Washington, DC February 5, 2009 WA_FV190 202-720-9936 FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 2009 RATES QUOTED REPRESENT OPEN (SPOT) MARKET RATES THAT SHIPPERS OR RECEIVERS PAY DEPENDING ON BASIS OF SALE, PER LOAD, INCLUDING TRUCK BROKERS FEES FOR SHIPMENTS IN TRUCK LOAD VOLUME TO A SINGLE DESTINATION. EXTRA CHARGES FOR DELIVERY TO TERMINAL MARKETS, MULTIPICKUP AND MULTIDROP 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 and regions: tomatoes and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings Through Nogales, Arizona, citrus, avocados and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings through Texas, and cabbage from San Antonio-Wintergarden District Texas. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: citrus, raspberries and strawberries from South District, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado, Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho and Minnesota-North Dakota, mixed vegetables and citrus from Central & South Florida, tomatoes from Central Florida, greens from South Georgia, sweet potatoes from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Atwater Livingston California, onions from Idaho and Malheur County, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin Washington potatoes, and onions from Central Wisconsin. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 3 2009 SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 2009 PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JANUARY 27 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 IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA -- LETTUCE AND MIXED VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3700 4000 (-1) BALTIMORE 4200 4600 4400 4600 (-2) BOSTON 4600 5000 4800 5000 (-2) CHICAGO 3400 3500 (-1) DALLAS 2600 2700 (-2) LOS ANGELES 1400 1500 1400 (-3) MIAMI 4600 4800 4600 4700 (0) NEW YORK 4400 4800 4500 4700 (-4) PHILADELPHIA 4200 4700 4300 4500 (-6) SEATTLE 2500 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA -- TOMATOES AND MIXED VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- CHICAGO 3000 (+2) DALLAS 2100 2200 2200 (+2) LOS ANGELES 950 1000 (0) MIAMI 4300 4500 (+4) NEW YORK 4500 4600 4500 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 4100 4400 4200 (-2) ATWATER LIVINGSTON CALIFORNIA -- SWEET POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3900 4100 (0) DALLAS 2800 3100 (-5) SEATTLE 2200 2400 (+2) KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CARROTS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3900 4100 (-1) BALTIMORE 4400 4800 4500 4700 (-2) BOSTON 4800 5200 4800 5000 (-4) CHICAGO 3400 3600 3400 3500 (+1) DALLAS 2800 3200 2900 3000 (0) LOS ANGELES 1000 1200 (+5) MIAMI 4700 5000 4700 4800 (-1) NEW YORK 4800 5200 4900 5000 (0) PHILADELPHIA 4700 5100 4700 4800 (-1) SEATTLE 2200 2400 2300 2400 (0) SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA -- MIXED VEGETABLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 3900 4200 (0) BALTIMORE 4400 4800 4600 4800 (-1) BOSTON 4800 5300 5000 5200 (-1) CHICAGO 3600 3800 (+1) DALLAS 2800 3000 (+2) LOS ANGELES 1400 1500 1400 (0) MIAMI 4800 4900 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4800 5200 4800 5000 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 4700 5100 4700 4800 (-3) SEATTLE 2200 2400 2300 2400 (0) SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA -- CITRUS, RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3600 4000 3600 3700 (-1) BALTIMORE 4000 4700 4200 4600 (-3) BOSTON 4300 5100 4500 5000 (-3) CHICAGO 2900 3400 3000 3200 (0) DALLAS 2600 3000 (-2) MIAMI 4600 4800 (0) NEW YORK 4100 4800 4500 4700 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3800 4700 4300 4400 (-2) SEATTLE 2100 2500 2200 2300 (0) SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2365 2795 2505 (0) BALTIMORE 2795 3655 3226 (0) BOSTON 3225 4300 3751 (0) CHICAGO 1600 2133 1886 (0) DALLAS 1100 1720 1472 (0) LOS ANGELES 1290 1720 1519 (0) MIAMI 3440 3870 3576 (0) NEW YORK 3200 4300 3606 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3010 3870 3371 (0) CARIBBEAN BASIN IMPORTS - PORTS OF ENTRY SOUTH FLORIDA -- MELONS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 800 1000 (-28) BOSTON 2400 3000 2600 2800 (+8) CHICAGO 2200 2400 2200 2300 (+7) NEW YORK 2400 2800 2400 2500 (-6) PHILADELPHIA 2100 2600 2200 2500 (-6) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- CITRUS SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 