WASHINGTON, DC MAY 22, 2013 WA_FV190 Barbara Maxwell 202-720-9936 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MAY 21 2013 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 surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: mixed vegetables, melons, mangoes and tomatoes from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona, raspberries, avocadoes and citrus from South District, tomatoes, mixed vegetables, melons from Central & South Florida and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, watermelons and onions from Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas and mangoes, onions, limes, plum tomatoes, carrots, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: peppers, corn, beans, eggplant, watermelons and cantaloups from Imperial & Coachella Valley California, carrots and potatoes from Imperial Valley California, iceberg lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, romaine, strawberries and raspberries from Salinas-Watsonville California, cherries from San Joaquin Valley California, broccoli, cauliflower, iceberg lettuce, romaine, leaf lettuce and strawberries from Santa Maria California. Louisiana and Mississippi reported a barely adequate supply of trucks. FIRST REPORT was issued for cherries and apricots from San Joaquin Valley California. LAST REPORT was issued for potatoes from Aroostook County Maine. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MAY 15-21 2013 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MAY 21 2013 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MAY 14 2013 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, MELONS, MANGOES, GRAPES AND TOMATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5400 5500 5400 (+13) CHICAGO 5200 5500 5300 5400 (+15) DALLAS 3400 3700 3400 3500 (+15) LOS ANGELES 1300 1500 1400 (-3) MIAMI 5700 5900 5800 (0) NEW YORK 7500 7600 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 7200 7400 7200 7300 (+4) IMPERIAL & COACHELLA VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEPPERS, CORN, BEANS, EGGPLANT, WATERMELONS AND CANTALOUPS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6300 6500 (+7) BALTIMORE 7900 8300 (+8) BOSTON 8700 9000 (+9) CHICAGO 5800 6000 (+11) DALLAS 4400 4700 (+14) NEW YORK 8400 8600 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 8000 8400 (+8) IMPERIAL VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - RATES ARE GENERALLY FOR FLATBEDS, OPEN TRUCKS, OR DRY VANS. -- ATLANTA 3825 4038 (0) BALTIMORE 4675 5100 (0) BOSTON 5525 5738 (0) CHICAGO 3613 3825 (0) DALLAS 2338 2550 (0) LOS ANGELES 850 1318 850 1063 (0) MIAMI 4675 4888 4888 (0) NEW YORK 5313 5525 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5525 5950 (0) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6300 6600 (+6) BALTIMORE 8000 8200 (+8) BOSTON 8800 9000 (+11) CHICAGO 6200 6400 (+19) DALLAS 4400 4700 (+14) LOS ANGELES 800 900 (-11) NEW YORK 8500 8700 (+12) PHILADELPHIA 8100 8200 (+9) SEATTLE 3400 3600 (+6) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE, STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6500 6700 (+2) BALTIMORE 8200 8600 (+11) BOSTON 8800 9300 (+11) CHICAGO 6300 6500 (+19) DALLAS 4600 4800 (+12) LOS ANGELES 1000 1100 (0) NEW YORK 8700 8900 (+14) PHILADELPHIA 8300 8700 (+12) SEATTLE 3200 3400 (+6) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- CHERRIES, APRICOTS SLIGHT SHORTAGE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 6600 6800 BALTIMORE 8000 8300 NEW YORK 8300 8700 8400 8700 PHILADELPHIA 8200 8500 SEATTLE 3000 3300 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6300 6700 (+2) BALTIMORE 7900 8300 (+7) BOSTON 8900 9100 (+11) CHICAGO 6200 6400 (+19) DALLAS 4400 4700 (+11) LOS ANGELES 900 1000 (0) NEW YORK 8400 8700 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 8200 8500 (+8) SEATTLE 3400 3500 (+5) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- RASPBERRIES, AVOCADOS AND CITRUS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6500 6800 (+8) BALTIMORE 8000 8600 8000 (+8) BOSTON 7700 9000 8500 8800 (+8) CHICAGO 5700 6200 (+10) DALLAS 4100 4400 (+4) NEW YORK 7500 8800 8200 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 7300 8700 8000 (+7) SEATTLE 3200 3600 (+3) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2725 