WASHINGTON, DC NOVEMBER 18, 2009 WA_FV190 202-720-9936 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17 2009 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: mixed vegetables from Central and South Florida and tomatoes from Central Florida. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: lettuce, melons, peppers, beans, eggplant and mixed vegetables from Imperial & Coachella Valley California, Western Arizona, mixed vegetables, tomatoes and melons from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona, mixed vegetables, strawberries, strawberries and raspberries from Salinas-Watsonville California, mixed vegetables and strawberries from Santa Maria, citrus, strawberries and raspberries from South District, onions from North and East Points Colorado, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho and Minnesota-North Dakota, onions from Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: carrots and grapes from Kern District California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado and Northwestern Washington and onions and potatoes from Central Wisconsin. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11-17 2009 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17 2009 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10 2009 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 & COACHELLA VALLEY CALIFORNIA, WESTERN & CENTRAL ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, MELONS, PEPPERS, BEANS, EGGPLANT AND MIXED VEGETABLES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4400 4700 4400 4500 BALTIMORE 5200 5700 5400 5500 BOSTON 5700 6300 5700 6000 CHICAGO 3400 3600 DALLAS 2700 2900 LOS ANGELES 800 1000 900 MIAMI 5200 5400 NEW YORK 5400 5800 5400 5600 PHILADELPHIA 5300 5700 5300 5500 SEATTLE 2100 2400 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- MIXED VEGETABLES, TOMATOES AND MELONS SHORTAGE -- CHICAGO 3600 3800 (+28) DALLAS 2000 2200 (+11) LOS ANGELES 800 1000 (0) NEW YORK 4700 5400 4900 5000 (+14) PHILADELPHIA 4400 4700 4500 4600 (+11) ATWATER LIVINGSTON CALIFORNIA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 4400 4200 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4600 4900 4700 4800 (0) CHICAGO 3500 3800 (0) DALLAS 2800 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4600 4900 4700 4800 (0) CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- APPLES, KIWI, GRAPES, APPLE PEARS, POMEGRANATES AND LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3800 4300 4200 BALTIMORE 4600 4800 BOSTON 5000 5400 5100 5200 CHICAGO 3600 3800 DALLAS 2800 3100 MIAMI 4800 5200 NEW YORK 4800 5000 PHILADELPHIA 4700 4900 SEATTLE 2000 2200 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4400 4600 (+8) BALTIMORE 5200 5700 5200 5400 (+13) BOSTON 5700 6300 5700 6000 (+13) CHICAGO 3400 3600 (-5) DALLAS 2700 2900 (-7) LOS ANGELES 600 800 700 800 (+7) MIAMI 5200 5400 (+6) NEW YORK 5400 5600 (+12) PHILADELPHIA 5300 5500 (+11) SEATTLE 2100 2400 (+5) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- MIXED VEGETABLES, STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4400 4900 4600 4900 BALTIMORE 5400 5700 BOSTON 5700 6300 6000 6300 CHICAGO 3400 3800 3600 3800 DALLAS 2700 3100 2900 3100 LOS ANGELES 800 1000 800 900 MIAMI 5200 5600 5400 NEW YORK 5400 5900 5600 5900 PHILADELPHIA 5300 5800 5500 5800 SEATTLE 2000 2400 2000 2200 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- MIXED VEGETABLES AND STRAWBERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4400 4900 4600 (+8) BALTIMORE 5400 5700 (+16) BOSTON 5700 6300 6000 (+11) CHICAGO 3400 3800 3600 (-3) DALLAS 2700 3100 2900 (-6) LOS ANGELES 700 900 800 (0) MIAMI 5200 5400 5300 5400 (+5) NEW YORK 5400 5900 5600 5900 (+16) PHILADELPHIA 5200 5700 5400 5700 (+14) SEATTLE 2100 2400 2100 2200 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4400 4700 (+7) BALTIMORE 5200 6000 5200 5500 (+11) BOSTON 5700 6300 5800 6000 (+12) CHICAGO 3400 4000 3400 3600 (0) DALLAS 2700 3300 3000 3100 (-3) MIAMI 5200 5600 (+3) NEW YORK 5400 6100 5400 5700 (+12) PHILADELPHIA 5200 6000 5200 5600 (+13) SEATTLE 2100 2400 (+5) NORTH AND EAST POINTS COLORADO -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 2600 (+12) BALTIMORE 3000 3100 (-1) BOSTON 3500 3600 (+4) CHICAGO 1488 1700 1500 1600 (-19) DALLAS 1275 1600 1500 1600 (+9) NEW YORK 3188 3300 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3100 (-1) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2043 2795 2365 (0) BALTIMORE 2763 3655 3226 (0) BOSTON 2795 4300 3763 (0) CHICAGO 1505 1828 1689 (0) DALLAS 1292 1613 1449 (0) LOS ANGELES 1290 1505 1367 (0) MIAMI 3225 4300 3763 (0) NEW YORK 2795 4300 3709 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2580 3763 3072 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- MIXED VEGETABLES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1000 1800 1000 1350 (+7) BALTIMORE 1800 2250 1800 2100 (+16) BOSTON 2300 3500 2600 2800 (+17) CHICAGO 1900 2200 1900 1950 (+10) NEW YORK 1900 3050 2000 2450 (+17) PHILADELPHIA 1600 2450 1800 2200 (+14) CENTRAL FLORIDA -- TOMATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1000 1800 1000 1350 (+21) BALTIMORE 1800 2250 1800 2100 (+16) BOSTON 2300 3500 2600 2800 (+17) CHICAGO 1900 2200 1900 1950 (+10) NEW