Washington, DC April 1, 2020 Contact: Patty Willkie (202)365-6701 WA_FV190 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY MARCH 31 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. A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: Iceberg lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Central San Joaquin Valley California, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Valleys, California and Central and Western Arizona, carrots from Kern District California, celery, strawberries, Romaine and leaf lettuce, cilantro, kale and parsley from Oxnard District California, broccoli, cauliflower, Romaine and leaf lettuce from Salinas Watsonville California, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, lettuce, Romaine and leaf lettuce, and strawberries from Santa Maria California, melons from South Florida, limes, mangos, tomatoes, broccoli, mixed fruits and vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities: cucumbers, beans, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, mixed vegetables and melons from Mexico Crossings through Nogales Arizona. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, potatoes from Florida, melons from South Florida. A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities: melons from South Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF MARCH 25-31 2020 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 31 2020 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY MARCH 24 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 SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3600 4000 3800 (-17) BALTIMORE 4200 5000 4400 4600 (-22) BOSTON 5200 6100 5600 5800 (-12) CHICAGO 3000 3400 3200 (-11) DALLAS 2000 2500 2200 (-12) LOS ANGELES 1100 1500 1200 1300 (-31) MIAMI 4400 5300 4800 5000 (-9) NEW YORK 4600 5500 5000 5200 (-19) PHILADELPHIA 4400 5200 4800 5000 (-20) CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA -- ICEBERG LETTUCE, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 6100 6300 BALTIMORE 6900 7100 BOSTON 7400 7600 CHICAGO 5100 DALLAS 4000 MIAMI 7000 7200 NEW YORK 7300 7600 PHILADELPHIA 7000 7300 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 5300 5700 (-2) BALTIMORE 6200 6600 (-2) BOSTON 6900 7300 (0) CHICAGO 4600 4800 (-2) DALLAS 3600 3800 (0) MIAMI 6300 6700 (0) NEW YORK 6700 7100 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6500 6900 (+2) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 6000 6200 (-2) BALTIMORE 6800 7000 (-1) BOSTON 7300 7500 (0) CHICAGO 5000 (-2) DALLAS 3900 (0) MIAMI 6900 7100 (0) NEW YORK 7200 7500 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 6900 7200 (+1) SEATTLE 3300 3600 (0) OXNARD DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CELERY, STRAWBERRIES, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE, CILANTRO, KALE AND PARSLEY SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 5800 6000 (-2) BALTIMORE 6900 7100 (-1) BOSTON 7400 7600 (0) CHICAGO 5100 (-2) DALLAS 3900 (0) MIAMI 6800 7100 (0) NEW YORK 7300 7600 (+1) PHILADELPHIA 7100 7400 (+1) SALINAS-WATSONVILLE CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, ROMAINE AND LEAF LETTUCE SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 6300 6500 BALTIMORE 7300 7500 BOSTON 7800 8000 CHICAGO 5400 DALLAS 4200 4600 4500 4600 MIAMI 7300 7500 NEW YORK 7200 8000 7600 7900 PHILADELPHIA 7300 7600 SEATTLE 3300 3600 SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, CELERY, LETTUCE, ROMAINE, LEAF LETTUCE AND STRAWBERRIES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 6200 6400 BALTIMORE 7200 7400 BOSTON 7600 7800 CHICAGO 5300 DALLAS 4400 MIAMI 7200 7400 NEW YORK 7500 7800 PHILADELPHIA 7200 7500 SEATTLE 3400 3700 SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4900 5900 5300 5500 (-2) BALTIMORE 6000 7000 6100 6300 (-2) BOSTON 6700 7500 6800 7000 (-1) CHICAGO 4400 5200 4600 4800 (-2) DALLAS 3400 4200 3600 3800 (-3) MIAMI 6400 7300 6400 6600 (-2) NEW YORK 6400 7200 6400 6500 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6200 6900 6200 6600 (0) SEATTLE 2750 3400 3100 3200 (-3) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 3093 3655 3225 3440 (0) BALTIMORE 3868 4622 4300 4400 (0) BOSTON 4515 4623 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2580 2150 2365 (0) DALLAS 1613 2580 1828 2150 (0) LOS ANGELES 1828 2150 (0) MIAMI 4300 5160 (0) NEW YORK 4181 5160 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3870 4730 4255 4300 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- TOMATOES, MIXED VEGETABLES, BERRIES, MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1100 1200 BALTIMORE 2200 2300 BOSTON 3000 3100 CHICAGO 1800 1900 NEW YORK 2800 2900 PHILADELPHIA 2300 2500 FLORIDA -- POTATOES SLIGHT SHORTAGE -- ATLANTA 1000 1200 (0) LOS ANGELES 3800 4000 (0) MIAMI 650 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3300 3300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1950 2000 (0) SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 800 1500 800 1000 (-40) BOSTON 2100 3700 2100 2200 (-41) CHICAGO 1700 2600 1700 2200 (-39) NEW YORK 1800 3250 1800 1900 (-45) PHILADELPHIA 1600 2800 1600 1700 (-48) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5100 5525 (0) BALTIMORE 5525 5950 (0) BOSTON 5950 6800 (0) CHICAGO 3400 3825 3825 (0) DALLAS 3825 4250 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 (0) MIAMI 6163 6800 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5738 6375 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5738 5950 (0) UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4400 4675 (0) BALTIMORE 5100 5800 5313 5525 (0) BOSTON 5950 6163 5950 (0) CHICAGO 3400 4200 3600 3800 (0) DALLAS 3400 3825 3400 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2125 1913 (0) MIAMI 5950 6800 6375 (0) NEW YORK 5525 5900 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5313 5738 (0) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 2200 2700 2500 (0) NEW YORK 3400 4200 3600 3800 (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 2700 2900 (-5) BALTIMORE 2400 2600 (-4) CHICAGO 1000 1200 1100 1200 (0) DALLAS 2800 3000 (-3) NEW YORK 3100 3300 3100 3200 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 2900 3100 2900 3000 (-2) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATO ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 4300 4408 4300 (0) BALTIMORE 4408 4730 (-1) BOSTON 4730 5160 5160 (0) CHICAGO 2150 2365 2150 (0) DALLAS 3010 3763 3225 3655 (+7) MIAMI 5375 5590 (0) NEW YORK 4945 5590 5160 5375 (+2) PHILADELPHIA 4300 4730 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 1200 1600 (0) CHICAGO 1500 2000 1800 (0) DALLAS 1600 2000 1800 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 (0) BALTIMORE 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 MANGOS TOMATOES BROCCOLI MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2700 3000 (-10) BALTIMORE 3800 4300 3800 4000 (-24) BOSTON 4200 5000 4300 4400 (-26) CHICAGO 2800 3300 3000 3200 (-13) DALLAS 1400 2000 1400 1600 (-9) LOS ANGELES 2800 3400 (-10) MIAMI 3000 3800 3300 3400 (-16) NEW YORK 4800 5200 (-21) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4200 (-25) SEATTLE 5300 5400 (-11) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 6100 6250 (0) CHICAGO 4250 4700 (0) DALLAS 4250 4500 (0) LOS ANGELES 2200 2700 (0) MIAMI 6800 7300 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES AND PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5000 6200 5600 5800 (-2) BALTIMORE 6200 7300 6500 6600 (-2) BOSTON 6800 7800 6800 7000 (-1) CHICAGO 4200 5200 4500 4600 (-3) DALLAS 4200 5000 4400 4600 (-2) LOS ANGELES 2000 2700 2100 2300 (-4) NEW YORK 6500 7500 6700 6800 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 6400 7400 6500 6700 (-1) SEATTLE 900 1300 1000 1100 (-5) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2763 3000 BALTIMORE 3188 3400 CHICAGO 956 1063 DALLAS 2975 3200 MIAMI 3931 5100 3931 4038 PHILADELPHIA 2763 3400 TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Shipments are in 40,000 pound units. Information is subject to revision. 2020 2019 MAR 22-28 MAR 24-30 U.S. 23,093 33,343 IMPORTS 20,485 23,839 ------------ -------------- sum 43,578 57,182 MAR 15-21 MAR 17-23 U.S. 28,737 30,179 IMPORTS 20,165 23,178 ------------ -------------- sum 48,902 53,357 MAR 08-14 MAR 10-16 U.S. 24,361 28,952 IMPORTS 23,371 24,221 ------------ -------------- sum 47,732 53,173