3225 2934 (0) BALTIMORE 3408 4300 3860 (0) BOSTON 3225 4945 4182 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2580 2257 (0) DALLAS 1339 1935 1702 (0) LOS ANGELES 1505 1935 1663 (0) MIAMI 3870 5160 4335 (0) NEW YORK 3225 4515 3985 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3225 4300 3796 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1400 1700 1550 1700 (+2) BALTIMORE 2800 3500 3000 3300 (+3) BOSTON 4300 4800 4600 4800 (+1) CHICAGO 3200 3500 3300 3400 (0) NEW YORK 3800 4000 3950 4000 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 3400 3800 3650 3800 (+1) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1488 (0) MIAMI 800 (0) NEW YORK 2975 3400 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- BEANS, BLUEBERRIES, CABBAGE, CUCUMBER, GREENS, SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1000 1000 BOSTON 2800 3000 NEW YORK 2600 2800 VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 1000 900 (0) BALTIMORE 2200 2450 (+1) BOSTON 2950 3500 3500 (0) CHICAGO 2050 2500 2500 (-4) DALLAS 2350 2400 MIAMI 1450 1800 (-4) NEW YORK 3000 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2550 2800 (-1) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4038 4250 (0) BALTIMORE 4888 5100 (0) BOSTON 5313 5950 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 2763 2975 (0) DALLAS 3400 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1488 1806 (0) MIAMI 5313 5950 5525 5950 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5313 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4888 5100 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 1600 2000 1800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3500 (0) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- BALTIMORE 1825 2075 1900 2000 (0) BOSTON 1250 1450 1250 1350 (0) NEW YORK 1575 1775 1600 1700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1825 2075 1900 2000 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1200 (0) CHICAGO 1600 1800 (0) DALLAS 1400 1600 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1500 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 2750 3000 (0) CHICAGO 2750 (0) MIAMI 1750 2200 (0) NEW YORK 2000 2350 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 1750 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3200 2800 BALTIMORE 3825 4600 4300 4500 BOSTON 4675 5800 5400 5600 CHICAGO 3000 3600 3200 3400 DALLAS 1300 1600 1400 1600 LOS ANGELES 2800 3200 3000 3200 MIAMI 3000 3500 3200 3400 NEW YORK 4500 5400 4800 5200 PHILADELPHIA 4200 4800 4600 4800 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- MANGOES, ONIONS, LIMES, PLUM TOMATOES, CARROTS, MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2800 3200 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 3825 4700 4300 4500 (+1) BOSTON 4675 5800 5400 5600 (+3) CHICAGO 3000 3600 3200 3400 (0) DALLAS 1300 1600 1400 1600 (+7) LOS ANGELES 2800 3200 3000 3200 (0) MIAMI 3000 3500 3200 3400 (0) NEW YORK 4500 5400 4800 5200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4200 5000 4600 4800 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5313 5652 BALTIMORE 5525 5950 BOSTON 6375 6800 CHICAGO 4038 4250 DALLAS 4250 4675 LOS ANGELES 1913 2125 MIAMI 6800 7013 NEW YORK 5950 6588 PHILADELPHIA 5525 6163 5950 YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 5700 5500 5700 (0) BALTIMORE 5500 6400 6000 6300 (0) BOSTON 6300 7100 6700 6800 (0) CHICAGO 4000 4400 4200 4400 (0) DALLAS 4200 5100 4800 4900 (0) MIAMI 6800 7000 6900 7000 (0) NEW YORK 6000 6900 6600 6700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5700 6700 6200 6400 (0) SEATTLE 1100 1300 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2337 2763 (0) BALTIMORE 2763 2975 (0) BOSTON 3400 3613 (0) CHICAGO 750 1168 (0) DALLAS 2763 2975 (0) MIAMI 4250 4463 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3825 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2763 2975 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2013 2012 MAY 12-18 MAY 13-19 U.S. 29,224 31,116 IMPORTS 15,345 15,777 ------------ -------------- sum 44,569 46,893 MAY 05-11 MAY 06-12 U.S. 28,990 29,772 IMPORTS 17,099 15,914 ------------ -------------- sum 46,089 45,686 APR 28-MAY 04 APR 29-MAY 05 U.S. 28,895 30,293 IMPORTS 18,029 15,593 ------------ -------------- sum 46,924 45,886