Washington, DC May 8, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MAY 7 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 apples and pears from Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A shortage of trucks was reported for tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from Central and South Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MAY 1-MAY 7 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MAY 7 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY APRIL 30 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 4100 4400 (+1) CHICAGO 3500 4000 3600 (-3) DALLAS 2400 2700 (+4) LOS ANGELES 1500 1700 1500 (-6) MIAMI 5100 5400 (+1) NEW YORK 5400 6000 5800 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 5200 5800 5400 5500 (0) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5500 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 6900 (0) BOSTON 7000 7400 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4900 (+2) DALLAS 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 6800 7000 (0) NEW YORK 6900 7300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7200 (0) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5300 (0) BALTIMORE 6400 6800 (0) BOSTON 6900 7300 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4900 (+2) DALLAS 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 6700 6900 (0) NEW YORK 6800 7200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7100 (0) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5900 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7200 (0) BOSTON 7500 7900 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5200 (+2) DALLAS 4200 4600 (0) MIAMI 7300 7500 (0) NEW YORK 7400 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7200 7700 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 5700 BALTIMORE 6800 7200 BOSTON 7300 7700 CHICAGO 4700 5100 DALLAS 4000 4400 MIAMI 7100 7300 NEW YORK 7200 7600 PHILADELPHIA 7000 7500 SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5900 5400 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 6300 7000 6500 6900 (0) BOSTON 6800 7700 7100 7500 (0) CHICAGO 4300 5200 4600 5000 (0) DALLAS 3400 4200 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 6600 7400 6800 7200 (0) NEW YORK 6500 7200 6700 7100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7100 6600 7000 (0) SEATTLE 2900 3700 3000 3400 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2881 3333 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 4145 4515 4200 4300 (-1) BOSTON 4515 4919 4730 (+2) CHICAGO 1935 2150 1935 (0) DALLAS 1935 2043 1975 (+2) LOS ANGELES 1720 2259 1828 1935 (0) MIAMI 4300 4694 4500 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4480 4300 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 4255 4300 (-1) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1300 1600 1400 1500 (+4) BALTIMORE 3000 3400 3200 (+7) BOSTON 4400 4600 4600 (+5) CHICAGO 2800 3200 3000 3100 (+2) NEW YORK 3800 4200 4000 4100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 3400 3800 3500 3800 (+7) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- 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) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1100 1400 (+9) BOSTON 2800 3200 2800 3000 (0) CHICAGO 1900 2200 (0) NEW YORK 2700 2800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2400 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4675 5312 5100 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5738 (0) BOSTON 5738 6163 5950 (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) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 3000 (0) BOSTON 3500 3800 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 1000 (0) DALLAS 2700 3200 (0) MIAMI 4000 4400 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 4515 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4730 5160 4730 (0) BOSTON 4515 5160 4730 (0) CHICAGO 2150 (0) DALLAS 3010 3655 3010 (0) MIAMI 5160 6020 (0) NEW YORK 4730 5590 4730 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 5590 4300 (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 2600 2900 (+2) BALTIMORE 3800 4100 (+1) BOSTON 4800 5100 (+1) CHICAGO 2800 3300 (+2) DALLAS 1400 1700 (+3) LOS ANGELES 2600 3500 (+2) MIAMI 3300 3600 (+1) NEW YORK 4600 5000 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4600 (+2) SEATTLE 4600 5000 (+5) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2900 (+2) BALTIMORE 3800 4200 (+3) BOSTON 4800 5100 (+1) CHICAGO 2800 3300 (+2) DALLAS 1400 1700 (+3) LOS ANGELES 2600 3500 (+2) MIAMI 3300 3600 (+1) NEW YORK 4600 5000 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4500 (+1) SEATTLE 4600 5000 (+5) 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 SLIGHT SURPLUS -- BALTIMORE 5900 6700 6100 6500 (-2) BOSTON 6400 7300 6400 6800 (-1) CHICAGO 4000 4900 4400 4800 (0) DALLAS 3400 4400 4000 4300 (-2) LOS ANGELES 2000 2600 2050 2300 (-1) NEW YORK 6300 7400 6400 6700 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6000 7000 6200 6600 (-2) 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 APR 28-MAY 04 APR 29-MAY 05 U.S. 25,371 34,327 IMPORTS 19,486 20,948 ------------ -------------- sum 44,857 55,275 APR 21-27 APR 22-28 U.S. 27,911 33,990 IMPORTS 19,352 22,458 ------------ -------------- sum 47,263 56,448 APR 14-20 APR 15-21 U.S. 28,809 33,627 IMPORTS 23,198 21,679 ------------ -------------- sum 52,007 55,306