Specialty Crops TRUCK RATE REPORT United States Agricultural Marketing Service 1400 Independence Ave RM 1529-S Department of Specialty Crops Programs Washington, DC 20250 Agriculture Market News Division Phone: 202-720-2175 Volume XL Number 24 Issued Weekly Wednesday, June 13, 2018 http://www.marketnews.usda.gov/mnp/fv-home FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY JUNE 12 2018 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. DISTRICT/REGION TRUCK AVAILABILITY Mexico Crossings Through Nogales, AZ Imperial, Coachella & Palo Verde Valleys CA Kern District California Oxnard District California Salinas-Watsonville California Santa Maria California South District California San Luis Valley Colorado Central and South Florida Florida (potatoes) South Carolina South Georgia Vidalia District Georgia Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District ID Louisiana Minnesota-North Dakota (Red River Valley) Mississippi Eastern North Carolina Nebraska New York (apples) Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas Mexico Crossings Through Texas Columbia Basin Washington Yakima Valley & Wenatchee District WA Central Wisconsin Surplus Slight Surplus Adequate Slight Shortage Shortage Atlanta, Miami, and New York Last Report First Report
Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report Volume XL Number 24 Page 2 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JUNE 6-12 2018 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY JUNE 12 2018 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JUNE 5 2018 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. MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- TOMATO SQUASH CUCUMBER MANGO HONEYDEW WATERMELON MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT CHICAGO 4600 5400 (-6) DALLAS 4000 4200 (+22) LOS ANGELES 1600 2000 (-10) MIAMI 6600 6800 (-6) NEW YORK 8000 8400 (+4) PHILADELPHIA 7800 8200 (+1) IMPERIAL, COACHELLA & PALO VERDE VALLEYS CALIFORNIA -- CANTALOUPES, BELL PEPPERS, CORN, WATERMELONS, HONEYDEWS, GRAPES SLIGHT ATLANTA 7000 7600 (+2) BALTIMORE 8800 10000 (+8) BOSTON 9700 10000 (+1) CHICAGO 6800 7000 (+4) DALLAS 4900 5200 (+3) MIAMI 9000 9400 (+1) NEW YORK 9300 9700 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 9300 10000 (+7) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS AND POTATOES SLIGHT ATLANTA 6700 7000 (0) BALTIMORE 8300 8600 (+1) BOSTON 9400 10000 (+3) CHICAGO 6300 6700 (+2) DALLAS 4600 4800 (+2) MIAMI 8600 9000 (+2) NEW YORK 8900 9200 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 8800 9000 (+3) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, CILANTRO, CABBAGE, KALE, STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT ATLANTA 6900 7200 (+2) BALTIMORE 8400 8700 (+1) BOSTON 9600 10000 (+3) CHICAGO 6400 6700 (+2) DALLAS 4700 5000 (+4) MIAMI 8700 8900 (+1) NEW YORK 8900 9200 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 8800 9000 (+1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, LETTUCE ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT ATLANTA 7600 7900 (+3) BALTIMORE 9100 10000 (+6) BOSTON 9700 10200 (+1) CHICAGO 7100 7300 (+4) DALLAS 5200 5500 (+4) MIAMI 9700 9900 (+3) NEW YORK 9500 9800 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 