Washington, DC June 12, 2019 USDA Truck Rate Report WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-365-6701 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JUNE 11 2019 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: tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from North, Central and South Florida, melons and tomatoes from South Carolina, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: beans, cucumbers, eggplant, melons and mixed vegetables, peppers and squash from Mexico crossings through Nogales Arizona. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A First Report was issued for Tomatoes and melons from South Carolina. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 5-11 2019 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 11 2019 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JUNE 4 2019 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 -- CUCUMBERS, GRAPES, MANGOS, MELONS AND MIXED VEGETABLES, PEPPERS AND SQUASH SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5000 5200 CHICAGO 4500 4800 4500 DALLAS 2800 3300 LOS ANGELES 1500 1700 MIAMI 6400 6900 NEW YORK 7000 7500 PHILADELPHIA 6800 7200 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5400 (-3) BALTIMORE 6000 6700 (-7) BOSTON 6800 7400 (-3) CHICAGO 4500 4600 (-2) DALLAS 3200 3800 (-11) MIAMI 6200 6900 (-6) NEW YORK 6300 7100 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6800 (-7) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5200 (0) BALTIMORE 6100 6600 (-5) BOSTON 6900 7300 (-1) CHICAGO 4500 4700 (-1) DALLAS 3400 3800 (-9) MIAMI 6300 6900 (-4) NEW YORK 6400 7000 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6700 (-5) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5800 (-2) BALTIMORE 6400 7000 (-6) BOSTON 7200 7900 (-3) CHICAGO 4800 5000 (-1) DALLAS 3700 4400 (-11) MIAMI 6800 7400 (-5) NEW YORK 6700 7600 (-7) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7300 (-5) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, STRAWBERRIES, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5600 (-2) BALTIMORE 6300 7000 (-6) BOSTON 7100 7700 (-3) CHICAGO 4700 4900 (-1) DALLAS 3600 4200 (-10) MIAMI 6500 7200 (-6) NEW YORK 6700 7400 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 6500 7100 (-6) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 6400 5700 6100 (+2) BALTIMORE 6600 7500 6800 7200 (+1) BOSTON 7300 8100 7400 7800 (+1) CHICAGO 4800 5600 5000 5400 (+2) DALLAS 3800 4700 3900 4300 (+3) MIAMI 6900 7800 7100 7500 (+1) NEW YORK 6800 7800 7100 7500 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6600 7400 6900 7300 (+1) SEATTLE 2700 3800 3200 3600 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2997 3225 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4515 (0) BOSTON 4515 4730 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2150 1935 (0) DALLAS 1613 1935 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 1935 1828 1935 (0) MIAMI 4300 4945 4515 (0) NEW YORK 4300 4408 4350 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4085 4515 (0) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 1250 1275 (0) BOSTON 3500 3800 3800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3400 5000 (0) MIAMI 650 900 650 800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2400 2600 (0) NORTH, CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 (-18) BALTIMORE 2300 2500 (-17) BOSTON 3400 3600 (-5) CHICAGO 2000 2300 (-10) NEW YORK 2800 3100 (-8) PHILADELPHIA 2600 2800 (-10) SOUTH CAROLINA -- MELONS, TOMATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 800 900 BALTIMORE 1800 2000 BOSTON 3000 3200 CHICAGO 1500 1700 NEW YORK 2400 2600 PHILADELPHIA 2200 2400 SOUTH GEORGIA -- BEANS, CUCUMBER, EGGPLANT, GREENS, MELONS, PEACHES, PEPPERS, SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 (0) BALTIMORE 2800 3000 (0) BOSTON 3400 3800 (0) NEW YORK 3200 3400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4250 5000 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 4888 5500 5100 (0) BOSTON 5525 6163 5950 (0) CHICAGO 2975 3613 3400 (0) DALLAS 3188 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 1913 (0) MIAMI 5950 6375 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5313 6000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5100 5500 5313 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2400 2300 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4200 4000 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2200 2200 (0) DALLAS 2200 2400 2300 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2250 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 3000 2500 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 1500 1750 (0) CHICAGO 2500 3000 2700 2800 (0) MIAMI 2800 3800 3200 3600 (0) NEW YORK 1200 1900 1400 1700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1500 1800 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- ONIONS CABBAGE ORANGES AND GRAPEFRUIT ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 2600 (-12) BALTIMORE 4000 4200 (-8) BOSTON 5400 5500 (+7) CHICAGO 3000 3200 (-6) DALLAS 1300 1400 (-21) LOS ANGELES 2400 2500 (-9) MIAMI 3200 3500 (-11) NEW YORK 4900 5200 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4500 (-9) SEATTLE 5000 5600 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 2600 (-12) BALTIMORE 4000 4200 (-8) BOSTON 5400 5500 (+7) CHICAGO 3000 3200 (-6) DALLAS 1300 1400 (-21) LOS ANGELES 2400 2500 (-9) MIAMI 3200 3500 (-11) NEW YORK 4900 5200 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4500 (-9) SEATTLE 5000 5600 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5738 6300 (0) CHICAGO 5200 5950 (0) DALLAS 4200 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2125 2000 (0) MIAMI 6163 7225 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 5900 6700 6100 6500 (0) BOSTON 6400 7200 6500 6800 (+1) CHICAGO 4200 4900 4400 4800 (0) DALLAS 3800 4400 3900 4200 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2300 1900 2200 (0) NEW YORK 6200 7000 6400 6800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5800 6700 6200 6600 (+2) SEATTLE 1000 1400 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2975 3188 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3613 (0) BOSTON 2975 4038 2975 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1275 956 1063 (0) MIAMI 4250 5100 4675 5100 (0) NEW YORK 2975 4250 3400 3825 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2975 3613 3188 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2019 2018 JUN 02-08 JUN 03-09 U.S. 29,459 36,216 IMPORTS 15,934 19,819 ------------ -------------- sum 45,393 56,035 MAY 26-JUN 01 MAY 27-JUN 02 U.S. 28,223 32,712 IMPORTS 15,842 22,225 ------------ -------------- sum 44,065 54,937 MAY 19-25 MAY 20-26 U.S. 29,264 36,301 IMPORTS 20,217 19,761 ------------ -------------- sum 49,481 56,062