Truck Rate Report Washington, DC August 12, 2020 USDA - Specialty Crops Market News Contact: Patty Willkie 202-365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY AUGUST 11 2020 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 shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: melons from Maryland, Delaware and Eastern Shore Virginia, melons from Southwest Indiana and Southeast Illinois, melons from North Carolina, and melons from Southeast Missouri. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: peaches, nectarines, plums, and grapes from San Joaquin Valley California, citrus and avocados from South District California onions from Southern New Mexico, and apples, pears, cherries, peaches, nectarines, and prunes from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A Last Report was issued for the following commodities: sweet potatoes from Louisiana. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 5-11 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 11 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 4 2020 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 5900 6300 (0) BALTIMORE 7300 7500 (0) BOSTON 7600 8100 (0) CHICAGO 5200 5700 (0) DALLAS 4200 4300 (0) MIAMI 7300 7700 (0) NEW YORK 7400 7900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7300 7800 (0) NORTHERN CALIF INCL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY -- PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5700 6447 (0) BALTIMORE 6850 7236 (0) BOSTON 7970 (0) CHICAGO 4500 5250 (0) DALLAS 3950 4419 (0) MIAMI 7417 (0) NEW YORK 7514 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6650 7299 (0) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BERRIES, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6500 6900 (0) BALTIMORE 7500 8200 7900 8100 (0) BOSTON 8200 8700 (0) CHICAGO 5700 6000 (0) DALLAS 4600 4700 (0) MIAMI 7700 8100 (0) NEW YORK 7500 8500 8000 8500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7400 8400 7900 8400 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5738 6300 (0) BOSTON 6700 (0) CHICAGO 3825 4700 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 6300 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, NECTARINES, PLUMS, GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6000 6300 (+3) BALTIMORE 7000 7600 (-1) BOSTON 7500 8100 (+1) CHICAGO 5400 5900 (+9) DALLAS 4500 5100 (+14) MIAMI 7300 7900 (+3) NEW YORK 7500 8000 (+5) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6300 6700 (0) BALTIMORE 7700 7900 (0) BOSTON 8000 8500 (0) CHICAGO 5600 6100 (0) DALLAS 4500 4600 (0) MIAMI 7500 7900 (0) NEW YORK 7800 8300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7700 8200 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5700 6300 (+2) BALTIMORE 7000 7600 (0) BOSTON 7500 8000 (-2) CHICAGO 5400 6000 (+3) DALLAS 4300 5200 (+6) MIAMI 7300 8100 (+3) NEW YORK 7500 8000 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 7200 7900 (+1) SEATTLE 2750 3400 (-1) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 3825 4300 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2580 (0) DALLAS 1720 2043 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2125 (0) MIAMI 4250 5160 4675 (0) NEW YORK 4144 4623 4250 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3825 4515 (0) DELAWARE, MARYLAND AND EASTERN SHORE VIRGINIA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2000 2200 (-2) BALTIMORE 1000 (-5) BOSTON 2200 (-2) CHICAGO 1700 1800 1700 (-3) NEW YORK 1600 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 1200 (-4) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5525 (0) BOSTON 5525 6163 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3188 3400 (0) DALLAS 3000 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1500 1806 (0) MIAMI 5631 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5525 5950 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5525 (0) SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1500 1600 (-6) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2500 2600 (0) CHICAGO 900 1000 (0) DALLAS 2700 2800 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (0) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 1300 1400 (-4) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NORTH CAROLINA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1500 (+3) BALTIMORE 1600 1700 (+6) BOSTON 2800 3000 (-6) CHICAGO 2000 2100 (-5) NEW YORK 2300 2400 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 1700 1800 (-8) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3400 3825 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 4675 (0) BOSTON 5100 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2763 3528 (0) DALLAS 1275 1913 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4250 4888 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (-2) BALTIMORE 4000 4400 (0) BOSTON 4800 5200 5000 5100 (+3) CHICAGO 2700 3000 (-12) DALLAS 1400 1500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2500 2800 (-5) MIAMI 3800 4000 (+3) NEW YORK 4800 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4800 4300 4400 (+1) SEATTLE 4700 5000 (+1) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 BALTIMORE 4000 4400 BOSTON 4800 5200 5000 5100 CHICAGO 2700 3000 DALLAS 1400 1500 LOS ANGELES 2500 2800 MIAMI 3800 4000 NEW YORK 4800 5000 PHILADELPHIA 4200 4800 4300 4400 SEATTLE 4700 5000 COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6400 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 3900 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2400 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES, PEARS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, NECTARINES, PRUNES. SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5400 6100 5700 6000 (0) BALTIMORE 6500 7500 6500 6800 (0) BOSTON 6900 7900 7100 7500 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5500 4900 5300 (0) DALLAS 4200 5000 4600 5000 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2500 2100 2300 (0) NEW YORK 6900 7700 6900 7300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7600 6700 7100 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 950 1050 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 3931 5100 3931 4038 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2763 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 AUG 02-08 AUG 04-10 U.S. 28,554 30,398 IMPORTS 11,510 13,827 ------------ -------------- sum 40,064 44,225 JUL 26-AUG 01 JUL 28-AUG 03 U.S. 28,889 30,101 IMPORTS 17,219 15,256 ------------ -------------- sum 46,108 45,357 JUL 19-25 JUL 21-27 U.S. 29,942 31,173 IMPORTS 13,823 17,491 ------------ -------------- sum 43,765 48,664