WASHINGTON, DC WEDNESDAY JULY 8, 2009 WA_FV190 202-720-9936 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JULY 7 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 slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: onions from San Joaquin Valley California, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, Columbia Basin Washington and apples and pears from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee district Washington. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: watermelons from Texas. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado and Central Wisconsin, for tomatoes from Charleston-Beaufort District South Carolina, for citrus, avocados, mangoes and mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico crossings through Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FRIST REPORT was issued for blueberries and cucumbers from Michigan. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JULY 1-JULY 7 2009 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JULY 7 2009 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JUNE 30 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 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- GRAPES, MANGOES, MELONS, TOMATOES AND MIXED VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- LOS ANGELES 600 900 800 900 (0) NEW YORK 5500 5700 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 5300 5500 (+1) CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- NECTARINES, PEACHES, PLUMS, MELONS, CORN, PEPPERS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 5200 5000 5100 BALTIMORE 5900 6200 6000 6100 BOSTON 6300 6700 6400 6500 CHICAGO 4800 5000 DALLAS 3200 3400 MIAMI 6000 6300 NEW YORK 6300 6500 PHILADELPHIA 5900 6300 6000 6200 SEATTLE 2300 2500 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- PEPPERS, WATERMELONS AND MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4700 5000 (+4) BALTIMORE 5700 6100 5800 6000 (+2) BOSTON 6500 6700 6500 6600 (0) CHICAGO 4400 4800 4600 (+3) LOS ANGELES 700 1000 800 (0) MIAMI 6000 6500 6000 6400 (-1) NEW YORK 6000 6500 6200 6400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6300 6000 (0) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5900 6300 6000 6100 (+1) BOSTON 6400 6800 6500 (-1) CHICAGO 4500 4800 (+3) LOS ANGELES 800 1000 800 900 (-6) MIAMI 5900 6500 6100 6400 (-1) NEW YORK 6400 6600 6400 6500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6300 (0) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- LETTUCE, MIXED VEGETABLES, STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 5400 5000 5200 (+2) BALTIMORE 6200 6400 (0) BOSTON 6600 6900 6700 6800 (-1) CHICAGO 4600 5000 4800 5000 (+4) LOS ANGELES 800 1100 900 (0) MIAMI 6000 6600 6300 6500 (-2) NEW YORK 6300 6700 6500 6600 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6300 6500 (0) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE - RATES ARE USUALLY FOR FLATBEDS, OPEN TRUCKS, OR DRY VANS. -- BOSTON 2125 2338 (0) CHICAGO 2763 2975 (0) LOS ANGELES 425 638 (0) MIAMI 2125 2338 (0) NEW YORK 2019 2125 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1913 2019 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- MIXED VEGETABLES AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 5200 5000 5200 (+4) BALTIMORE 6000 6300 (0) BOSTON 6400 6900 6700 6800 (+1) CHICAGO 4600 4900 4700 4800 (+4) LOS ANGELES 750 1000 800 (-6) MIAMI 6000 6500 6200 (0) NEW YORK 6300 6700 6400 6500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6500 6200 6400 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- AVOCADOS AND CITRUS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 5600 4800 5200 (-5) BALTIMORE 5700 6500 5700 6000 (-4) BOSTON 6200 6900 6400 (-4) CHICAGO 4200 5100 4600 (-3) DALLAS 3400 3600 (-3) MIAMI 5800 6500 6200 (-4) NEW YORK 5900 6600 6000 6100 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6500 5900 6000 (-4) SEATTLE 2200 2500 (-2) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2150 2580 2387 (0) BALTIMORE 2795 3548 3334 (0) BOSTON 3010 (-13) CHICAGO 1290 1720 1505 1720 (-9) DALLAS 1183 1505 1398 (-1) LOS ANGELES 1290 1397 (-7) MIAMI 3440 3870 3440 (-2) NEW YORK 3010 3870 3440 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2365 2795 (-20) GEORGIA -- PEACHES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 600 800 800 (0) BOSTON 3000 3600 3200 3400 (0) CHICAGO 2600 2800 (0) MIAMI 1600 2000 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3200 2900 3100 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT