WASHINGTON, DC FEBRUARY 8 2012 WA_FV190 Barbara Maxwell 202-720-9936 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7 2012 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 and regions: strawberries, raspberries, citrus and peppers from South District California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado and onions from Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: onions from North and East Points Colorado, potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota (RRV) and Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: mixed vegetables, tomatoes and strawberries from Central & South Florida, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina and potatoes from Northwestern Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 1-FEBRUARY 7 2012 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7 2012 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2012 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 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE AND MIXED VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 4800 (-2) BALTIMORE 5200 5500 (-6) BOSTON 6000 6200 (-4) CHICAGO 3600 3800 (-1) DALLAS 3600 3900 (-1) NEW YORK 5400 5600 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 5300 5500 (-6) SEATTLE 2400 2600 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- MELONS AND MIXED VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3300 3800 3500 3600 (-3) BOSTON 4800 5800 5300 5400 (-2) CHICAGO 2700 3400 2900 3000 (-5) LOS ANGELES 800 1100 900 (0) MIAMI 4300 5400 4900 5100 (-4) NEW YORK 4600 5400 5000 5200 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 4500 5400 4900 5100 (-4) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4500 4800 4500 4600 (-4) BALTIMORE 4900 5500 5300 5400 (-6) BOSTON 6000 6200 (-4) CHICAGO 3500 3800 (-1) DALLAS 3500 3700 3600 3700 (-3) LOS ANGELES 700 900 800 (0) NEW YORK 5400 5600 5500 5600 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 5300 5500 5400 5500 (-5) SEATTLE 2300 2500 2400 2500 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI AND CAULIFLOWER ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4600 5000 BALTIMORE 5400 5600 BOSTON 6200 6400 CHICAGO 3800 4000 DALLAS 3800 4100 LOS ANGELES 800 1000 800 900 MIAMI 5600 6000 NEW YORK 5600 5900 PHILADELPHIA 5500 5800 SEATTLE 2300 2500 2400 SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, CITRUS AND PEPPERS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 4500 4800 4500 (-3) BALTIMORE 4900 5500 5300 5500 (-4) BOSTON 5300 6200 6000 6100 (-3) CHICAGO 3500 3700 (-1) DALLAS 3500 3600 (-4) NEW YORK 5200 5600 5400 5600 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 5000 5500 5300 5500 (-4) SEATTLE 2200 2400 (-2) NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO -- ONIONS SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2975 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3500 3700 (0) BOSTON 4000 4200 (0) CHICAGO 2000 2125 (0) DALLAS 1800 2125 (0) NEW YORK 3500 3825 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3500 3700 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2651 3118 2908 (0) BALTIMORE 3316 4500 3972 (0) BOSTON 3935 4591 4307 (0) CHICAGO 1828 2560 2153 (0) DALLAS 1303 1935 1615 (0) LOS ANGELES 1398 2108 1645 (0) MIAMI 3830 4730 4338 (0) NEW YORK 3584 5053 4309 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3404 4193 3944 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- MIXED VEGETABLES,TOMATOES, STRAWBERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1000 1300 1100 1200 (+7) BALTIMORE 1800 2500 1900 2300 (+5) BOSTON 3000 3800 3100 3400 (+13) CHICAGO 1800 2400 1900 2200 (+3) NEW YORK 2400 3200 2500 2900 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2600 2200 2500 (+2) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1400 1200 1300 (+9) BOSTON 3000 3400 3200 3300 (+3) CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 2300 (0) NEW YORK 2500 2900 2700 2900 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 2300 2700 2500 2600 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- GREENS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 600 800 800 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2400 2200 (+5) BOSTON 3000 3500 3200 (+3) NEW YORK 2600 3000 2800 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2800 2600 (+4) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3825 4250 (0) BALTIMORE 4675 5100 (0) BOSTON 5100 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2975 3400 (0) DALLAS 2975 3613 3188 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1275 1700 (0) MIAMI 5525 5728 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5313 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4675 