Washington, DC January 16, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-205-9690 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JANUARY 15 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 the following commodities: tomatoes and mixed vegetables, berries from Central and South Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 9-15 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JANUARY 15 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JANUARY 8 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 4400 4600 (-3) CHICAGO 4000 4200 (0) DALLAS 2600 2800 (-4) LOS ANGELES 1200 1500 1300 1400 (-7) MIAMI 5500 5700 (-3) NEW YORK 6400 6800 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6400 6200 (-8) WESTERN ARIZONA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5700 (-3) BALTIMORE 6400 6900 (-3) BOSTON 7200 7500 (-3) CHICAGO 4700 4800 (-4) DALLAS 3400 4100 (-14) MIAMI 6700 7000 (-4) NEW YORK 6700 7200 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7000 (-4) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5700 6000 (-3) BALTIMORE 6700 7200 (-3) BOSTON 7500 7800 (-3) CHICAGO 4700 4800 (-4) DALLAS 3800 4100 (-13) MIAMI 7000 7300 (-4) NEW YORK 7000 7500 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 6900 7300 (-4) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE, PARSLEY AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5900 6200 (-3) BALTIMORE 6800 7300 (-3) BOSTON 7600 7900 (-3) CHICAGO 4800 4900 (-4) DALLAS 4000 4200 (-13) MIAMI 7100 7400 (-4) NEW YORK 7100 7600 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7400 (-4) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6200 6500 BALTIMORE 7200 7600 BOSTON 8000 8200 CHICAGO 5200 5300 DALLAS 4200 4600 MIAMI 7500 7700 NEW YORK 7500 7900 PHILADELPHIA 7400 7700 SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5700 5200 5600 (-5) BALTIMORE 6000 7100 6500 6900 (-4) BOSTON 6700 8000 7300 7700 (-4) CHICAGO 4100 5200 4500 4900 (-6) DALLAS 3300 4400 3500 3900 (-10) MIAMI 6600 7700 7100 7500 (-5) NEW YORK 6500 7400 6800 7200 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 6300 7200 6500 6900 (-5) SEATTLE 2750 3500 2800 3200 (-3) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2997 3683 3440 (0) BALTIMORE 4515 4945 (0) BOSTON 4730 5805 5375 (0) CHICAGO 2150 3048 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1613 2580 2150 (+22) LOS ANGELES 1613 2510 2150 (0) MIAMI 4730 5805 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4730 4978 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4730 4300 4515 (-2) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1100 1300 (-8) BALTIMORE 2000 2300 2000 2200 (-2) BOSTON 2900 3200 (-8) CHICAGO 1800 2000 (0) NEW YORK 2700 2900 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2600 (-2) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5525 5525 (-4) BALTIMORE 6163 6588 (-9) BOSTON 6800 7725 (-8) CHICAGO 4038 4250 (-5) DALLAS 4250 4463 (-7) LOS ANGELES 2125 2338 (-9) MIAMI 7650 7725 (-9) NEW YORK 6588 7013 (-11) PHILADELPHIA 6588 6800 6588 (-9) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 6000 (+2) BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (-2) BOSTON 6375 6800 (+2) CHICAGO 3400 3825 (+3) DALLAS 3400 3825 (-15) LOS ANGELES 1700 2300 (0) MIAMI 6588 7225 (+3) NEW YORK 6588 6900 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6163 6588 (+9) 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 (0) BOSTON 3800 4000 3800 3900 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 1000 (0) DALLAS 3300 3500 3300 3400 (0) MIAMI 4600 5000 4700 4800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 3300 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3300 (0) 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 3400 3130 3400 (0) BALTIMORE 3750 4888 4675 4888 (0) BOSTON 4447 5313 5313 (0) CHICAGO 2033 2338 2125 (-3) DALLAS 1594 2125 1700 2125 (-10) LOS ANGELES 1913 3361 2125 (0) MIAMI 4732 5525 5313 5525 (0) NEW YORK 3980 4675 4675 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3890 4463 4038 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 1900 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 1300 1500 (-30) 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 2800 3200 (-3) BALTIMORE 4600 5000 (0) BOSTON 5400 5600 (0) CHICAGO 3300 3400 (0) DALLAS 1400 1500 (+7) LOS ANGELES 3100 3500 (+2) MIAMI 3700 4000 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4800 5500 (0) SEATTLE 5800 6000 (-2) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3200 (-3) BALTIMORE 4600 5000 (0) BOSTON 5400 5600 (0) CHICAGO 3300 3400 (0) DALLAS 1400 1500 (+7) LOS ANGELES 3100 3500 (+2) MIAMI 3700 4000 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4800 5500 (0) SEATTLE 5800 6000 (-2) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6500 7013 (-9) CHICAGO 5600 6800 (+8) DALLAS 4463 4900 4700 (-19) LOS ANGELES 2175 2600 (-35) MIAMI 7438 7863 (-15) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 6400 7300 6600 7000 (-2) BOSTON 6800 7800 7100 7600 (-2) CHICAGO 4200 5200 4500 4900 (-4) DALLAS 3600 4600 3800 4200 (-17) LOS ANGELES 2100 2700 2100 2500 (0) NEW YORK 6700 7600 6800 7200 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6500 7400 6600 6900 (-4) SEATTLE 1000 1400 1100 1200 (-4) 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. 2019 2018 JAN 06-12 JAN 07-13 U.S. 22,111 27,567 IMPORTS 17,721 24,776 ------------ -------------- sum 39,832 52,343 DEC 30-JAN 05 DEC 31-JAN 06 U.S. 18,610 24,634 IMPORTS 16,281 20,410 ------------ -------------- sum 34,891 45,044 DEC 23-29 DEC 24-30 U.S. 17,061 19,918 IMPORTS 13,938 18,231 ------------ -------------- sum 30,999 38,149