USDA Truck Rate Report Washington, DC May 27, 2020 Contact: Francine Vigliotti (202) 720-9938 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MAY 26 2020 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: Cucumbers, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, mixed vegetables, melons from Mexico Crossings through Nogales, Arizona, tomatoes, mixed vegetables, and melons from Central and South Florida, citrus and avocadoes from South District California. A First Report was issued for watermelons, onions from Lower Rio Grande Valley Texas. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MAY 20-26 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MAY 26 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MAY 19 2020 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, BEANS, EGGPLANT, PEPPERS, TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES AND MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 4800 5400 5200 (+4) BALTIMORE 5800 6500 6200 (+3) BOSTON 7000 7800 7500 (+2) CHICAGO 4000 4700 4200 4500 (+2) DALLAS 2600 3000 (+4) LOS ANGELES 1400 1600 (0) MIAMI 5300 5900 5400 5600 (+2) NEW YORK 6800 7400 6800 7000 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 6500 7000 6500 6800 (+4) IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- BELL PEPPERS, CORN, BEANS, EGGPLANT AND MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5300 6300 5600 5900 BALTIMORE 7100 7600 7100 7200 BOSTON 7700 8100 CHICAGO 4900 5900 5000 5400 DALLAS 3600 4800 3800 4100 MIAMI 6400 7700 6600 6900 NEW YORK 7300 7700 PHILADELPHIA 7100 7600 7100 7500 KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5600 6600 5900 6200 (+4) BALTIMORE 7400 7500 (+6) BOSTON 8000 8400 (+8) CHICAGO 5300 5700 (+3) DALLAS 3700 4400 4100 4400 (0) MIAMI 6300 7200 6900 7200 (+1) NEW YORK 7000 8000 7600 8000 (+8) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7900 7400 7800 (+9) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5800 6100 (+4) BALTIMORE 7300 7400 (+4) BOSTON 7900 8300 (+5) CHICAGO 5200 5600 (-1) DALLAS 3800 4300 (0) MIAMI 6800 7100 (+1) NEW YORK 7000 7900 7500 7900 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 6900 7800 7300 7700 (+6) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6200 6500 (+4) BALTIMORE 7000 7800 7600 7800 (+15) BOSTON 7700 8700 8300 8700 (+15) CHICAGO 5300 6000 5500 5700 (+11) DALLAS 4400 4700 (+2) MIAMI 7200 7500 (+1) NEW YORK 7100 7900 7700 7900 (+11) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7800 7600 7800 (+13) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6100 6400 (+4) BALTIMORE 7000 7700 7600 7700 (+13) BOSTON 7800 8600 8000 8600 (+11) CHICAGO 5400 5700 (+8) DALLAS 4300 4600 (+2) MIAMI 7100 7400 (+1) NEW YORK 7400 8200 7800 8200 (+13) PHILADELPHIA 7200 8000 7600 8000 (+13) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5600 6500 5900 6300 (+3) BALTIMORE 6800 7800 7200 7600 (+3) BOSTON 7600 8500 7700 8100 (+3) CHICAGO 5100 5900 5500 5900 (+4) DALLAS 4200 5300 4300 4800 (+6) MIAMI 7200 8300 7300 7700 (+3) NEW YORK 7200 8200 7300 7700 (+3) PHILADELPHIA 7000 8100 7100 7600 (+4) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3000 3200 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2946 3225 3010 (0) BALTIMORE 3648 4300 4192 (0) BOSTON 4085 4515 4193 4250 (0) CHICAGO 2043 2580 2150 (0) DALLAS 1448 2043 1720 (0) LOS ANGELES 1720 2043 (0) MIAMI 4085 5160 4300 (0) NEW YORK 3982 4623 4250 4500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3782 4515 4100 4193 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1100 1500 1100 1300 (-11) BALTIMORE 2200 2500 (-4) BOSTON 3200 3500 (-8) CHICAGO 2100 2400 (-4) NEW YORK 3000 3100 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 2500 2800 (-7) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1250 (0) LOS ANGELES 4500 5000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2200 (0) VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 900 (0) BALTIMORE 1900 2200 (0) BOSTON 2900 3500 (0) CHICAGO 2500 2900 (0) DALLAS 2200 2800 (0) LOS ANGELES 3600 4000 (0) MIAMI 1300 1900 (0) NEW YORK 2600 3200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2500 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3400 4250 4038 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4675 (0) BOSTON 4800 5525 (0) CHICAGO 2700 3188 (0) DALLAS 2750 3200 (0) LOS ANGELES 1594 2100 (0) MIAMI 5100 5950 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4675 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2600 2800 (0) BALTIMORE 2200 2400 (0) CHICAGO 900 1100 (0) DALLAS 2600 2800 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 2900 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2700 2800 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 (0) BOSTON 3000 3500 3000 (0) CHICAGO 3000 (0) MIAMI 2500 (0) NEW YORK 2000 2500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2500 3500 3500 (0) BALTIMORE 1300 2000 1700 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 2000 (0) MIAMI 3200 4000 3600 4000 (0) NEW YORK 1200 2000 1800 1900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 2000 1500 1900 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- WATERMELONS, ONIONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 2400 2800 2500 2700 BALTIMORE 3600 4200 3900 4000 BOSTON 4600 5000 4800 4900 CHICAGO 2500 3000 2800 DALLAS 1200 1500 LOS ANGELES 2200 2600 2300 2400 MIAMI 2800 3200 3100 3200 NEW YORK 4400 5300 4800 5000 PHILADELPHIA 4000 4300 SEATTLE 4800 5200 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2800 2500 2700 (0) BALTIMORE 3600 4200 3900 4000 (-1) BOSTON 4600 5000 4800 4900 (-5) CHICAGO 2500 3000 2800 (-3) DALLAS 1200 1500 (-7) LOS ANGELES 2200 2600 2300 2400 (-4) MIAMI 2800 3200 3100 3200 (-2) NEW YORK 4400 5300 4800 5000 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 4000 4300 (-2) SEATTLE 4800 5200 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5600 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4500 (0) DALLAS 3800 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2200 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5900 5400 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 5900 6700 5900 6300 (0) BOSTON 6300 7200 6400 6800 (0) CHICAGO 4200 5200 4400 4800 (0) DALLAS 3800 4700 4100 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 1900 2600 2000 2200 (0) NEW YORK 6300 7100 6300 6700 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 5900 6800 6000 6400 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 950 1050 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) CHICAGO 956 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 3931 5100 3931 4038 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2763 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 MAY 17-23 MAY 19-25 U.S. 28,486 34,244 IMPORTS 25,096 21,189 ------------ -------------- sum 53,582 55,433 MAY 10-16 MAY 12-18 U.S. 29,206 33,115 IMPORTS 18,987 21,467 ------------ -------------- sum 48,193 54,582 MAY 03-09 MAY 05-11 U.S. 28,305 31,995 IMPORTS 20,073 22,863 ------------ -------------- sum 48,378 54,858