Specialty Crops TRUCK RATE REPORT United States Department of Agriculture Volume XXXIX – Number 33
Agricultural Marketing Service Specialty Crops Programs Market News Division
1400 Independence Ave SW Rm 1529-S Washington, DC 20250 Phone: 202-720-2175
Issued Weekly http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/fv-home
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY AUGUST 15 2017 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.
TRUCK AVAILABILITY
DISTRICT/REGION Surplus Mexico Crossings Through Nogales, AZ Central District California Imperial & Coachella Valley California Kern District California Oxnard District California Salinas-Watsonville California San Joaquin Valley California (onions) San Joaquin Valley California Santa Maria California South District California San Luis Valley Colorado Vidalia District Georgia Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District ID Michigan (blueberries) Michigan (cucumbers) Big Lake and Central Minnesota Mississippi Eastern North Carolina Southern New Jersey (blueberries) Southern New Mexico (onions) New York (cabbage and beans) Mexico Crossings Through Texas Texas (watermelons) Mexico Crossings Through Texas Columbia Basin Washington Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District WA Central Wisconsin
Slight Surplus
Adequate
Slight Shortage
Shortage
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FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 9-15 2017 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY AUGUST 15 2017 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY AUGUST 8 2017 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
WEEKLY RANGE
TUESDAY MOSTLY
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- MANGOES ADEQUATE --
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE --
CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
BOSTON LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
4000 2600 1000 5500 5900 5600
4600 3000 1200 6200 6800 6000
4100 5600 6200 5600
4200 (-5) (0) (+5) 5800 (-3) 6400 (-3) 5800 (-3)
CENTRAL DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- TOMATOES, ROMA TOMATOES, CORN, ARTICHOKES ADEQUATE -ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE
4900 5800 6700 4500 3300 6200 6200 6000
5200 6300 7100 4900 3800 6400 6500 6400 3100
(-4) (-5) (-4) (0) (-4) (-2) (-3) (-3) (0)
ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
5100 6300 4700 6400 6500 6400
5200 6400 6800 4900 3600 6500 6600 6500
5100 6400 6800 4800 3700 6500 6700 6500 2900
5300 6500 6900 5000 3800 6600 6800 6600 3100
(-4) (-4) (-4) (0) (-5) (-2) (-3) (-3) (0)
SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, LETTUCE, LETTUCE ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
5500 6500 6900 5100 4000 6900 6700
5600 6700 7200 5400 4100 7000 7000
4888 (0) (0) (0) (0)
ATLANTA BALTIMORE CHICAGO DALLAS MIAMI PHILADELPHIA
5200 6000 4600 3700 6500 6200
5500 6400 4900 4000 6900 6700
5200 6200 4700 3800 6600 6200
5300 6300 4900 4000 6800 6500
(-3) (0) (0) (0) (0) (-5)
SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, STRAWBERRIES, LETTUCE, LETTUCE ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE ADEQUATE -5400 6400 6800 5000 4000 6700 6800 6600 2800
5600 6500 7000 5300 4100 6800 6900 6800 3000
(-4) (-4) (-4) (0) (-5) (-1) (-3) (-3) (0)
SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE --
OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CILANTRO, CABBAGE, KALE, PARSLEY ADEQUATE -ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE
5100 900 5525 5100
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- PEACHES, PLUMS, NECTARINES, APPLES AND GRAPES ADEQUATE --
ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE
KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE --
4675 850 5313 4888
(-3) (-4) (-4) (0) (-5) (-3) (-3)
ATLANTA BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
