Washington, DC December 12, 2018 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-205-9690 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 2018 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: onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, and potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A Last Report was issued for broccoli from Salinas-Watsonville California. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF DECEMBER 5-11 2018 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 2018 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY DECEMBER 4 2018 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 4300 4400 (+2) CHICAGO 4000 4400 4000 4200 (0) DALLAS 2800 3000 (0) LOS ANGELES 1200 1300 (0) MIAMI 5900 6200 (+1) NEW YORK 6500 6800 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6400 (0) WESTERN ARIZONA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5700 6100 (-5) BALTIMORE 7100 7500 (-8) BOSTON 7700 8100 (-6) CHICAGO 5000 5400 (-10) DALLAS 3900 4300 (-11) MIAMI 7600 8000 (-7) NEW YORK 7500 7900 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 7200 7600 (-8) CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5700 6600 5800 6100 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7500 7200 7400 (0) BOSTON 7600 8300 7800 8100 (0) CHICAGO 5200 5800 5300 5600 (0) DALLAS 3700 4300 3900 4300 (0) MIAMI 7000 7800 7500 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7500 7100 7300 (0) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6000 6400 (-5) BALTIMORE 7400 7800 (-7) BOSTON 8000 8400 (-6) CHICAGO 5000 5400 (-10) DALLAS 4300 4700 (-10) MIAMI 7900 8300 (-7) NEW YORK 7800 8200 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 7500 7900 (-7) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE, PARSLEY AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6200 6600 (-4) BALTIMORE 7500 7900 (-7) BOSTON 8100 8500 (-6) CHICAGO 5100 5500 (-10) DALLAS 4500 4900 (-10) MIAMI 8000 8400 (-7) NEW YORK 7900 8300 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 7600 8000 (-7) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 6700 7100 BALTIMORE 8000 8400 BOSTON 8600 9000 CHICAGO 5600 6000 DALLAS 5000 5400 MIAMI 8500 8900 NEW YORK 8400 8800 PHILADELPHIA 8100 8500 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6500 6900 (-4) BALTIMORE 7900 8200 (-7) BOSTON 8500 8800 (-5) CHICAGO 5500 5900 (-10) DALLAS 4900 5300 (-9) MIAMI 8400 8700 (-7) NEW YORK 8300 8600 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 8000 8300 (-7) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 6800 5700 6300 (-5) BALTIMORE 6600 8000 7000 7600 (-9) BOSTON 7000 8300 7600 8200 (-5) CHICAGO 4500 5800 4900 5500 (-11) DALLAS 3600 4800 3900 4500 (-13) MIAMI 6700 8000 7400 8000 (-8) NEW YORK 6700 8000 7200 7700 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7900 6800 7300 (-10) SEATTLE 2750 3600 2900 3400 (-9) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2997 4051 (0) BALTIMORE 4945 5375 (+4) BOSTON 5375 6012 (0) CHICAGO 2150 3352 2350 2365 (0) DALLAS 1613 2580 2150 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2761 2150 2473 (-2) MIAMI 4730 5590 (-7) NEW YORK 4730 5475 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 5200 4515 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1400 1200 1300 (+4) BALTIMORE 2000 2200 2100 2200 (-2) BOSTON 2900 3000 (-5) CHICAGO 1900 2100 2000 (-2) NEW YORK 2600 3000 2800 2900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 2400 (-7) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 7000 5525 5950 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7225 (0) BOSTON 7650 8075 (0) CHICAGO 4038 4675 (0) DALLAS 4675 5100 4675 (0) LOS ANGELES 2125 2763 (0) MIAMI 6885 10000 (0) NEW YORK 7225 8075 7650 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7650 7225 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4888 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 5525 8500 5738 5950 (0) BOSTON 6375 7500 6375 6588 (0) CHICAGO 3400 4500 3400 3600 (0) DALLAS 3400 4900 4038 4463 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2300 (0) MIAMI 6588 8500 6588 6800 (0) NEW YORK 5950 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5525 6163 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 (0) NEW YORK 4000 5000 4500 5000 (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 2800 3200 (-10) BOSTON 3800 4000 3800 3900 CHICAGO 900 1100 1000 (-5) DALLAS 3300 3500 3300 3400 (-4) MIAMI 4600 5000 4700 4800 (-9) NEW YORK 3200 3400 3300 3400 PHILADELPHIA 3000 3300 (-3) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4085 4332 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 5375 4463 (0) BOSTON 5115 5160 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 2795 3645 3225 (0) MIAMI 5590 6318 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4300 5590 5100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4730 4300 4675 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2400 2200 2400 (0) DALLAS 2200 2500 (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) NEBRASKA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2962 3825 (+7) BALTIMORE 4125 4888 (-5) BOSTON 4892 5738 5313 (0) CHICAGO 2125 2338 (+2) DALLAS 1976 2550 2125 (0) LOS ANGELES 2125 3361 2125 (-23) MIAMI 4675 5738 5525 (0) NEW YORK 4378 4675 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4463 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3000 (0) BOSTON 1800 2000 1900 1950 (0) CHICAGO 2500 3000 2700 2800 (0) MIAMI 3500 4000 3700 3800 (0) NEW YORK 1500 1950 1700 1800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 (0) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 1900 2500 (0) NEW YORK 1800 2000 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- CABBAGE ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2900 3000 (-3) BALTIMORE 4200 4400 (0) BOSTON 5200 (-2) CHICAGO 3000 3400 (0) DALLAS 1400 1500 (-3) LOS ANGELES 2900 3200 (-6) MIAMI 3600 3800 (-5) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4400 4800 (0) SEATTLE 5000 5200 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2900 3000 (-3) BALTIMORE 4200 4400 (0) BOSTON 5200 (-2) CHICAGO 3000 3400 (0) DALLAS 1400 1500 (-3) LOS ANGELES 2900 3200 (-6) MIAMI 3600 3800 (-5) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4400 4800 (0) SEATTLE 5000 5200 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 7377 9467 7400 (0) CHICAGO 5600 7396 5763 (0) DALLAS 5607 7196 5800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3210 4120 3700 (0) MIAMI 8700 9363 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 7500 8600 7900 8300 (-4) BOSTON 8000 9000 8400 8800 (-4) CHICAGO 5000 6200 5400 5800 DALLAS 4800 5800 5400 5800 (-4) LOS ANGELES 2100 3000 2300 2700 (-11) NEW YORK 8100 8800 8200 8600 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8700 8100 8500 (-2) SEATTLE 1000 1400 1100 1300 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2550 3400 2975 3188 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3613 (0) BOSTON 3400 4463 3400 3825 (0) CHICAGO 956 1275 956 1063 (0) MIAMI 4675 5313 4675 5100 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4675 3400 3825 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2018 2017 DEC 02-08 DEC 03-09 U.S. 23,015 25,706 IMPORTS 15,535 18,101 ------------ -------------- sum 38,550 43,807 NOV 25-DEC 01 NOV 26-DEC 02 U.S. 22,821 25,377 IMPORTS 17,029 18,272 ------------ -------------- sum 39,850 43,649 NOV 18-24 NOV 19-25 U.S. 19,653 21,901 IMPORTS 15,271 18,271 ------------ -------------- sum 34,924 40,172