Washington, DC September 28, 2016 TRUCK RATE WA_FV190 Provided by: Patty Willkie Phone: 202-205-9690 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2016 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: potatoes from Big Lake and Central Minnesota. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: mangoes, melons and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: onions from Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington, apples and soft fruit from Yakima Valley and Wenatchee District Washington. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. A first report was issued for the following commodities: apples and onions from Michigan, onions from New York. A last report was issued for the following commodities: watermelons from Texas. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21-27 2016 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27 2016 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 20 2016 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 MIXED VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- LOS ANGELES 500 800 600 700 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5200 (-3) BALTIMORE 5800 6000 (-2) BOSTON 6400 6600 (-3) CHICAGO 4100 4200 (-1) DALLAS 3800 4000 (0) LOS ANGELES 600 700 (-13) MIAMI 6200 6400 (-2) NEW YORK 6100 6300 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6100 (-3) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 5500 (-3) BALTIMORE 6100 6300 (-2) BOSTON 6600 6800 (-3) CHICAGO 4400 4500 (-1) DALLAS 4200 4400 (0) LOS ANGELES 700 850 (-11) MIAMI 6500 6700 (-1) NEW YORK 6400 6600 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6400 (-3) SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- CANTALOUPES, HONEYDEWS, WATERMELONS, PEPPERS AND GRAPES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5300 BALTIMORE 5900 6100 BOSTON 6600 6700 CHICAGO 4200 4300 DALLAS 3900 4100 LOS ANGELES 700 800 MIAMI 6300 6500 NEW YORK 6200 6400 PHILADELPHIA 6000 6200 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, CELERY AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5400 (-3) BALTIMORE 6000 6200 (-2) BOSTON 6500 6700 (-3) CHICAGO 4300 4400 (-1) DALLAS 4100 4300 (0) LOS ANGELES 650 800 (-12) MIAMI 6400 6600 (-2) NEW YORK 6300 6500 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6300 (-3) SOUTH & CENTRAL DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- POMEGRANATES, GRAPES, TOMATOES AND PLUM TYPE TOMATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5400 5100 5200 BALTIMORE 5600 6300 5800 6200 DALLAS 3800 4200 3800 4000 MIAMI 6300 6600 6400 6500 PHILADELPHIA 5800 6400 5900 6000 SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS,AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 5200 5100 5200 (0) BOSTON 6400 7200 6400 6600 (+1) CHICAGO 4200 4300 4200 (0) DALLAS 3800 4000 (0) MIAMI 6400 6900 6400 6700 (0) NEW YORK 6000 6600 6000 6200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6300 5800 6000 (+1) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2688 3010 2849 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2258 2204 (0) DALLAS 1720 (0) MIAMI 4300 4408 4354 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- CUCUMBER, EGGPLANT, SQUASH ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1000 800 900 (0) BALTIMORE 1600 2000 1800 (0) BOSTON 2800 3400 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2400 3000 2600 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2400 2400 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4038 4675 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 4463 5950 5100 5525 (0) BOSTON 5100 6375 5950 6375 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3825 (0) DALLAS 2975 4250 3400 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 1913 (0) MIAMI 5100 6800 6800 (0) NEW YORK 4675 5950 5525 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4463 5950 5525 5738 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4038 4250 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4675 (0) BOSTON 4888 5313 5100 (0) CHICAGO 2763 3188 2975 (0) DALLAS 2763 3400 2763 3188 (0) LOS ANGELES 1381 1594 (0) MIAMI 5100 5525 (0) NEW YORK 4650 4900 4888 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4675 5100 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2700 2800 CHICAGO 900 1100 DALLAS 3100 3300 MIAMI 4500 4700 NEW YORK 3200 3400 PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 MICHIGAN -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2000 2400 CHICAGO 800 1100 MIAMI 3400 4000 BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2459 3225 2793 (0) BALTIMORE 2409 2638 2523 (0) BOSTON 3007 4300 3645 (0) CHICAGO 947 1505 1141 (0) DALLAS 2165 2371 2268 (0) MIAMI 3763 4216 3978 (0) NEW YORK 2621 4300 3469 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2539 2781 2660 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1200 1000 1100 (0) CHICAGO 1300 1500 (0) DALLAS 1300 1600 1400 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2250 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 (0) BOSTON 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2000 (0) NEBRASKA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 2975 2869 (0) BOSTON 4463 (0) CHICAGO 1700 1806 1771 (0) DALLAS 1913 2125 2019 (0) MIAMI 4356 4675 4516 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 (0) BALTIMORE 1200 1500 (0) BOSTON 900 1500 (0) MIAMI 2800 3100 (0) NEW YORK 1000 1400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1000 1200 (0) NEW YORK -- ONIONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1800 2100 NEW YORK 800 1000 WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 1400 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1400 1700 (0) NEW YORK 1000 1100 (0) PHILADELPHIA 900 1100 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES, LEMONS, BROCCOLI, TOMATOES, CARROTS, MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1900 2400 2000 2200 (0) BALTIMORE 2800 3700 3000 3300 (0) BOSTON 3900 4400 4000 4200 (0) CHICAGO 2000 2600 2200 2500 (0) DALLAS 900 1300 1000 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2400 2100 2300 (-4) MIAMI 2900 3400 3100 3300 (+3) NEW YORK 3600 4200 3800 4000 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3800 3200 3500 (0) SEATTLE 4400 5000 4600 4800 (0) TEXAS -- WATERMELONS. ADEQUATE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1900 2400 2000 2200 (0) BALTIMORE 2800 3700 3000 3300 (0) BOSTON 3900 4400 4000 4200 (0) CHICAGO 2000 2600 2200 2500 (0) DALLAS 900 1300 1000 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2400 2100 2300 (-4) MIAMI 2900 3400 3100 3300 (+3) NEW YORK 3600 4200 3800 4000 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 3000 3800 3200 3500 (0) SEATTLE 4400 5000 4600 4800 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4463 5100 4675 5100 (0) CHICAGO 3400 4250 3400 3825 (0) DALLAS 3400 4250 3400 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 1856 (0) MIAMI 5525 6800 6400 6800 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND SOFT FRUIT SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 5900 5400 5600 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 6200 5600 5900 (0) BOSTON 5700 6600 6200 6500 (0) CHICAGO 3600 4500 4200 4500 (0) DALLAS 3800 4800 4600 4800 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2500 1900 2200 (0) MIAMI 5400 6400 6000 6200 (0) NEW YORK 5700 6600 6200 6400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6500 5800 6000 (0) SEATTLE 500 900 600 800 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2338 2763 (0) BALTIMORE 2975 3400 (0) BOSTON 3613 3825 (0) CHICAGO 956 1063 (0) MIAMI 4250 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2975 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2016 2015 SEP 18-24 SEP 20-26 U.S. 26,343 25,910 IMPORTS 12,872 12,478 ------------ -------------- sum 39,215 38,388 SEP 11-17 SEP 13-19 U.S. 27,169 27,182 IMPORTS 13,163 12,494 ------------ -------------- sum 40,332 39,676 SEP 04-10 SEP 06-12 U.S. 25,023 25,969 IMPORTS 11,441 12,077 ------------ -------------- sum 36,464 38,046