U.S. Fresh Produce Truck Rate Report
WASHINGTON - May 6/09 - SNS -- The weekly USDA summary of rates paid for trucks hauling vegetables in the United States gives a sense of current truck freight rates and the range of rates which would be applied to hauling specialty crops and other products.
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 shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions:
mixed vegetables from Central & South Florida, tomatoes from Central Florida,
potatoes from Florida and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A slight
surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions:
apples and pears from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District Washington. A surplus
of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: onions from
Vidalia District Georgia and potatoes from Central Wisconsin. All other districts
reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST REPORT was issued for melons from
Florida and watermelons from Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF APRIL 29-MAY 5 2009
SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MAY 5 2009
PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY APRIL 28 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
-- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MANGOES AND MELONS ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO 2800 3000 2800 (0)
DALLAS 2000 2100 2000 (0)
LOS ANGELES 900 1000 900 950 (0)
NEW YORK 4300 4600 4500 4600 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 4200 4500 4200 4400 (0)
ATWATER LIVINGSTON CALIFORNIA
-- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE --
DALLAS 3300 3600 3300 3400 (0)
SEATTLE 2100 2300 2100 (0)
IMPERIAL & COACHELLA VALLEY CALIFORNIA
-- PEPPERS, CORN AND BEANS ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 4100 4500 4100 4300 (-2)
BALTIMORE 5000 5400 5000 5300 (-3)
BOSTON 5500 6000 5500 5800 (-3)
CHICAGO 3600 4000 3600 3800 (-5)
DALLAS 3400 4000 3400 3600 (-5)
NEW YORK 5200 5800 5400 5600 (-1)
PHILADELPHIA 5100 5600 5200 5400 (-1)
IMPERIAL VALLEY CALIFORNIA
-- ONIONS SURPLUS - RATES ARE GENERALLY FOR FLATBEDS, OPEN TRUCKS OR DRY VANS. --
LOS ANGELES 723 1118 723 850 (0)
NEW YORK 3400 4038 3825 4038 (0)
KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA
-- CARROTS AND POTATOES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 4100 4500 4200 4400 (0)
BALTIMORE 4900 5500 5200 5400 (-1)
BOSTON 5400 6000 5600 5800 (+1)
CHICAGO 3600 4300 3600 3800 (-6)
DALLAS 3400 4100 3500 3700 (-5)
LOS ANGELES 1000 1200 (0)
MIAMI 5200 5800 5400 (-4)
NEW YORK 5200 6000 5400 5600 (-1)
PHILADELPHIA 5000 5800 5300 5500 (-1)
SEATTLE 2200 2500 2300 2400 (0)
SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA
-- LETTUCE, MIXED VEGETABLES, STRAWBERRIES AND ASPARAGUS ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 4300 4700 4300 4600
BALTIMORE 5100 5700 5200 5400
BOSTON 5400 6200 5600 5800
CHICAGO 3800 4500 4000
DALLAS 3600 4200 3800
NEW YORK 5200 6000 5400 5600
PHILADELPHIA 5200 5900 5300 5500
SEATTLE 2000 2300 2200
SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA
-- MIXED VEGETABLES AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 4300 4500 (0)
BALTIMORE 5100 5500 5100 5300 (-2)
BOSTON 5500 6000 5500 5700 (-5)
CHICAGO 3700 4300 3800 4200 (-4)
DALLAS 3400 4000 3600 3800 (-3)
LOS ANGELES 1000 1200 (0)
NEW YORK 5000 5900 5300 5600 (-3)
PHILADELPHIA 4900 5600 5200 5400 (-3)
SEATTLE 2000 2500 2200 2300 (-2)
SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA
-- AVOCADOS,CITRUS, RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 4100 4300 (-2)
BALTIMORE 5000 5100 (-4)
BOSTON 5400 5600 (-4)
