORK 4400 5000 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (-3) SEATTLE 4600 4800 (-11) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2800 (+2) BALTIMORE 3800 4100 (-4) BOSTON 4600 4700 (-15) CHICAGO 2600 3200 (-6) DALLAS 1200 1600 (+4) LOS ANGELES 2400 2500 (0) MIAMI 3200 3600 (+1) NEW YORK 4400 5000 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (-3) SEATTLE 4600 4800 (-11) 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 5700 6400 5900 6300 BALTIMORE 6000 7000 6100 6500 BOSTON 6400 7200 6500 6900 CHICAGO 4200 4900 4400 4800 DALLAS 3800 4400 3900 4200 LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 1900 2200 NEW YORK 6200 7000 6400 6800 PHILADELPHIA 5800 6700 6200 6600 SEATTLE 1000 1400 1000 1200 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 JUN 09-15 JUN 10-16 U.S. 31,733 37,879 IMPORTS 15,522 18,865 ------------ -------------- sum 47,255 56,744 JUN 02-08 JUN 03-09 U.S. 29,905 36,216 IMPORTS 16,027 19,819 ------------ -------------- sum 45,932 56,035 MAY 26-JUN 01 MAY 27-JUN 02 U.S. 28,357 32,712 IMPORTS 18,815 22,225 ------------ -------------- sum 47,172 54,937