AND WATERMELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 600 800 700 800 BOSTON 2200 3000 2500 2800 CHICAGO 2000 2400 NEW YORK 2200 2800 2400 2800 PHILADELPHIA 2000 2400 VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1000 800 900 (0) BOSTON 2700 3000 (0) CHICAGO 1900 2200 1900 2000 (0) MIAMI 1512 1800 (0) NEW YORK 2000 2300 2200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1900 2000 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2975 3400 (0) BALTIMORE 3825 4250 (+15) BOSTON 4144 4463 (+4) CHICAGO 2125 2550 (+5) DALLAS 2550 2848 (0) LOS ANGELES 1063 1275 (+22) MIAMI 4038 4463 (+3) NEW YORK 3825 4356 4038 4250 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 3613 3825 (+6) MICHIGAN -- BLUBERRIES ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2100 2200 CHICAGO 850 900 DALLAS 2800 2900 NEW YORK 2900 3000 MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1150 1400 1200 1300 CHICAGO 600 800 600 700 DALLAS 1750 2100 NEW YORK 1800 2200 MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1200 1000 1200 (0) CHICAGO 1200 1600 1400 1600 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1750 (0) BALTIMORE 1750 (0) BOSTON 2750 (0) CHICAGO 2550 (0) MIAMI 1650 (0) NEW YORK 2250 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 (0) SOUTH NEW JERSEY -- BLUEBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1400 1500 (0) BALTIMORE 300 500 400 (0) BOSTON 500 700 600 700 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1050 (0) DALLAS 2000 (0) MIAMI 2000 2100 (0) NEW YORK 500 550 (0) PHILADELPHIA 300 500 400 (0) SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3188 (0) BALTIMORE 4038 4088 (0) BOSTON 4675 5335 4675 4742 (0) CHICAGO 2946 2975 (0) DALLAS 1362 1488 (0) MIAMI 3958 4463 (0) NEW YORK 4328 4463 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4038 4250 (0) HUDSON VALLEY NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 900 1125 (0) NEW YORK 900 1000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1035 1350 (0) CHARLESTON-BEAUFORT DISTRICT SOUTH CAROLINA -- TOMATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 800 960 800 (+7) BALTIMORE 1300 1400 (+4) BOSTON 2100 2300 (-4) CHICAGO 1600 1800 (-12) NEW YORK 2000 2100 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 1600 1800 (+13) SOUTH CAROLINA -- PEACHES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0) BOSTON 3000 3400 (0) CHICAGO 2600 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3000 2800 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2300 2650 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS, MANGOES AND MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1700 1900 (-8) BOSTON 3600 4000 3600 3800 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2200 1800 2000 (-10) DALLAS 900 1100 (-5) LOS ANGELES 1500 1800 1500 1700 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3500 3200 3400 (-3) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1700 1900 (-8) BOSTON 3600 4000 3600 3800 (+3) CHICAGO 1800 2200 1800 2000 (-10) DALLAS 900 1100 (-5) LOS ANGELES 1500 1800 1500 1700 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3500 3200 3400 (-3) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3188 3825 3613 BALTIMORE 3613 4250 3825 BOSTON 4250 4675 CHICAGO 2338 2763 DALLAS 2656 3187 2975 LOS ANGELES 1500 2125 MIAMI 4250 4675 NEW YORK 4038 4463 PHILADELPHIA 3825 4250 YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES/PEARS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4800 5300 4800 5000 (0) BALTIMORE 5000 5500 5100 5200 (+7) BOSTON 5500 6000 5700 5800 (+6) CHICAGO 3500 4000 3500 3750 (+4) DALLAS 3900 4300 (+3) LOS ANGELES 1300 1500 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5500 5100 5400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5200 5900 5500 5700 (+9) SEATTLE 700 850 800 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1828 2279 2043 2150 (-7) BALTIMORE 2322 2365 (-9) BOSTON 2580 2688 (-6) CHICAGO 731 774 774 (-8) DALLAS 2322 2580 2580 MIAMI 3225 3440 (0) NEW YORK 2795 3440 2795 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2365 2580 2580 (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. 2009 2008 JUN 28-JUL 04 JUN 29-JUL 05 U.S. 32,401 29,443 IMPORTS 5,414 5,660 ------------ -------------- sum 37,815 35,103 JUN 21-27 JUN 22-28 U.S. 34,046 35,018 IMPORTS 8,676 10,289 ------------ -------------- sum 42,722 45,307 JUN 14-20 JUN 15-21 U.S. 28,837 32,658 IMPORTS 8,157 7,133 ------------ -------------- sum 36,994 39,791