USDA Truck Rate Report Washington, DC June 17, 2020 Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JUNE 16 2020 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 Central and South Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A Last Report was issued for apples from Michigan. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 10-16 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 16 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JUNE 9 2020 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, HONEYDEWS, GRAPES, MANGOES, TOMATOES, WATERMELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 5000 4600 4800 BALTIMORE 6000 6900 6200 6400 BOSTON 7000 7700 7100 7300 CHICAGO 4000 4600 4000 4200 DALLAS 3000 3400 LOS ANGELES 1200 1500 MIAMI 5400 6200 5600 NEW YORK 6600 7400 6800 7000 PHILADELPHIA 6200 7000 6400 6600 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- BELL PEPPERS, CORN, BEANS, EGGPLANT AND MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 6400 5900 6100 (+1) BALTIMORE 7300 7800 7300 7600 (+1) BOSTON 8100 8300 (+1) CHICAGO 5300 6100 5300 5700 (+1) DALLAS 3600 4800 3900 4400 (+1) MIAMI 6400 7700 6600 7200 (+1) NEW YORK 7700 8200 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7500 8100 7600 7800 (+1) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5700 6700 6100 6400 (+1) BALTIMORE 7700 8000 (+1) BOSTON 8400 8700 (+1) CHICAGO 5600 6000 (+1) DALLAS 4000 4600 4300 4600 (+2) MIAMI 6500 7300 7000 7300 (+1) NEW YORK 7500 8200 8000 8200 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7100 8000 7600 8000 (+1) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CABBAGE, CELERY, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6100 6400 (+1) BALTIMORE 7500 7800 (+1) BOSTON 8200 8600 (+1) CHICAGO 5500 5800 (+1) DALLAS 4000 4400 (+1) MIAMI 7000 7300 (+1) NEW YORK 7100 8100 7800 8100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7100 7900 7600 7900 (+1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6300 6800 (+1) BALTIMORE 7200 8200 7900 8100 (+1) BOSTON 7900 8900 8800 8900 (+1) CHICAGO 5400 6100 5600 6000 (+1) DALLAS 4400 4900 (+1) MIAMI 7200 7900 (+1) NEW YORK 7200 8200 7900 8200 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7100 8000 7800 8000 (+1) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS, BLUBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 6100 5800 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 7500 7000 7300 (0) BOSTON 7300 8000 7400 7600 (0) CHICAGO 5000 5600 5100 5300 (0) DALLAS 4000 4800 4000 4300 (0) MIAMI 7000 7900 7200 7400 (0) NEW YORK 7000 7600 7200 7500 (+1) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6300 6600 (+1) BALTIMORE 7600 8200 7800 8100 (+1) BOSTON 8000 8900 8400 8900 (+1) CHICAGO 5500 6200 (+1) DALLAS 4300 4800 (+1) MIAMI 7100 7700 (+1) NEW YORK 7600 8400 8100 8400 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7300 8200 7900 8200 (+1) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6400 6100 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 7600 7200 7600 (0) BOSTON 7400 8200 7700 8100 (0) CHICAGO 4900 5700 5400 5700 (-3) DALLAS 4300 5100 4400 4800 (0) MIAMI 7200 8100 7400 7700 (0) NEW YORK 7200 7900 7400 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6900 7800 7300 7700 (0) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3000 3200 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 3010 (0) BALTIMORE 3648 4300 4192 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 4193 4250 (0) CHICAGO 2043 2580 2150 (0) DALLAS 1448 2043 1720 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2043 (0) MIAMI 4085 5160 4300 (0) NEW YORK 3982 4623 4250 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3782 4515 4193 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 (-4) BALTIMORE 2400 (-2) BOSTON 3300 (-4) CHICAGO 2000 2300 (-2) NEW YORK 3000 3200 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 2600 2700 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- BEANS, CANTALOUP, CORN, CUCUMBER, EGGPLANT, WATERMELON, PEPPERS, SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1400 1000 1200 BALTIMORE 2200 2400 BOSTON 3400 3600 NEW YORK 3000 3400 PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 1000 (0) BALTIMORE 1900 2200 (0) BOSTON 2900 3500 (0) CHICAGO 2500 2900 (0) DALLAS 2200 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 1300 1900 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2500 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5313 (0) BOSTON 5525 5950 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2700 3400 3188 3400 (0) DALLAS 3000 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1500 1806 (0) MIAMI 5500 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5525 5800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5313 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 2200 2400 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 (0) DALLAS 2600 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 2900 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3400 3613 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 4463 (0) BOSTON 4675 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2550 3528 (0) DALLAS 1275 1913 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4675 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 3500 3500 (0) BALTIMORE 1300 2000 1700 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 2000 (0) MIAMI 3200 4000 3600 4000 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1800 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2700 2800 (-5) BALTIMORE 3800 4200 4000 4100 (0) BOSTON 4700 4900 (0) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (-6) DALLAS 1300 1500 (-3) LOS ANGELES 2300 2500 (+4) MIAMI 3200 3600 (-1) NEW YORK 4700 5200 5000 5100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4100 4500 4200 4300 (-1) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (+5) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2700 2800 (-5) BALTIMORE 3800 4200 4000 4100 (0) BOSTON 4700 4900 (0) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (-6) DALLAS 1300 1500 (-3) LOS ANGELES 2300 2500 (+4) MIAMI 3200 3600 (-1) NEW YORK 4700 5200 5000 5100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4100 4500 4200 4300 (-1) SEATTLE 4800 5000 (+5) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6400 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 3900 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, AND CHERRIES. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 6000 5500 5900 (0) BALTIMORE 6300 6900 6300 6700 (0) BOSTON 6600 7600 6600 7000 (0) CHICAGO 4500 5300 4600 5000 (0) DALLAS 4300 5000 4500 4900 (+2) LOS ANGELES 1800 2500 1900 2100 (0) NEW YORK 6600 7600 6700 7100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7200 6400 6800 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 950 1050 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 3931 5100 3931 4038 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2763 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 JUN 07-13 JUN 09-15 U.S. 28,353 36,478 IMPORTS 16,348 19,026 ------------ -------------- sum 44,701 55,504 MAY 31-JUN 06 JUN 02-08 U.S. 28,579 33,975 IMPORTS 20,478 18,950 ------------ -------------- sum 49,057 52,925 MAY 24-30 MAY 26-JUN 01 U.S. 26,397 31,913 IMPORTS 19,621 18,986 ------------ -------------- sum 46,018 50,899