9300 10000 (+7) SEATTLE 4200 4300 (+4) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ICEBERG LETTUCE, LEAF LETTUCE, CELERY AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT ATLANTA 7400 7700 (+2) BALTIMORE 8900 10000 (+6) BOSTON 9600 10000 (0) CHICAGO 6900 7200 (+2) DALLAS 5200 5400 (+4) MIAMI 9300 9500 (+3) NEW YORK 9400 9700 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 9200 10000 (+5) SEATTLE 4200 4300 (+4) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ATLANTA 6950 7400 7100 7400 (0) BALTIMORE 8500 10000 8800 9400 (-2) BOSTON 9200 10700 9500 10100 (-2) CHICAGO 6450 6900 (0) DALLAS 4400 5100 4700 5000 (-3) MIAMI 8600 9200 8700 9100 (-1) NEW YORK 8800 10200 9100 9600 (-3) PHILADELPHIA 8600 10100 8900 9500 (-2) SEATTLE 3700 4800 4000 4600 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO BALTIMORE 3655 4300 (0) BOSTON 3655 4730 (0) CHICAGO 2365 2795 (0) DALLAS 1449 2150 (0) LOS ANGELES 1398 2259 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3655 4730 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT ATLANTA 2516 3655 (0) MIAMI 4694 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4480 5160 (0)
Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report Volume XL Number 24 Page 3 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE - LAST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1200 1300 (-4) BALTIMORE 2800 3000 (-3) BOSTON 4000 4500 (-6) CHICAGO 2800 3000 (-3) NEW YORK 3500 3800 (-5) PHILADELPHIA 3100 3400 (-3) FLORIDA ATLANTA 900 1400 1200 1300 (0) BALTIMORE 1900 3200 2100 2550 (0) BOSTON 3400 4000 3400 3600 (0) MIAMI 600 700 650 700 (0) NEW YORK 3200 4000 3500 4000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 2600 3000 2600 2800 (0) SOUTH CAROLINA -- TOMATOES, MELONS SLIGHT SHORTAGE - FIRST REPORT -- ATLANTA 1200 BALTIMORE 2700 2800 BOSTON 4400 4700 CHICAGO 2600 2800 NEW YORK 3800 4000 PHILADELPHIA 3500 3800 SOUTH GEORGIA -- BEANS, CABBAGE, CORN, CUCUMBER, EGGPLANT, MELONS, PEACHES, SQUASH, PEPPERS SLIGHT SHORTAGE ATLANTA 1000 1200 BALTIMORE 2200 2800 2600 2800 BOSTON 4000 4700 4500 NEW YORK 3800 4500 4300 PHILADELPHIA 3200 3800 3400 3800 VIDALIA DISTRICT GEORGIA -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 850 1200 1000 1200 (0) BALTIMORE 2400 3200 2500 2800 (0) BOSTON 3700 4300 3700 4200 (0) CHICAGO 2700 3300 2700 3000 (0) MIAMI 1800 2200 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO ATLANTA 4250 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5313 5300 (0) BOSTON 5525 6200 5525 (0) CHICAGO 3188 3613 (0) DALLAS 3400 3613 (0) LOS ANGELES 1488 1913 1700 (0) MIAMI 5738 6163 (0) NEW YORK 5313 5738 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4900 5525 5313 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES CHICAGO 2000 2400 2200 (0) NEW YORK 5000 5500 5500 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) ATLANTA 4038 4675 4038 4463 (0) BALTIMORE 4250 5100 4250 4888 (0) BOSTON 4675 5100 5100 (0) CHICAGO 1913 2338 1913 2125 (0) DALLAS 2975 3825 (0) MIAMI 5313 6163 5950 (0) NEW YORK 4675 5313 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4038 5100 4250 4675 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ATLANTA 1200 1600 1400 (0) CHICAGO 1800 2400 2200 2400 (0) DALLAS 2200 2500 (0) NEBRASKA -- POTATOES SLIGHT ATLANTA 2817 3400 (0) BALTIMORE 3375 4463 (0) BOSTON 4003 4675 (0) CHICAGO 1829 2550 (0) DALLAS 1712 2125 (0) LOS ANGELES 1976 2750 (0) MIAMI 4259 5950 (0) NEW YORK 3582 4675 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3501 4675 (0) NEW YORK -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2800 3500 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 2000 1600 1800 (0) BOSTON 1500 2000 1900 (0) MIAMI 3500 3750 (0) NEW YORK 1500 2000 1800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1500 2000 1800 (0) LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS -- WATERMELONS AND ONIONS ATLANTA 5000 5500 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7200 (0) BOSTON 7800 8500 (0) CHICAGO 4900 5500 (0) DALLAS 1800 2300 (0) LOS ANGELES 3500 4000 (0) MIAMI 6700 7200 (0) NEW YORK 7200 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7500 (0) SEATTLE 6700 7100 (0)
Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report Volume XL Number 24 Page 4 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- LIMES MANGOES ONIONS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ATLANTA 5000 5500 (0) BALTIMORE 6800 7200 (0) BOSTON 7800 8500 (0) CHICAGO 4900 5500 (0) DALLAS 1800 2300 (0) LOS ANGELES 3500 4000 (0) MIAMI 6700 7200 (0) NEW YORK 7200 7800 (0) PHILADELPHIA 7000 7500 (0) SEATTLE 6700 7100 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON ATLANTA 5400 6300 5850 (0) CHICAGO 4800 5000 (0) DALLAS 4000 4800 (0) LOS ANGELES 1800 2500 (0) MIAMI 6300 7900 7100 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS SLIGHT BALTIMORE 6900 8100 7000 7400 (+4) BOSTON 7400 8800 7800 8200 (+3) CHICAGO 4200 5000 4500 4800 (0) DALLAS 4200 4800 4300 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2100 3000 2400 2800 (0) NEW YORK 7100 8400 7400 7800 (+5) PHILADELPHIA 7000 8300 7200 7700 (+6) SEATTLE 1000 1400 1100 1300 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN ATLANTA 2975 3400 2975 3188 (0) BALTIMORE 3400 3613 (0) BOSTON 3400 4463 3613 4000 (0) CHICAGO 956 1275 956 1063 (0) MIAMI 4675 5313 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4675 3800 4200 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3400 3613 (0) TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SHIPMENTS ARE IN 40,000 POUND UNITS. INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO REVISION.
Fruit and Vegetable Truck Rate Report Volume XL Number 24 Page 5 Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Retail On-Highway Diesel Prices Prices in Dollars Per Gallon Date U.S. New Central Lower East Coast Average England Atlantic Atlantic Midwest Gulf Coast Rocky Mtn West Coast California 06/11/18 3.266 3.264 3.292 3.420 3.148 3.199 3.037 3.344 3.769 3.990 06/04/18 3.285 3.282 3.302 3.442 3.166 3.224 3.055 3.359 3.784 4.003 05/28/18 3.288 3.287 3.307 3.443 3.174 3.230 3.054 3.353 3.784 3.997 05/21/18 3.277 3.271 3.282 3.420 3.163 3.218 3.055 3.348 3.765 3.973 05/14/18 3.239 3.236 3.251 3.380 3.132 3.175 3.012 3.316 3.731 3.929 05/07/18 2.845 2.792 2.836 2.917 2.685 2.697 2.589 2.821 3.464 3.173 04/30/18 3.157 3.162 3.203 3.321 3.042 3.083 2.946 3.215 3.640 3.834 04/23/18 3.133 3.142 3.171 3.295 3.028 3.047 2.936 3.181 3.616 3.815 04/16/18 3.104 3.116 3.149 3.275 2.998 3.016 