Washington, DC February 19, 2020 USDA Truck Rate Report Contact: Francine Vigliotti (202)720-9938 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18 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. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12-18 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11 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 ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4000 4900 4300 4400 (0) BALTIMORE 5000 5800 5300 5400 (0) BOSTON 6000 6900 6100 6300 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3700 (0) DALLAS 2300 2500 2300 2400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1200 1500 1300 1500 (0) MIAMI 5000 5400 5100 5200 (0) NEW YORK 5600 6200 5700 5800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5400 6000 5500 5600 (0) IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4800 5300 (0) BALTIMORE 6000 6400 (-3) BOSTON 6700 7200 (-3) CHICAGO 4200 4700 (0) DALLAS 3100 3500 (-6) MIAMI 6100 6300 (-5) NEW YORK 6300 6800 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6100 6600 (-3) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5500 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 6600 6800 (-3) BOSTON 7100 7500 (-3) CHICAGO 4600 4900 (0) DALLAS 3400 3600 (-5) MIAMI 6700 (-4) NEW YORK 6800 7200 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6900 (-3) SEATTLE 3100 3400 (-6) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5400 5700 (0) BALTIMORE 6700 6900 (-3) BOSTON 7200 7600 (-3) CHICAGO 4700 5000 (0) DALLAS 3400 3600 (-5) MIAMI 6600 6700 (-4) NEW YORK 6900 7300 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6700 7100 (-3) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5800 6100 (0) BALTIMORE 7000 7200 (-3) BOSTON 7400 7800 (-3) CHICAGO 4900 5200 (0) DALLAS 3900 4100 (-5) MIAMI 7000 (-4) NEW YORK 7100 7500 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 6800 7200 (-3) SEATTLE 3200 3500 (-6) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 5400 4800 5200 (0) BALTIMORE 5400 6600 5800 6200 (0) BOSTON 6100 7100 6400 6800 (-1) CHICAGO 3700 4800 4300 4700 (0) DALLAS 2800 3900 3100 3500 (-3) MIAMI 5900 6900 6200 6600 (-2) NEW YORK 5800 6800 6000 6400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5500 6600 5800 6200 (0) SEATTLE 2600 3400 3100 3400 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3093 3448 3225 3333 (0) BALTIMORE 3868 4300 4135 (-4) BOSTON 4408 4591 4515 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2580 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1520 1828 1828 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2108 1828 (0) MIAMI 4300 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4181 4622 4515 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 3870 4200 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1300 1500 1300 1400 (+4) BALTIMORE 2200 2500 2400 2500 (+2) BOSTON 3600 3800 3700 3800 (+1) CHICAGO 2300 2500 2400 2500 (+4) NEW YORK 3000 3400 3300 3400 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 2600 2800 2700 2800 (+2) FLORIDA -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1000 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 3800 4000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1950 2000 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1700 (0) BOSTON 2500 3200 (0) CHICAGO 2000 2600 (0) NEW YORK 2400 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2500 (0) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 5100 5738 (0) BALTIMORE 5738 6163 5738 (0) BOSTON 5950 6375 (0) CHICAGO 3613 4038 3825 (0) DALLAS 3613 3825 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2550 (0) MIAMI 5950 6800 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 6163 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4463 4700 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5500 (0) BOSTON 5525 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3400 (0) DALLAS 3400 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2200 (0) MIAMI 6375 6800 (0) NEW YORK 5313 5700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5313 5800 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2500 2200 (0) NEW YORK 3400 3800 3500 (0) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 2500 2700 (0) BOSTON 1450 1650 1500 1600 (0) NEW YORK 2100 2450 2200 2400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2200 2500 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2700 3000 2800 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 2700 2900 2700 2800 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1200 1000 1100 (0) DALLAS 2900 3200 3000 (0) NEW YORK 2900 3100 3000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2800 3000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATO ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4300 4730 4515 4730 (0) BOSTON 4515 5160 5160 (0) CHICAGO 1935 2365 2150 (0) DALLAS 2795 3440 3010 3440 (0) MIAMI 5375 5590 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4730 5590 4730 5375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4730 4300 4515 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1500 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 2500 (0) BALTIMORE 2000 2500 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) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2400 2700 2500 2600 (-18) BALTIMORE 3700 4000 (-22) CHICAGO 2700 3100 2800 3000 (-5) DALLAS 1300 1500 1400 (0) LOS ANGELES 2800 3000 2800 2900 (-8) MIAMI 3200 3600 3300 3500 (-14) NEW YORK 4400 5100 4500 4900 (-11) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4800 4100 4500 (-14) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 6100 6800 (0) CHICAGO 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 4600 5200 (0) LOS ANGELES 2300 2900 (0) MIAMI 7200 8075 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 6000 5300 5800 (0) BALTIMORE 5700 6900 6200 6600 (0) BOSTON 6300 7200 6600 7000 (0) CHICAGO 4400 5300 4700 5200 (0) DALLAS 4200 5200 4400 4800 (0) LOS ANGELES 2000 2800 2100 2600 (0) NEW YORK 6400 7000 6600 7000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 6000 6800 6100 6600 (0) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1200 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 (0) BALTIMORE 3188 3400 (0) BOSTON 3400 3800 (0) CHICAGO 1000 1063 (0) DALLAS 2975 3200 (0) MIAMI 4250 5100 4600 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4000 4250 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3188 3400 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 FEB 09-15 FEB 10-16 U.S. 20,577 27,687 IMPORTS 19,399 25,040 ------------ -------------- sum 39,976 52,727 FEB 02-08 FEB 03-09 U.S. 20,926 28,243 IMPORTS 16,877 21,914 ------------ -------------- sum 37,803 50,157 JAN 26-FEB 01 JAN 27-FEB 02 U.S. 21,682 28,345 IMPORTS 22,763 21,796 ------------ -------------- sum 44,445 50,141