CHICAGO 3500 3800 (-6)
DALLAS 3100 3400 (-8)
MIAMI 5000 5300 (-6)
NEW YORK 5200 5300 (-5)
PHILADELPHIA 5100 5200 (-3)
SEATTLE 2000 2100 (-7)
SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO
-- POTATOES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 1935 2580 2314 (0)
BALTIMORE 2580 3440 3026 (0)
BOSTON 3010 3870 3532 (0)
CHICAGO 1720 2072 1834 (0)
DALLAS 1158 1720 1368 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1183 1720 1482 (0)
MIAMI 3010 3655 3364 (0)
NEW YORK 3010 3870 3363 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2580 3440 3065 (0)
CARIBBEAN BASIN IMPORTS - PORTS OF ENTRY SOUTH FLORIDA
-- MELONS ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 900 1100 900 1000 (0)
BOSTON 2500 3000 2600 2700 (0)
CHICAGO 1900 2200 1900 2100 (0)
NEW YORK 2200 2700 2400 2600 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2100 2500 2200 2300 (0)
CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA
-- MIXED VEGETABLES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 1200 1600 1400 1500 (+21)
BALTIMORE 2200 2800 2400 2700 (+17)
BOSTON 3000 3600 3200 3400 (+10)
CHICAGO 2000 2600 2300 2600 (0)
NEW YORK 2200 3300 2800 3200 (+5)
PHILADELPHIA 2300 2800 2600 2800 (+13)
CENTRAL FLORIDA
-- TOMATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 1200 1600 1400 1500 (+21)
BALTIMORE 2200 2800 2400 2700 (+17)
BOSTON 3000 3600 3200 3400 (+10)
CHICAGO 2000 2600 2300 2600 (0)
NEW YORK 2200 3300 2800 3200 (+5)
PHILADELPHIA 2300 2800 2600 2800 (+13)
FLORIDA
-- MELONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT --
ATLANTA 900 1400 900 1000
BALTIMORE 1600 2700 1600 1800
BOSTON 2000 3600 2000 2600
CHICAGO 1800 2400 1800 2000
NEW YORK 2000 3300 2000 2200
PHILADELPHIA 1700 2800 1700 1900
FLORIDA
-- POTATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 1600 1800 (+55)
BOSTON 3200 3800 3400 3600 (+32)
CHICAGO 2200 2600 2400 (+26)
MIAMI 430 500 500
NEW YORK 2600 3200 2800 3000 (+35)
PHILADELPHIA 2500 2800 (+20)
SOUTH GEORGIA
-- CABBAGE, GREENS AND SQUASH ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO 1600 2000 1900
NEW YORK 1800 2200 2000
PHILADELPHIA 1600 2000 1800
VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA
-- ONIONS SURPLUS --
ATLANTA 600 800 (0)
BOSTON 2700 2800 (0)
CHICAGO 2200 (0)
MIAMI 1300 1663 1300 (0)
NEW YORK 2400 2700 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2000 2200 2200 (0)
UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO
-- POTATOES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 3400 3800 (0)
BALTIMORE 3400 4115 3825 (0)
BOSTON 4250 4675 (0)
CHICAGO 2338 2656 (0)
DALLAS 2550 2869 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1063 1381 (0)
MIAMI 4250 4675 (0)
NEW YORK 4038 4250 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 3698 4250 3825 4250 (0)
LOUISIANA
-- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO 1000 1500 1200 (0)
NEW YORK 3000 3300 3000 3200 (0)
MICHIGAN
-- APPLES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 1900 2600 2300 2400 (0)
CHICAGO 700 900 800 (0)
DALLAS 2500 3000 2700 2800 (0)
MIAMI 3100 3500 (0)
MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)
-- POTATOES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 2740 3225 2969 (0)
BALTIMORE 3010 3440 3189 (0)
BOSTON 3440 3870 3680 (0)
CHICAGO 1290 1935 1555 (0)
DALLAS 2258 2580 2462 (0)
MIAMI 3440 3655 3569 (0)
NEW YORK 3440 4300 3717 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 3010 3440 3207 (0)
MISSISSIPPI
-- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 800 1000 (0)
CHICAGO 1200 1600 1400 (0)
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
-- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 1750 (0)
