Washington, DC October 9, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY OCTOBER 8 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: sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report was issued for the following commodities: mixed vegetables and melons for Mexico Crossings through Nogales Arizona, and sweet potatoes from Louisiana. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 2-8 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY OCTOBER 8 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 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 -- MIXED VEGETABLES AND MELONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- LOS ANGELES 900 1000 NEW YORK 5000 5100 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5300 4900 (-4) BALTIMORE 5700 6500 6000 6200 (-3) BOSTON 6500 7100 6800 (-3) CHICAGO 4400 4900 4500 4600 (-2) DALLAS 3100 3900 3300 3500 (-3) MIAMI 6000 6800 6200 6400 (-3) NEW YORK 6100 6700 6400 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6600 6200 6300 (-3) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5700 5300 (-4) BALTIMORE 6100 6900 6400 6600 (-3) BOSTON 6900 7500 7200 (-3) CHICAGO 4800 5300 4900 5000 (-2) DALLAS 3500 4300 3700 3900 (-3) MIAMI 6400 7200 6600 6800 (-3) NEW YORK 6500 7100 6800 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7000 6600 6700 (-3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES,PLUMS,GRAPES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 6000 6600 6200 6300 (0) DALLAS 3300 3800 3500 3600 (0) MIAMI 6200 7000 6400 6500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6600 6300 6500 (0) SEATTLE 2700 3600 3200 3300 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- WATERMELONS, HONEYDEWS, CANTALOUPS, BELL PEPPERS AND CORN ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5500 5100 (-4) BALTIMORE 5900 6700 6200 6400 (-3) BOSTON 6700 7300 7000 (-3) CHICAGO 4600 5100 4700 4800 (-2) DALLAS 3300 4100 3500 3700 (-3) MIAMI 6200 7000 6400 6600 (-3) NEW YORK 6300 6900 6600 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6800 6400 6500 (-3) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5600 5200 (-4) BALTIMORE 6000 6800 6300 6500 (-3) BOSTON 6800 7400 7100 (-3) CHICAGO 4700 5200 4800 4900 (-2) DALLAS 3400 4200 3600 3800 (-3) MIAMI 6300 7100 6500 6700 (-3) NEW YORK 6400 7000 6700 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6900 6500 6600 (-3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 5400 4800 5200 (-3) BALTIMORE 5700 6700 6000 6400 (-2) BOSTON 6400 7200 6700 7100 (-1) CHICAGO 3900 4800 4300 4700 (-1) DALLAS 3100 3800 3200 3600 (-4) MIAMI 6200 7000 6300 6700 (-2) NEW YORK 6200 6800 6300 6700 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6700 6100 6500 (-2) SEATTLE 2900 3700 3200 3500 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3000 3665 3548 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4408 4300 (0) BOSTON 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2150 2150 (0) DALLAS 1613 1828 1828 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 1935 1828 (0) MIAMI 4300 (0) NEW YORK 4623 4730 4730 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 4300 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4463 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5525 (0) BOSTON 5525 5950 5525 (0) CHICAGO 3188 3613 (0) DALLAS 3400 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2200 (0) MIAMI 5525 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5525 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5313 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 4888 5500 5100 (0) BOSTON 5100 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2975 3400 3188 (0) DALLAS 3188 3500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1594 2200 1800 2000 (0) MIAMI 5200 6163 5950 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4800 5313 5100 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- CHICAGO 1800 2200 NEW YORK 3400 3800 3500 MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2700 3000 2800 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 2700 2900 2700 2800 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 1000 1100 (0) DALLAS 2900 3200 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (-7) CHICAGO 1500 1800 (-25) DALLAS 1600 1800 (-26) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1800 1900 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 (0) MIAMI 3000 3500 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1300 1500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2300 2400 (0) BALTIMORE 3800 4000 (0) BOSTON 4400 4800 4600 4800 (0) CHICAGO 2600 3000 2800 (0) DALLAS 1100 1500 1300 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2600 2300 2500 (0) MIAMI 3000 3200 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4600 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 4200 3800 4000 (0) SEATTLE 4600 5000 4800 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5525 5700 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4500 (0) DALLAS 4200 4500 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2125 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 6400 5900 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 5800 6700 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6600 7200 6800 7100 (0) CHICAGO 4200 4900 4500 4700 (0) DALLAS 3900 4800 4200 4600 (+4) LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 2100 2300 (0) NEW YORK 6400 7000 6600 7000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6800 6400 6700 (0) SEATTLE 950 1400 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) BOSTON 3613 4000 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 (0) DALLAS 3000 (0) MIAMI 4250 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 SEP 29-OCT 05 SEP 30-OCT 06 U.S. 23,320 27,777 IMPORTS 12,635 15,340 ------------ -------------- sum 35,955 43,117 SEP 22-28 SEP 23-29 U.S. 24,668 26,974 IMPORTS 16,309 16,835 ------------ -------------- sum 40,977 43,809 SEP 15-21 SEP 16-22 U.S. 25,789 28,676 IMPORTS 12,879 14,056 ------------ -------------- sum 38,668 42,732