5100 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3825 4038 (0) BALTIMORE 4675 5313 5100 (0) BOSTON 5100 5738 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2763 3400 2975 (0) DALLAS 3188 3613 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1275 1700 1488 (0) MIAMI 5313 5950 5525 (0) NEW YORK 5100 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4888 5313 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 1500 1800 1700 1800 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3500 3200 (+2) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3300 3600 3400 3500 (0) BALTIMORE 2100 2400 2200 2300 (0) BOSTON 1350 1550 1400 1500 (0) MIAMI 4800 5200 4900 5000 (0) NEW YORK 1700 1950 1800 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1950 2250 2050 2150 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2700 2400 (0) CHICAGO 800 1200 1000 (0) DALLAS 3000 3400 3200 (0) MIAMI 3800 4000 (0) MICHIGAN -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2100 2300 2200 2300 (0) CHICAGO 800 1000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3440 3763 3572 (0) BALTIMORE 3655 4085 3885 (0) BOSTON 3870 4945 4575 (0) CHICAGO 1720 2150 1816 (0) DALLAS 2580 3118 2887 (0) MIAMI 4945 5375 5160 (0) NEW YORK 3978 4730 4300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3225 4193 3924 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 1200 1000 (0) CHICAGO 1600 2200 2000 (0) DALLAS 1500 1800 1600 1700 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1500 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 2750 (0) CHICAGO 2250 (0) MIAMI 1500 (0) NEW YORK 2000 2250 2250 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1750 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2300 2700 2400 2600 (0) BALTIMORE 1400 1700 1600 1700 (-3) BOSTON 1200 1500 1500 (-12) CHICAGO 1000 1600 1000 1200 (-4) NEW YORK 1000 1500 1200 1500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 1800 1200 1300 (-24) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2200 2400 (0) BOSTON 2000 2100 (0) NEW YORK 1800 2000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1400 1500 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT, GREENS, BEETS, PARSLEY, CABBAGE AND HERBS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 2600 2200 2400 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3800 3600 (0) BOSTON 4500 5000 4800 (0) CHICAGO 2200 2600 2400 2600 (0) DALLAS 1000 1400 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2600 2300 2500 (0) MIAMI 2800 3400 2800 3200 (0) NEW YORK 3800 4500 4100 4300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 3800 4000 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- CITRUS, TOMATOES, CARROTS, BROCCOLI, CUCUMBERS, MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 2600 2200 2400 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3800 3600 (0) BOSTON 4600 5000 4800 (0) CHICAGO 2200 2600 2400 2600 (0) DALLAS 1000 1400 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2600 2300 2500 (0) MIAMI 2800 3400 2800 3200 (0) NEW YORK 3800 4500 4100 4300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 3800 4000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 5100 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5000 5525 5313 5525 (0) BOSTON 5525 6163 5738 (0) CHICAGO 3506 4250 3825 (0) DALLAS 3613 4463 4463 (0) LOS ANGELES 1594 1700 (0) MIAMI 5525 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5525 6163 5738 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5000 5525 5313 5515 (0) NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- LOS ANGELES 1800 2200 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6000 5600 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 5200 5800 5400 5600 (0) BOSTON 6000 6400 6000 6200 (0) CHICAGO 4000 4500 4000 4200 (0) DALLAS 4000 4600 4200 4400 (0) MIAMI 6000 6800 6200 6400 (0) NEW YORK 5600 6200 5800 6000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6000 5600 5800 (0) SEATTLE 800 1200 900 1000 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2580 2800 2580 2688 (0) BALTIMORE 2795 3150 2795 3010 (0) BOSTON 3400 3870 (0) CHICAGO 860 1183 (0) DALLAS 2795 3150 2795 3010 (0) MIAMI 3870 4300 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3650 3440 3650 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2580 3010 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2012 2011 JAN 29-FEB 04 JAN 30-FEB 05 U.S. 23,447 20,704 IMPORTS 13,890 16,090 ------------ -------------- sum 37,337 36,794 JAN 22-28 JAN 23-29 U.S. 21,877 21,940 IMPORTS 16,790 26,003 ------------ -------------- sum 38,667 47,943 JAN 15-21 JAN 16-22 U.S. 21,906 22,508 IMPORTS 17,322 17,251 ------------ -------------- sum 39,228 39,759