BALTIMORE 1750 (0)
BOSTON 2750 (0)
CHICAGO 2550 (0)
MIAMI 1650 (0)
NEW YORK 2250 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2000 (0)
HUDSON VALLEY NEW YORK
-- APPLES ADEQUATE --
BOSTON 900 1125 (0)
NEW YORK 900 1000 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 1035 1350 (0)
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK
-- CABBAGE ADEQUATE --
NEW YORK 1300 1500 1300 1400 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 1200 1400 1200 1300 (0)
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS
-- ONIONS ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 1700 2200 1900 2200 (0)
BALTIMORE 2900 3300 3100 3200 (0)
BOSTON 3500 4250 3500 3600 (0)
CHICAGO 2100 2550 2200 2400 (0)
DALLAS 1000 1150 (0)
MIAMI 2300 2700 2400 2550 (0)
NEW YORK 3400 3825 3400 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2800 3613 3200 (0)
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS
-- WATERMELONS ADEQUATE - FIRST REPORT --
ATLANTA 1800 2100 2000
BALTIMORE 2800 3300 2800 3200
BOSTON 3600 4000 3800
CHICAGO 1800 2300 1800 2000
DALLAS 900 1100 1000 1100
LOS ANGELES 1800 2100
MIAMI 2400 3200 2800 3000
NEW YORK 3200 3800 3400 3600
PHILADELPHIA 2900 3500 3200 3500
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS
-- CITRUS, AVOCADOS, WATERMELONS AND MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 1800 2100 2000 (+5)
BALTIMORE 2800 3300 2800 3200 (-2)
BOSTON 3600 4000 3800 (+6)
CHICAGO 1800 2300 1800 2000 (0)
DALLAS 900 1100 1000 1100 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1800 2100 (+3)
MIAMI 2400 3200 2800 3000 (0)
NEW YORK 3200 3800 3400 3600 (+8)
PHILADELPHIA 2900 3500 3200 3500 (+6)
SAN ANTONIO-WINTERGARDEN DISTRICT TEXAS
-- CABBAGE ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 1800 2100 2000 (+5)
BALTIMORE 2800 3300 2800 3200 (-2)
BOSTON 3600 4000 3800 (+6)
CHICAGO 1600 2100 1600 1800 (0)
DALLAS 700 1000 800 900 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1600 1900 (+3)
MIAMI 2400 3200 2800 3000 (0)
NEW YORK 3200 3800 3400 3600 (+8)
PHILADELPHIA 2900 3500 3200 3500 (+6)
COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON
-- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 3613 4350 3825 (0)
BALTIMORE 4250 4675 (0)
BOSTON 4463 5100 4888 (0)
CHICAGO 2550 2975 (0)
DALLAS 2763 3188 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1488 1913 (0)
MIAMI 4675 5100 4888 (0)
NEW YORK 4463 4888 4675 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 4463 4994 4463 4675 (0)
YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON
-- APPLES/PEARS SLIGHT SURPLUS --
ATLANTA 4800 5100 4800 5000 (+1)
BALTIMORE 4500 5100 4700 4900 (+3)
BOSTON 5300 5800 5300 5500 (+1)
CHICAGO 3400 3600 (0)
DALLAS 3800 4100 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1300 1500
NEW YORK 5000 5300 (0)
NEW YORK 5000 5300 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 4900 5300 5100 5200 (+6)
SEATTLE 700 850 800 (0)
CENTRAL WISCONSIN
-- POTATOES SURPLUS --
ATLANTA 1700 2019 (0)
BALTIMORE 2231 2550 (0)
BOSTON 2550 2635 (0)
CHICAGO 786 956 (0)
MIAMI 2550 2763 2763 (0)
NEW YORK 2550 2975 2550 2763 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2125 2550 2444 2550 (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
APR 26-MAY 02 APR 27-MAY 03
U.S. 25,334 30,307
IMPORTS 10,175 11,054
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sum 35,509 41,361
APR 19-25 APR 20-26
U.S. 26,045 28,783
IMPORTS 11,272 15,844
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sum 37,317 44,627
APR 12-18 APR 13-19
U.S. 26,313 28,609
IMPORTS 11,402 11,985
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sum 37,715 40,594
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