Truck Rate Report
Washington, DC March 10, 2021
USDA - Specialty Crops Market News
Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701
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***CORRECTED COPY - Updated Truck Availability Statement.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MARCH 9 2021
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: beans, corn,
cucumbers, eggplant, honeydew, peppers, squash, tomatoes and watermelon from
Mexico Crossings Through Nogales Arizona, citrus and avocados from South District
California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, vegetables and berries from
Central and South Florida, potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley
District Idaho, onions from Idaho and Malheur County Oregon, apples from
Michigan, potatoes from Minnesota North Dakota (Red River Valley), sweet
potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin
Washington, and apples and pears from Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District
Washington. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following
commodities: lettuce, leaf lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and celery from
Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Valleys California and Central and Western
Arizona, celery, strawberries, cilantro, cabbage, Romaine lettuce, parsley,
and kale from Oxnard District California, broccoli, cauliflower, and celery
from Santa Maria California, potatoes from Florida, limes, broccoli, carrots,
cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, and grape tomatoes from Mexico Crossings through
Texas, and potatoes and onions from Central Wisconsin. All other districts reported
an adequate supply of trucks.
FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 3-9 2021
SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 9 2021
PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MARCH 2 2021 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
IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA
-- LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY SLIGHT SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 7000 8700 8500 8700 (-1)
BALTIMORE 8300 8700 8300 8600 (-5)
BOSTON 9300 10000 9400 9800 (-2)
CHICAGO 6300 7400 6800 7000 (0)
DALLAS 5000 6300 5500 6100 (0)
MIAMI 8000 9800 8800 9200 (-3)
NEW YORK 8000 9600 9100 9500 (-4)
PHILADELPHIA 8000 9800 8600 9000 (0)
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA
-- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO 4400 5700 4600 5000 (-14)
LOS ANGELES 1600 1800 1600 (-6)
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA
-- BEANS, CORN, CUCUMBERS, EGGPLANT, HONEYDEW, PEPPERS, SQUASH, TOMATOES,WATERMELON SLIGHT SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 5200 6500 5400 5900 (-12)
BALTIMORE 7200 8300 7800 8000 (-2)
BOSTON 8200 10000 9000 9400 (-7)
DALLAS 3000 4000 3200 3400 (-14)
MIAMI 6700 7800 7000 7200 (-3)
NEW YORK 7800 9000 8400 8600 (-2)
PHILADELPHIA 7600 8700 8000 8200 (-3)
KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA
-- CARROTS ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 7100 8500 8000 8300 (-4)
BALTIMORE 8000 8800 8000 8500 (-7)
BOSTON 9000 10000 9200 9400 (-4)
CHICAGO 6400 7200 6400 6800 (-4)
DALLAS 5500 6500 6100 6400 (+2)
MIAMI 8100 9600 8800 9100 (-3)
NEW YORK 8500 9600 9200 9400 (-4)
PHILADELPHIA 8000 9600 8500 8600 (-3)
OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA
-- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, ROMAINE, PARSLEY AND KALE SLIGHT SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 7100 8700 8500 8700 (-2)
BALTIMORE 8300 9200 8500 9000 (-2)
BOSTON 9300 10000 9400 9800 (-2)
CHICAGO 6300 7500 6800 7000 (-1)
DALLAS 5900 6400 6000 6200 (0)
MIAMI 8700 9700 9000 9400 (-1)
NEW YORK 8600 9800 9300 9700 (-2)
PHILADELPHIA 8600 9500 8800 9200 (0)
SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA
-- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER AND CELERY SLIGHT SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 7500 8800 8500 8800 (0)
BALTIMORE 8300 9100 8800 9100 (0)
BOSTON 9500 10000 9600 9900 (-2)
CHICAGO 6700 7500 6800 7200 (0)
DALLAS 5900 6400 6100 6200 (0)
MIAMI 8800 9700 9000 9400 (0)
NEW YORK 8800 10000 9300 9800 (-3)
PHILADELPHIA 8700 9600 8800 9100 (0)
SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA
-- CITRUS, AVOCADOS SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 6900 7900 7200 7500 (+1)
BALTIMORE 8200 9200 8500 8800 (+1)
BOSTON 9000 9800 9500 9800 (+1)
CHICAGO 6100 7100 6400 6700 (+1)
DALLAS 5300 6300 5800 6100 (+1)
MIAMI 8500 9500 8800 9100 (+1)
NEW YORK 8500 9500 8900 9300 (+1)
PHILADELPHIA 8300 9400 8500 8800 (+1)
SEATTLE 4200 5200 4700 5000 (+1)
SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO
-- POTATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 3010 4100 (0)
