WASHINGTON, DC JULY 2, 2008 WA_FV190 202-720-9936 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JULY 1 2008 RATES QUOTED REPRESENT OPEN (SPOT) MARKET RATES THAT SHIPPERS OR RECEIVERS PAY DEPENDING ON BASIS OF SALE, PER LOAD, INCLUDING TRUCK BROKERS FEES FOR SHIPMENTS IN TRUCK LOAD VOLUME TO A SINGLE DESTINATION. EXTRA CHARGES FOR DELIVERY TO TERMINAL MARKETS, MULTIPICKUP AND MULTIDROP 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 and regions: melons from Georgia and South Carolina, and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, Upper Valley Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho and Columbia Basin Washington and corn from South Georgia. Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho noted a shortage to northeastern destinations with a slight shortage to all other destinations for potatoes. LAST REPORT was issued for corn from South Georgia and watermelons from South Texas. FIRST REPORT was issued for melons from Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 25-JULY 1 2008 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JULY 1 2008 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JUNE 24 2008 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 -- MANGOES, MELONS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 4600 4800 (+1) LOS ANGELES 1200 1300 1200 (0) NEW YORK 7500 7800 7500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7200 7400 7200 (0) COACHELLA VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6100 6700 (-4) BALTIMORE 7800 8400 (-4) BOSTON 8200 8600 (0) CHICAGO 6000 6300 (-1) DALLAS 4200 4500 (-5) MIAMI 7800 8200 (-2) NEW YORK 7900 8300 (-1) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6400 6800 6600 6800 (+1) BALTIMORE 7800 8400 8000 8200 (0) BOSTON 8200 8600 8400 8600 (0) CHICAGO 5800 6200 6000 6200 (0) DALLAS 4200 4600 4400 4600 (0) LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 (0) MIAMI 7800 8000 7900 8000 (0) NEW YORK 8000 8200 8200 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8100 8100 (-1) SEATTLE 3400 3700 3600 (-3) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- LETTUCE, MIXED VEGETABLES, STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6800 7200 6800 7000 (+1) BALTIMORE 7800 8600 8200 8400 (-2) BOSTON 8100 8800 8600 8800 (-1) CHICAGO 6000 6300 6200 (0) DALLAS 4400 4600 4500 4600 (-1) LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 (-6) MIAMI 7800 8200 8000 (-1) NEW YORK 7900 8500 8200 8500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8400 8000 8200 (-2) SEATTLE 3400 3800 3600 (-6) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - RATES ARE GENERALLY FOR FLATBEDS, OPEN TRUCKS OR DRY VANS -- ATLANTA 4730 5590 4945 5590 (-2) CHICAGO 4300 4730 (0) DALLAS 4085 5000 (+17) LOS ANGELES 600 946 (0) NEW YORK 6020 6450 6235 6450 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PLUMS, PEACHES, NECTARINES AND APRICOTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6600 7000 6800 7000 (+1) BALTIMORE 7800 8400 8200 8400 (-2) BOSTON 8100 8800 8600 8800 (0) CHICAGO 5800 6200 6000 6200 (0) DALLAS 4400 4800 4600 (-4) LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 (-6) MIAMI 7800 8200 8000 (0) NEW YORK 7900 8500 8100 8400 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8400 8000 8200 (-2) SEATTLE 3400 3600 3600 (-5) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- MIXED VEGETABLES AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6400 6800 6600 (0) BALTIMORE 7800 8400 8000 8200 (-1) BOSTON 8400 8600 (0) CHICAGO 6000 6200 (0) DALLAS 4200 4600 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 1600 1700 (0) MIAMI 8000 8200 8000 (-1) NEW YORK 8000 8400 8200 8400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8200 8200 (0) SEATTLE 3400 3800 3600 3700 (-3) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS AND AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6400 6800 (-1) BALTIMORE 7600 8200 (-1) BOSTON 8100 8600 (-1) CHICAGO 6000 6200 (0) DALLAS 4300 4500 (-2) MIAMI 7600 8000 (-1) NEW YORK 7900 8300 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 7700 8200 (-1) SEATTLE 3200 3400 (-10) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2580 3010 2705 (0) BALTIMORE 3440 4500 4081 (0) BOSTON 4085 5500 4693 (0) CHICAGO 1505 2043 1749 (0) DALLAS 1398 1828 1628 (0) LOS ANGELES 1398 2043 1653 (0) MIAMI 3440 4085 3830 (0) NEW YORK 4085 5100 4797 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3655 4500 3968 (0) GEORGIA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 900 1300 900 1000 (+6) BALTIMORE 2800 3200 3000 3200 (+11) BOSTON 3400 4500 4000 4300 (+9) CHICAGO 