5000 6700 4500 3600 6300 6400 6200
5500 7200 4900 4000 6900 6800 6600
5100 6800 4500 3700 6500 6500 6200
5300 7000 4800 3900 6800 6700 6500
(-2) (0) (-1) (0) (-1) (0) (-2)
2700 2000
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) 3000 (0) 2200 (0)
VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
900 2000 2700 1800 2200 3500 1300 2700 2000
1000 2200 3000 2200 2400 3800 1650 3550 2500
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UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE --
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO -- ONIONS SHORTAGE --
ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
ATLANTA BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
4038 4675 4800 2550 2700 1382 4675 4675 4675
4250 4888 5313 2975 3400 1488 5100 5100 4888
(0) (0) (0) 2763 (0) 2975 (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
MICHIGAN -- BLUEBERRIES ADEQUATE -ATLANTA BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS NEW YORK
3400 4900 1300 3800 4300
3600 5200 1500 4100 4600
3900
3500 5100 1400 4000 4500
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
MICHIGAN -- CUCUMBERS SLIGHT SHORTAGE -ATLANTA BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS PHILADELPHIA
2200 3000 900 2600 2700
2500 3400 1100 2900 3000
2300 3200 2700 2800
2400 3300 1000 2800 2900
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA -- POTATOES SHORTAGE -ATLANTA BOSTON CHICAGO NEW YORK
1075
2903 3440 1183 3440
1100 1300 1400
1400 1500 1600
(0) (0) 1129 (0) (0)
1100
1200 (0) (0) 1600 (0)
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
2750
2250 1500 3000 3000 2500 2500 2000
2975
3400 (0) 4888 (0) (0) 1800 (0) (0) (0) 4250 (0)
900 700
1100 900
(0) (0)
MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES, MANGOES, BROCCOLI, TOMATOES, CARROTS, MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE
2200 3400 4300 2300 1000 2100 3100 3900 3600 4600
2600 3900 4800 2800 1300 2700 3600 4500 4100 5100
2300 3500 4400 2400 1100 2300 3200 4100 3800 4700
2500 3800 4600 2700 1250 2500 3400 4400 4000 5000
(+4) (0) (+1) (0) (+2) (0) (0) (+1) (0) (0)
2500 3800 4600 2700 1250 2500 3400 4400 4000 5000
(+4) (0) (+1) (0) (+2) (0) (0) (+1) (0) (0)
TEXAS -- WATERMELONS SLIGHT SURPLUS --
MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -ATLANTA CHICAGO DALLAS
3613 5100 3400 1913 1600 4888 4675
NEW YORK -- CABBAGE AND BEANS ADEQUATE -NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
5000
2763 4675 2975 1700 1063 4463 4250
TUESDAY MOSTLY
ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE
2200 3400 4300 2300 1000 2100 3100 3900 3600 4600
2600 3900 4800 2800 1300 2700 3600 4500 4100 5100
2300 3500 4400 2400 1100 2300 3200 4100 3800 4700
COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -(0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
ATLANTA CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI
5100 3400 3400 1700 5525
5313 3698 3800 1913 5738
(0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
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YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE --
CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE --
BOSTON CHICAGO DALLAS LOS ANGELES MIAMI NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA SEATTLE
ATLANTA BALTIMORE BOSTON CHICAGO PHILADELPHIA
6800 4800 5000 2100 7000 6800 6500 900
7200 5000 5200 2500 7500 7000 6800 1100
2100 7400 6700
7000 (0) (0) (0) 2300 (0) 7500 (0) 6900 (0) 6800 (0) (0)
2550 2975 3188 850 2975
2763 3400 3825 1063 3400
TUESDAY MOSTLY
2975 850 2975
(0) 3188 (0) (0) 956 (0) 3188 (0)
TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SHIPMENTS ARE IN 40,000 POUND UNITS. INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO REVISION.
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Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Prices in Dollars Per Gallon Date