YORK 1900 3050 2000 2450 (+17) PHILADELPHIA 1600 2450 1800 2200 (+14) GEORGIA -- CABBAGE, EGGPLANT, GREENS AND PEPPERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 460 600 500 550 BALTIMORE 1650 1850 BOSTON 2450 2930 2600 2800 MIAMI 950 1150 NEW YORK 2050 2400 2200 2400 PHILADELPHIA 1800 2200 1900 2100 UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3506 3825 (+1) BALTIMORE 4038 4463 4250 4463 (+5) BOSTON 4463 4888 4675 (+7) CHICAGO 2444 2763 2550 2763 (+9) DALLAS 2550 3188 2763 3188 (+12) LOS ANGELES 1169 1700 1275 (0) MIAMI 4675 5313 4888 5100 (+4) NEW YORK 4250 4888 4463 4675 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 3825 4463 4038 4250 (-2) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3400 4038 3825 (+3) BALTIMORE 3825 4463 3825 4038 (-3) BOSTON 4463 5100 4675 (0) CHICAGO 2550 2975 2763 (+4) DALLAS 2550 3188 2975 (+8) LOS ANGELES 1275 1488 (+8) MIAMI 4675 5313 4675 5100 (0) NEW YORK 4250 4675 4463 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3825 4675 3825 4250 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 1200 1500 1300 1500 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3000 3000 (0) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 1600 1900 1650 1850 (0) BOSTON 1080 1250 1100 1200 (0) NEW YORK 1300 1600 1350 1500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1500 1800 1550 1700 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1767 1933 1850 (0) BALTIMORE 1833 1867 1850 (0) BOSTON 2267 2300 2283 (0) CHICAGO 633 683 658 (0) DALLAS 2300 2433 2367 (0) MIAMI 3400 3433 3417 (0) NEW YORK 2167 2200 2183 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1967 2033 2000 (0) MICHIGAN -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1600 1700 (0) CHICAGO 600 700 (0) MIAMI 2500 2900 2600 2800 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2975 3247 3010 (0) BALTIMORE 3118 3798 3225 3440 (+1) BOSTON 3440 4128 3784 (0) CHICAGO 1290 1926 1611 (+1) DALLAS 2365 2795 2637 (+4) MIAMI 3870 4730 4318 (+6) NEW YORK 3440 3853 3578 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3010 3440 (+4) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1000 1000 (0) CHICAGO 1200 1400 1400 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1500 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 2500 (0) CHICAGO 2250 (0) MIAMI 1650 (0) NEW YORK 1750 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1750 (0) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2200 2300 (0) BOSTON 1600 1800 (0) NEW YORK 1000 1200 1200 (0) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2500 (0) BOSTON 1100 1400 (0) NEW YORK 900 1100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 800 1000 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- CITRUS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1600 2000 1600 1800 (0) BALTIMORE 2600 3000 2800 3000 (0) BOSTON 3300 3600 (0) CHICAGO 1700 2000 1700 1800 (0) DALLAS 800 1100 900 1000 (0) LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 1700 1800 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3200 2800 3100 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS, AND MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1600 2000 1600 1800 (0) BALTIMORE 2600 3000 2800 3000 (0) BOSTON 3300 3600 (0) CHICAGO 1700 2000 1700 1800 (0) DALLAS 800 1100 900 1000 (0) LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 1700 1800 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3200 2800 3100 (0) SAN ANTONIO-WINTERGARDEN DISTRICT TEXAS -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- DALLAS 800 1000 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3825 4675 4250 4463 (+8) BALTIMORE 4463 4888 4675 4888 (+2) BOSTON 5100 5525 (+4) CHICAGO 2763 3196 2975 (0) DALLAS 2975 3613 2975 3188 (0) LOS ANGELES 1488 1913 1700 (+7) MIAMI 4888 5525 5100 (+4) NEW YORK 5100 5313 (+9) PHILADELPHIA 4675 4888 (0) NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- BOSTON 5300 5550 5500 5550 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2490 1875 2075 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5550 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4800 5300 5000 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5200 4700 5000 (0) BALTIMORE 4600 5100 4800 5000 (0) BOSTON 5200 5500 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3600 (0) DALLAS 4000 4500 (0) NEW YORK 5200 5500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4600 5100 4800 5000 (0) SEATTLE 550 750 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2150 2365 2150 2258 (+3) BALTIMORE 2236 2795 2580 (+9) BOSTON 2795 3139 3010 (0) CHICAGO 731 968 860 (0) DALLAS 2236 2795 2580 MIAMI 3010 3440 3440 (0) NEW YORK 2903 3440 3010 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2365 2580 (-4) SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1500 1600 (0) CHICAGO 500 550 (0) DALLAS 1500 1550 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2009 2008 NOV 08-14 NOV 09-15 U.S. 25,309 27,526 IMPORTS 9,156 10,248 ------------ -------------- sum 34,465 37,774 NOV 01-07 NOV 02-08 U.S. 24,390 27,170 IMPORTS 8,213 10,900 ------------ -------------- sum 32,603 38,070 OCT 25-31 OCT 26-NOV 01 U.S. 24,775 23,536 IMPORTS 14,747 12,836 ------------ -------------- sum 39,522 36,372