Washington, DC July 31, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provide by: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JULY 30 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 North Carolina. 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 cucumbers from Michigan. A Last Report was issued for the following commodities: melons from South Carolina, and sweet potatoes from Louisiana. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JULY 24-30 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JULY 30 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JULY 23 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 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- WATERMELONS, CANTALOUPS, HONEYDEWS, BELL PEPPERS, CORN AND MISCELLANEOUS MELONS ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 5100 5700 (-2) BALTIMORE 6400 7000 (-1) BOSTON 7100 7600 (-1) CHICAGO 4500 5100 (-2) DALLAS 3600 4100 (-3) MIAMI 6600 7100 (-3) NEW YORK 6600 7200 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6800 (-3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5500 BALTIMORE 6200 6900 BOSTON 6900 7600 CHICAGO 4500 4900 DALLAS 3200 3900 MIAMI 5800 6800 NEW YORK 6300 7100 PHILADELPHIA 6100 6900 SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5900 (-2) BALTIMORE 6600 7200 (-1) BOSTON 7400 8100 (-1) CHICAGO 4700 5300 (-2) DALLAS 3800 4500 (-2) MIAMI 6500 7500 (-3) NEW YORK 6700 7700 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7500 (-3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5313 5780 (0) BOSTON 5950 6630 (0) LOS ANGELES 950 1200 (+8) NEW YORK 5300 5525 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5313 5950 (+4) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES,PLUMS,GRAPES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 6300 7300 6500 6800 DALLAS 3500 4400 3800 4000 MIAMI 6400 7500 6900 7000 PHILADELPHIA 6300 7200 7000 7200 SEATTLE 2600 3700 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- WATERMELONS, HONEYDEWS, CANTALOUPS, BELL PEPPERS AND CORN ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5500 BALTIMORE 6300 7000 BOSTON 6900 7700 CHICAGO 4700 5000 DALLAS 3200 4000 MIAMI 6100 6900 NEW YORK 6300 7200 PHILADELPHIA 6200 7000 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5700 (-2) BALTIMORE 6400 7200 (-1) BOSTON 7300 7900 (-1) CHICAGO 4700 5200 (-2) DALLAS 3700 4300 (-2) MIAMI 6400 7100 (-3) NEW YORK 6700 7400 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7200 (-3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 6200 5500 5900 (-7) BALTIMORE 6600 7300 6600 7000 (-7) BOSTON 7200 8000 7300 7700 (-4) CHICAGO 4300 5500 4700 5100 (-8) DALLAS 3500 4400 3800 4200 (-7) MIAMI 6400 7500 6700 7100 (-7) NEW YORK 6600 7500 6800 7200 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7400 6700 7100 (-5) 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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1700 1800 (+17) BALTIMORE 800 900 900 (+6) BOSTON 1700 1800 1800 (+3) CHICAGO 1300 1400 1400 (+4) NEW YORK 1300 1400 1400 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 900 1000 950 (0) NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 1200 (+2) BALTIMORE 1400 (0) BOSTON 2300 2400 2400 (+4) CHICAGO 1600 1700 1600 (0) NEW YORK 2100 2200 2200 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 1500 1600 1600 (0) SOUTH CAROLINA -- MELONS ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 800 900 (-6) BALTIMORE 1800 1900 (-8) BOSTON 2600 2800 (-13) CHICAGO 1600 1700 (-8) NEW YORK 2500 2700 2600 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 1900 2000 (-7) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1300 1400 (-10) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1000 1100 (-13) 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 - LAST REPORT -- CHICAGO 2200 2400 2300 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (0) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2200 2600 BALTIMORE 2400 2800 2600 2800 CHICAGO 800 1000 900 1000 DALLAS 2500 3000 NEW YORK 2600 3000 2800 PHILADELPHIA 2400 2800 2600 2800 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) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- ONIONS CABBAGE ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2300 2600 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (0) BOSTON 4800 4900 (0) CHICAGO 2900 3000 (0) DALLAS 1200 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) MIAMI 3000 3300 (0) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (0) SEATTLE 4800 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2300 2600 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (0) BOSTON 4800 4900 (0) CHICAGO 2900 3000 (0) DALLAS 1200 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) MIAMI 3000 3300 (0) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4400 (0) SEATTLE 4800 (0) 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, PEACHES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 6200 5600 6000 BALTIMORE 5900 6900 6000 6400 BOSTON 6500 7500 6500 6900 CHICAGO 4300 5200 4500 4900 DALLAS 3900 4600 4000 4400 LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 1900 2100 NEW YORK 6300 7100 6500 6800 PHILADELPHIA 6000 7000 6200 6400 SEATTLE 950 1400 1000 1200 TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 JUL 21-27 JUL 22-28 U.S. 28,744 31,894 IMPORTS 12,724 14,590 ------------ -------------- sum 41,468 46,484 JUL 14-20 JUL 15-21 U.S. 31,690 33,174 IMPORTS 13,526 15,623 ------------ -------------- sum 45,216 48,797 JUL 07-13 JUL 08-14 U.S. 29,740 33,551 IMPORTS 13,287 15,053 ------------ -------------- sum 43,027 48,604