2200 2800 2800 (+8) NEW YORK 3200 3600 3200 3400 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 2900 3400 2900 3200 (-2) SOUTH GEORGIA -- CORN SLIGHT SHORTAGE - LAST REPORT -- CHICAGO 2400 2600 (-4) NEW YORK 3600 4000 3800 (+1) VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1075 1075 (0) BALTIMORE 2400 3528 2800 (0) BOSTON 3528 4032 3800 4000 (0) CHICAGO 2500 3024 2700 2800 (0) MIAMI 1500 1720 (0) NEW YORK 3024 3528 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2600 3000 2863 3000 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SHORTAGE TO NORTH EAST DESTINATIONS, ALL OTHERS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3870 4085 4085 (+3) BALTIMORE 5160 5590 (+11) BOSTON 5590 6235 5590 (+3) CHICAGO 2580 3010 2795 (0) DALLAS 2903 3440 3010 3118 (+2) LOS ANGELES 1463 1800 (+1) MIAMI 5375 5698 5590 (+2) NEW YORK 5375 6128 5590 (+13) PHILADELPHIA 5160 5590 (+11) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2000 2600 2200 2400 (0) NEW YORK 3800 4000 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1400 1200 1250 (0) CHICAGO 2000 2300 2000 2200 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1750 (0) BALTIMORE 1750 (0) BOSTON 2750 (0) CHICAGO 2550 (0) MIAMI 1650 1900 (0) NEW YORK 2250 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 (0) SOUTH NEW JERSEY -- BLUEBERRIES ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 2000 2400 (0) NEW YORK 1200 1680 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 1300 (0) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3225 3655 3440 3655 (0) BOSTON 6020 (0) CHICAGO 3225 3655 3440 3655 (+3) DALLAS 1935 2365 (0) MIAMI 4730 6020 5590 6020 (0) NEW YORK 5590 6020 5805 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4945 5375 4945 5160 (0) SOUTH CAROLINA -- MELONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 (-6) BALTIMORE 2400 2800 (-5) BOSTON 3500 4000 3500 3600 (-1) CHICAGO 2800 (+8) NEW YORK 2800 3200 3000 3200 (+7) PHILADELPHIA 2500 3200 2700 3000 (0) SOUTH CAROLINA -- PEACHES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1400 (0) BOSTON 3350 3850 3600 3800 (0) MIAMI 2000 2200 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3450 3400 3450 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 3200 3450 3200 3400 (+3) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS, MANGOES, ASPARAGUS AND MIXED VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 2600 (+6) BALTIMORE 4000 4300 4200 4300 (-2) BOSTON 4900 5200 4900 5000 (-10) CHICAGO 2400 2800 2700 2800 (-2) DALLAS 1200 1400 (-10) LOS ANGELES 2100 2400 (-34) MIAMI 3400 3600 (-8) NEW YORK 4600 4800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 4400 4700 4400 4500 (+1) SOUTH TEXAS -- WATERMELONS ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2500 2600 BALTIMORE 4000 4300 4200 4300 BOSTON 4900 5200 4900 5000 CHICAGO 2400 2800 2700 2800 DALLAS 1200 1400 LOS ANGELES 2100 2400 MIAMI 3400 3600 NEW YORK 4600 4800 PHILADELPHIA 4400 4700 4400 4500 TEXAS -- WATERMELONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2500 2600 (+6) BALTIMORE 4000 4300 4200 4300 (-2) BOSTON 4900 5200 4900 5000 (-10) CHICAGO 2400 2800 2700 2800 (-2) DALLAS 800 1400 1200 1400 (-4) LOS ANGELES 2100 2400 (-34) MIAMI 3400 3600 (-8) NEW YORK 4600 4800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 4400 4700 4400 4500 (+1) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3978 4300 4085 (-1) BALTIMORE 5160 5590 5268 (+11) BOSTON 5590 6235 5590 5805 (+4) CHICAGO 3010 3440 (+3) DALLAS 3010 3548 3225 (0) LOS ANGELES 1600 2150 1800 (0) MIAMI 5483 6020 5590 (0) NEW YORK 5375 6128 5375 5590 (+6) PHILADELPHIA 5160 5590 (+9) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES/PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 6000 5500 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 5500 6000 5700 5800 (0) BOSTON 5800 6300 6000 6200 (0) CHICAGO 3500 4250 3500 4000 (0) MIAMI 6000 6500 6000 6300 (0) NEW YORK 5500 6000 5700 5900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5500 6000 5700 5900 (0) SEATTLE 750 850 800 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SHIPMENTS SHOWN IN 40,000 POUND UNITS AND REPRESENT THE TOTAL REPORTED DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS. IMPORTS DO NOT INCLUDE BANANAS. THE LATEST WEEKS FIGURES ARE PRELIMINARY. 2008 2007 JUN 22-28 JUN 24-30 U.S. 32,689 36,463 IMPORTS 5,482 9,808 ------------ -------------- sum 38,171 46,271 JUN 15-21 JUN 17-23 U.S. 31,852 35,504 IMPORTS 6,805 7,420 ------------ -------------- sum 38,657 42,924 JUN 08-14 JUN 10-16 U.S. 30,850 31,901 IMPORTS 8,701 7,361 ------------ -------------- sum 39,551 39,262