2.910 3.137 3.583 3.787 04/09/18 3.043 3.066 3.116 3.232 2.939 2.957 2.844 3.086 3.500 3.717 04/02/18 3.042 3.066 3.117 3.233 2.938 2.962 2.851 3.044 3.487 3.714 03/26/18 3.010 3.038 3.115 3.217 2.898 2.934 2.823 2.991 3.438 3.669 03/19/18 2.972 3.009 3.101 3.200 2.858 2.898 2.786 2.925 3.384 3.641 03/12/18 2.976 3.024 3.107 3.221 2.871 2.899 2.782 2.903 3.386 3.652 03/05/18 2.992 3.046 3.126 3.240 2.894 2.920 2.793 2.910 3.392 3.652 02/26/18 3.007 3.057 3.127 3.255 2.906 2.947 2.797 2.936 3.397 3.660 02/19/18 3.027 3.082 3.129 3.274 2.939 2.970 2.818 2.953 3.399 3.658 02/12/18 3.063 3.111 3.154 3.306 2.966 3.020 2.851 2.972 3.432 3.689 02/05/18 3.086 3.133 3.188 3.324 2.988 3.044 2.874 2.981 3.460 3.711 01/29/18 3.070 3.112 3.160 3.306 2.968 3.030 2.868 2.967 3.434 3.683 01/22/18 3.025 3.078 3.136 3.276 2.929 2.971 2.815 2.955 3.395 3.643 01/15/18 3.028 3.063 3.114 3.263 2.913 2.981 2.825 2.984 3.401 3.641 01/08/18 2.996 3.025 3.077 3.209 2.887 2.947 2.785 2.974 3.394 3.638 01/01/18 2.973 2.980 3.010 3.151 2.854 2.935 2.774 2.981 3.361 3.590 12/25/17 2.903 2.904 2.943 3.068 2.782 2.854 2.708 2.948 3.312 3.539 12/18/17 2.901 2.897 2.924 3.060 2.778 2.853 2.697 2.958 3.327 3.552 12/11/17 2.910 2.901 2.900 3.060 2.788 2.863 2.705 2.991 3.344 3.560 12/04/17 2.922 2.904 2.897 3.062 2.794 2.877 2.713 3.019 3.373 3.585 11/27/17 2.926 2.907 2.881 3.074 2.794 2.884 2.712 3.026 3.380 3.597 11/20/17 2.912 2.896 2.862 3.055 2.789 2.873 2.689 3.003 3.378 3.599 11/13/17 2.915 2.884 2.850 3.018 2.795 2.884 2.697 2.992 3.390 3.610 11/06/17 2.882 2.848 2.812 2.975 2.764 2.861 2.668 2.965 3.332 3.541 10/30/17 2.819 2.811 2.770 2.938 2.729 2.810 2.639 2.943 3.111 3.185 10/23/17 2.797 2.797 2.752 2.924 2.715 2.779 2.614 2.917 3.098 3.166 10/16/17 2.787 2.797 2.747 2.926 2.714 2.757 2.612 2.886 3.089 3.159 10/09/17 2.776 2.793 2.751 2.919 2.712 2.738 2.599 2.856 3.088 3.166 10/02/17 2.792 2.819 2.767 2.934 2.748 2.747 2.615 2.860 3.109 3.182 09/25/17 2.583 2.642 2.704 2.701 2.580 2.367 2.423 2.582 3.004 2.765 09/18/17 2.786 2.814 2.765 2.919 2.749 2.743 2.615 2.813 3.103 3.179 09/11/17 2.802 2.829 2.761 2.922 2.776 2.753 2.647 2.827 3.102 3.179 09/05/17 2.758 2.785 2.723 2.886 2.725 2.707 2.615 2.798 3.044 3.135 08/28/17 2.605 2.623 2.618 2.758 2.528 2.566 2.428 2.717 2.910 2.995 08/21/17 2.596 2.617 2.616 2.756 2.519 2.567 2.408 2.714 2.883 2.961 08/14/17 2.598 2.624 2.625 2.761 2.527 2.570 2.410 2.700 2.877 2.949 08/07/17 2.581 2.613 2.618 2.751 2.514 2.543 2.410 2.673 2.848 2.930 07/31/17 2.531 2.566 2.590 2.706 2.462 2.486 2.359 2.615 2.816 2.907 07/24/17 2.507 2.546 2.574 2.685 2.441 2.452 2.342 2.598 2.788 2.877 07/17/17 2.491 2.532 2.573 2.678 2.420 2.438 2.324 2.587 2.771 2.865 07/10/17 2.481 2.523 2.578 2.672 2.407 2.421 2.311 2.584 2.771 2.867 07/03/17 2.472 2.522 2.578 2.671 2.407 2.403 2.307 2.585 2.759 2.866 06/26/17 2.465 2.516 2.577 2.670 2.396 2.386 2.305 2.592 2.757 2.863 06/19/17 2.489 2.539 2.590 2.683 2.427 2.411 2.329 2.625 2.782 2.884 06/12/17 2.524 2.569 2.614 2.711 2.459 2.454 2.368 2.644 2.805 2.906 For additional information, please contact the Energy Information, Administration s National Energy Information Center, at (202) 586-8800, National Energy Information Center Hotline at (202) 586-6966 June 11, 2018