BALTIMORE 4200 4300 (0)
CHICAGO 2580 3000 (0)
DALLAS 1505 2800 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1935 2100 (0)
MIAMI 4900 5805 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 3870 4300 (0)
CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA
-- VEGETABLES, BERRIES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 1500 1800 (+14)
BALTIMORE 3000 3200 3100 3200 (+2)
BOSTON 4100 4300 (-2)
CHICAGO 2600 2800 (+2)
NEW YORK 3800 4300 3900 4100 (+3)
PHILADELPHIA 3200 3600 3300 3600 (+1)
FLORIDA
-- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 1200 1400 (0)
BOSTON 4400 4600 (+13)
CHICAGO 3300 3500 (+3)
MIAMI 650 (0)
NEW YORK 4200 4400 (+23)
PHILADELPHIA 2800 3200 (+3)
UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO
-- POTATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 4675 5950 (0)
BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (0)
BOSTON 6375 7013 (0)
CHICAGO 3825 4250 (0)
DALLAS 3825 4500 3825 4250 (0)
LOS ANGELES 2100 2250 (0)
MIAMI 6800 7225 (0)
NEW YORK 5950 7225 6163 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 5525 5950 (0)
IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON
-- ONIONS SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 5950 6375 (0)
BALTIMORE 6800 7225 (0)
BOSTON 7225 7650 7650 (0)
CHICAGO 5100 5525 (0)
DALLAS 5100 5525 (0)
LOS ANGELES 1913 2550 (0)
MIAMI 8500 8925 (0)
NEW YORK 7650 8500 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 6800 7225 (0)
LOUISIANA
-- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO 2400 2500 2500 (+9)
NEW YORK 5000 5200 (+24)
MICHIGAN
-- APPLES ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO 900 1100 900 1000 (0)
MICHIGAN
-- APPLES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 2800 3000 (0)
BALTIMORE 2900 3000 (0)
DALLAS 2900 3100 (0)
NEW YORK 3300 3500 3400 3500 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 3000 3200 (0)
MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)
-- POTATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 4300 4945 4300 4730 (0)
BALTIMORE 5160 5590 (0)
CHICAGO 2365 2795 2365 2580 (0)
DALLAS 3440 4085 3440 3870 (0)
MIAMI 6020 6450 6020 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 4515 5160 4730 5160 (0)
MISSISSIPPI
-- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 1300 1600 1400 1500 (+4)
CHICAGO 2200 2500 (+24)
MISSISSIPPI
-- SWEET POTATOES BARELY ADEQUATE --
DALLAS 2400 2500 2500 (+32)
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
-- SWEET POTATOES SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 2500 (0)
BALTIMORE 2000 2500 (0)
BOSTON 3000 3500 (0)
CHICAGO 3500 (0)
MIAMI 3000 (0)
NEW YORK 2500 3000 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2250 (0)
NEW YORK
-- APPLES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 4000 5000 5000 (0)
BALTIMORE 2500 2800 2500 (0)
BOSTON 2000 3000 2500 (0)
MIAMI 5000 6000 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 2500 3000 2500 (0)
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS
-- LIMES TOMATOES BROCCOLI WATERMELON MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA 3500 3800 3500 3600
BALTIMORE 5000 5400
BOSTON 6200 6400
CHICAGO 3600 3800
DALLAS 1600 1800
LOS ANGELES 3200 3600 3300 3400
MIAMI 3800 4200 4000 4100
NEW YORK 5800 6200
PHILADELPHIA 5500 5800 5500 5600
COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON
-- POTATOES AND ONIONS SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 7000 8300 (0)
DALLAS 5500 6500 (0)
LOS ANGELES 2900 3188 (0)
MIAMI 9000 9500 (0)
NEW YORK 7800 8800 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 7000 7400 (0)
YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON
-- APPLES AND PEARS. SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 7200 8100 7700 8000 (+1)
BALTIMORE 8600 9600 8900 9300 (+1)
BOSTON 8400 9500 8700 9300 (+1)
CHICAGO 6000 7000 6300 6600 (+1)
DALLAS 5600 6400 5800 6100 (+1)
LOS ANGELES 2300 3000 2600 2800 (+2)
MIAMI 9000 9800 9300 9500 (+1)
NEW YORK 8600 9400 8700 9000 (+1)
PHILADELPHIA 8200 9100 8300 8700 (+1)
SEATTLE 900 1300 1100 1200 (+5)
CENTRAL WISCONSIN
-- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA 3400 3825 (0)
BALTIMORE 3400 3825 (0)
BOSTON 3825 4800 (0)
CHICAGO 1063 1169 (0)
DALLAS 3400 4038 (0)
MIAMI 4675 5525 4888 5475 (0)
NEW YORK 3613 4800 3825 4800 (0)
PHILADELPHIA 3400 3613 (0)
TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is
subject to revision.
2021 2020
FEB 28-MAR 06 MAR 01-07
U.S. 22,108 31,181
IMPORTS 26,966 24,035
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sum 49,074 55,216
FEB 21-27 FEB 23-29
U.S. 20,800 28,541
IMPORTS 28,873 27,474
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sum 49,673 56,015
FEB 14-20 FEB 16-22
U.S. 18,483 27,824
IMPORTS 25,259 29,899
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sum 43,742 57,723National Truck Rate Report