08/14/17 08/07/17 07/31/17 07/24/17 07/17/17 07/10/17 07/03/17 06/26/17 06/19/17 06/12/17 06/05/17 05/29/17 05/22/17 05/15/17 05/08/17 05/01/17 04/24/17 04/17/17 04/10/17 04/03/17 03/27/17 03/20/17 03/13/17 03/06/17 02/27/17 02/20/17 02/13/17 02/06/17 01/30/17 01/23/17 01/16/17 01/09/17 01/02/17 12/26/16 12/19/16 12/12/16 12/07/16 11/28/16 11/21/16 11/14/16 11/07/16 10/31/16 10/24/16 10/17/16 10/10/16 10/03/16 09/26/16 09/19/16 09/12/16 09/05/16 08/29/16 08/22/16 08/15/16 08/08/16
U.S. Average
2.598 2.581 2.531 2.507 2.491 2.481 2.472 2.465 2.489 2.524 2.564 2.571 2.539 2.544 2.565 2.583 2.595 2.597 2.582 2.556 2.532 2.539 2.564 2.579 2.577 2.572 2.565 2.558 2.562 2.569 2.585 2.597 2.586 2.540 2.527 2.493 2.480 2.420 2.421 2.443 2.470 2.479 2.478 2.481 2.445 2.389 2.382 2.389 2.399 2.407 2.409 2.370 2.310 2.316
East Coast
New England
Central Atlantic
Lower Atlantic
Midwest
2.624 2.613 2.566 2.546 2.532 2.523 2.522 2.516 2.539 2.569 2.599 2.608 2.588 2.595 2.612 2.624 2.632 2.631 2.620 2.605 2.586 2.600 2.617 2.633 2.635 2.628 2.626 2.618 2.622 2.627 2.636 2.648 2.627 2.573 2.559 2.520 2.499 2.446 2.442 2.453 2.474 2.475 2.468 2.472 2.441 2.398 2.393 2.391 2.399 2.408 2.410 2.367 2.314 2.321
2.625 2.618 2.590 2.574 2.573 2.578 2.578 2.577 2.590 2.614 2.624 2.622 2.626 2.626 2.642 2.653 2.650 2.638 2.639 2.630 2.593 2.622 2.628 2.646 2.658 2.658 2.668 2.661 2.662 2.676 2.675 2.677 2.665 2.611 2.587 2.547 2.526 2.472 2.471 2.482 2.502 2.502 2.485 2.477 2.453 2.414 2.398 2.405 2.410 2.420 2.423 2.391 2.368 2.378
2.761 2.751 2.706 2.685 2.678 2.672 2.671 2.670 2.683 2.711 2.744 2.751 2.733 2.737 2.753 2.773 2.785 2.783 2.761 2.739 2.724 2.738 2.761 2.780 2.772 2.770 2.765 2.763 2.770 2.784 2.804 2.813 2.776 2.687 2.667 2.633 2.602 2.549 2.549 2.564 2.584 2.583 2.581 2.579 2.540 2.486 2.489 2.485 2.495 2.499 2.496 2.457 2.406 2.412
2.527 2.514 2.462 2.441 2.420 2.407 2.407 2.396 2.427 2.459 2.490 2.505 2.479 2.488 2.507 2.513 2.520 2.522 2.516 2.505 2.487 2.498 2.512 2.525 2.533 2.521 2.519 2.508 2.510 2.507 2.511 2.526 2.514 2.478 2.471 2.429 2.415 2.361 2.355 2.363 2.384 2.388 2.378 2.389 2.363 2.327 2.318 2.316 2.323 2.335 2.341 2.294 2.233 2.241
2.570 2.543 2.486 2.452 2.438 2.421 2.403 2.386 2.411 2.454 2.505 2.512 2.468 2.479 2.497 2.516 2.530 2.536 2.515 2.481 2.458 2.464 2.491 2.502 2.499 2.495 2.487 2.492 2.500 2.512 2.541 2.547 2.540 2.489 2.479 2.446 2.431 2.356 2.356 2.387 2.425 2.443 2.451 2.458 2.417 2.356 2.359 2.366 2.376 2.387 2.391 2.342 2.273 2.275
Gulf Coast Rocky Mtn West Coast
2.410 2.410 2.359 2.342 2.324 2.311 2.307 2.305 2.329 2.368 2.417 2.423 2.384 2.382 2.410 2.435 2.458 2.458 2.446 2.414 2.378 2.380 2.419 2.429 2.433 2.433 2.424 2.403 2.408 2.414 2.429 2.448 2.451 2.421 2.410 2.371 2.361 2.290 2.296 2.316 2.340 2.353 2.353 2.357 2.317 2.250 2.230 2.242 2.256 2.264 2.269 2.249 2.179 2.184
2.700 2.673 2.615 2.598 2.587 2.584 2.585 2.592 2.625 2.644 2.664 2.661 2.629 2.626 2.651 2.666 2.662 2.652 2.640 2.623 2.597 2.590 2.617 2.625 2.582 2.548 2.522 2.515 2.516 2.532 2.538 2.541 2.535 2.516 2.495 2.447 2.457 2.450 2.455 2.492 2.532 2.541 2.550 2.546 2.508 2.467 2.465 2.482 2.489 2.493 2.476 2.435 2.394 2.396
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2.877 2.848 2.816 2.788 2.771 2.771 2.759 2.757 2.782 2.805 2.836 2.843 2.828 2.824 2.846 2.864 2.875 2.877 2.862 2.839 2.822 2.826 2.846 2.877 2.877 2.876 2.869 2.856 2.845 2.846 2.855 2.873 2.847 2.807 2.788 2.772 2.770 2.727 2.730 2.757 2.766 2.766 2.747 2.742 2.712 2.658 2.640 2.652 2.666 2.664 2.658 2.623 2.583 2.595
California
2.949 2.930 2.907 2.877 2.865 2.867 2.866 2.863 2.884 2.906 2.927 2.931 2.912 2.902 2.927 2.937 2.947 2.946 2.935 2.923 2.919 2.928 2.936 2.956 2.962 2.966 2.957 2.944 2.927 2.923 2.937 2.953 2.921 2.871 2.854 2.837 2.843 2.800 2.804 2.837 2.840 2.855 2.828 2.828 2.809 2.766 2.739 2.754 2.756 2.746 2.741 2.723 2.696 2.707