Washington, DC August 21, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provide by: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY AUGUST 20 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: melons from Delaware Maryland and Eastern Shore Virginia, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois. 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 Last Report was issued for the following commodities: onions from San Joaquin Valley, California, onions from Vidalia District Georgia, and onions from Southern New Mexico. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 14-20 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 20 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 13 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 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 5500 4800 5200 (-12) BALTIMORE 5700 6500 6100 6300 (-5) BOSTON 6300 7100 6800 7000 (-6) CHICAGO 3600 4600 3800 4000 (-18) MIAMI 5600 6500 6000 6500 (-7) NEW YORK 5800 7000 6200 6600 (-10) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6600 6000 6500 (-8) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 6100 5200 5500 (-13) BALTIMORE 6100 6900 6500 6800 (-4) BOSTON 6700 7600 7000 7300 (-9) CHICAGO 4000 4800 4200 4600 (-13) MIAMI 6000 7200 6400 6800 (-11) NEW YORK 6200 7400 6600 7100 (-10) PHILADELPHIA 6200 7200 6400 7000 (-10) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- LOS ANGELES 1000 1200 (+2) NEW YORK 5100 6375 (+6) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES,PLUMS,GRAPES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 6100 6800 6300 6500 (-4) DALLAS 3300 4100 3500 3700 (-8) MIAMI 6100 7000 6300 6500 (-8) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6700 6300 6500 (-10) SEATTLE 2600 3600 (-2) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- WATERMELONS, HONEYDEWS, CANTALOUPS, BELL PEPPERS AND CORN ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 5700 4800 5000 (-15) BALTIMORE 5700 6600 6100 6300 (-7) BOSTON 6300 7100 6600 7000 (-8) CHICAGO 3600 4800 3800 4000 (-20) MIAMI 5600 6800 6000 6500 (-9) NEW YORK 5800 7000 6200 6600 (-10) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6700 6000 6500 (-9) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5800 5200 5400 (-10) BALTIMORE 6100 6700 6500 6600 (-4) BOSTON 6700 7500 7000 7200 (-8) CHICAGO 4000 4800 4200 4400 (-14) MIAMI 6000 7000 6400 6600 (-9) NEW YORK 6200 7400 6600 6900 (-9) PHILADELPHIA 6200 7000 6400 6700 (-9) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 5700 5200 5600 (0) BALTIMORE 6000 6900 6300 6700 (0) BOSTON 6700 7500 7000 7400 (0) CHICAGO 4300 4900 4400 4800 (-1) DALLAS 3300 4100 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 6200 7100 6500 6900 (0) NEW YORK 6300 7000 6600 7000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6100 7000 6500 6900 (0) SEATTLE 2600 3700 3200 3600 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2881 3314 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 4145 4515 4250 4300 (-1) BOSTON 4515 4919 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2150 1935 (0) DALLAS 1613 1930 1720 1930 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 1935 1828 1935 (0) MIAMI 4250 4945 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4480 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 4255 4515 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1600 (-3) BALTIMORE 800 900 850 (0) BOSTON 1700 1800 1750 (0) CHICAGO 1300 1400 1350 (0) NEW YORK 1300 1400 1400 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 1000 1100 (+11) NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 (+10) BALTIMORE 1100 1200 (-12) BOSTON 1900 2000 1900 (0) CHICAGO 1500 1600 1500 (-6) NEW YORK 1800 1900 (-8) PHILADELPHIA 1300 1400 1300 (-10) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 900 1000 1000 (-5) VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS - LAST REPORT -- 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) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2200 2600 (0) BALTIMORE 2400 2800 2600 2800 (0) CHICAGO 800 1000 900 1000 (0) DALLAS 2500 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3000 2800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2800 2600 2800 (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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (-8) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS - LAST REPORT -- 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 2400 (-4) BALTIMORE 3600 4000 (-3) BOSTON 4800 (-1) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (-2) DALLAS 1300 1500 (+4) LOS ANGELES 2300 2600 (+4) MIAMI 3200 (+2) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 (-5) SEATTLE 5000 (+4) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2300 2400 (-4) BALTIMORE 3600 4000 (-3) BOSTON 4800 (-1) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (-2) DALLAS 1300 1500 (+4) LOS ANGELES 2300 2600 (+4) MIAMI 3200 (+2) NEW YORK 4500 4600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 (-5) SEATTLE 5000 (+4) 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) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, PEACHES, NECTARINES. ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 6300 5700 6100 BALTIMORE 5900 6900 6100 6500 BOSTON 6600 7400 6600 6900 CHICAGO 4100 5000 4500 4900 DALLAS 3900 4600 4000 4400 LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 1900 2100 NEW YORK 6300 7100 6500 6800 PHILADELPHIA 6000 7000 6300 6500 SEATTLE 950 1400 1000 1200 CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES 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 AUG 11-17 AUG 12-18 U.S. 27,556 31,535 IMPORTS 12,060 12,570 ------------ -------------- sum 39,616 44,105 AUG 04-10 AUG 05-11 U.S. 28,779 32,792 IMPORTS 12,838 17,396 ------------ -------------- sum 41,617 50,188 JUL 28-AUG 03 JUL 29-AUG 04 U.S. 28,559 32,301 IMPORTS 14,636 16,952 ------------ -------------- sum 43,195 49,253