900 1500 900 1000 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 2500 1600 1800 (-1) BOSTON 2100 3300 2300 2600 (-2) CHICAGO 1750 2200 1750 2100 (-1) NEW YORK 2000 3100 2000 2300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1800 2700 1800 2000 (0) CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA -- MIXED VEGETABLES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 900 1500 900 1000 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 2500 1600 1800 (-1) BOSTON 2100 3300 2300 2600 (-2) CHICAGO 1750 2200 1750 2100 (-1) NEW YORK 2000 3100 2000 2300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1800 2700 1800 2000 (0) CENTRAL FLORIDA -- TOMATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 900 1500 900 1000 (0) BALTIMORE 1500 2500 1600 1800 (-1) BOSTON 2100 3300 2300 2600 (-2) CHICAGO 1750 2200 1750 2100 (-1) NEW YORK 2000 3100 2000 2300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1800 2700 1800 2000 (0) SOUTH GEORGIA -- GREENS SURPLUS -- CHICAGO 1600 1900 1600 1800 NEW YORK 2000 2400 2200 PHILADELPHIA 1800 2200 2000 UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3613 4250 3825 (-4) BALTIMORE 4250 4888 4463 4675 (-6) BOSTON 4675 5100 4888 (-9) CHICAGO 2550 2975 (+3) DALLAS 2763 2975 (-11) LOS ANGELES 1275 1913 1488 1700 (+14) MIAMI 4675 5313 4888 5313 (-9) NEW YORK 4675 5058 4675 4888 (-9) PHILADELPHIA 4463 4994 4675 (-5) IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON -- ONIONS SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3825 4675 4038 4250 (+1) BALTIMORE 4675 5313 4888 (-3) BOSTON 5100 5525 5312 (-3) CHICAGO 2975 3400 3188 (+2) DALLAS 2975 3825 3188 (-1) LOS ANGELES 1275 1700 1488 1700 (+6) MIAMI 5100 5525 5100 (-15) NEW YORK 4888 5313 5100 (-1) PHILADELPHIA 4675 4930 4675 4888 (-5) LOUISIANA -- SWEET POTATOES SURPLUS -- CHICAGO 1100 1500 1200 1300 (0) NEW YORK 2800 3500 3000 (0) AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE -- POTATOES ADEQUATE -- BALTIMORE 1700 1900 1800 (0) BOSTON 1100 1250 1100 1175 (0) NEW YORK 1350 1500 1400 1450 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1600 1780 1650 1700 (0) MICHIGAN -- APPLES ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 2000 2500 (0) CHICAGO 800 900 (0) DALLAS 2800 3000 (0) MIAMI 3500 (0) MICHIGAN -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- CHICAGO 850 1000 (0) MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY) -- POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2786 3440 3224 (0) BALTIMORE 3096 4193 3666 (0) BOSTON 3440 4730 4222 (0) CHICAGO 1505 1613 1531 (0) DALLAS 2322 3440 2866 (0) MIAMI 3870 4730 4515 (0) NEW YORK 3612 4300 4059 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3225 4085 3626 (0) MISSISSIPPI -- SWEET POTATOES SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 800 1000 (0) CHICAGO 1300 1600 1300 1500 (0) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA -- SWEET POTATOES ADEQUATE -- 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) ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- NEW YORK 637 850 800 850 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1063 1275 (0) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- CABBAGE ADEQUATE -- NEW YORK 1300 1500 1300 1400 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 1400 (0) WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK -- ONIONS ADEQUATE -- BOSTON 1488 1600 (0) NEW YORK 1063 1275 (0) PHILADELPHIA 1200 1275 (0) MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS -- CITRUS, AVOCADOS AND MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1600 2000 1800 2000 (-5) BALTIMORE 2800 3200 3000 3100 (0) BOSTON 3500 3900 3500 3800 (0) CHICAGO 1900 2200 2000 2200 (-5) DALLAS 800 1100 1000 1100 (-9) LOS ANGELES 1800 2200 2000 (-2) MIAMI 2600 3200 2600 2800 (-4) NEW YORK 3000 3600 3300 3500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3200 3400 (0) SAN ANTONIO-WINTERGARDEN DISTRICT TEXAS -- CABBAGE SLIGHT SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 1600 2000 1800 2000 (-5) BALTIMORE 2800 3200 3000 3100 (0) BOSTON 3500 3900 3500 3800 (0) CHICAGO 1500 1900 1800 (-5) DALLAS 500 900 500 700 (0) LOS ANGELES 1700 2000 1700 1800 (0) NEW YORK 3000 3600 3300 3500 (0) PHILADELPHIA 3200 3400 (0) COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 3825 4675 4085 4250 (-3) BALTIMORE 4675 5313 5160 (0) BOSTON 5100 5738 5312 5590 (-2) CHICAGO 2975 3825 3188 3400 (-15) DALLAS 3081 3825 3440 (0) LOS ANGELES 1913 2125 (+2) MIAMI 5525 5950 (-8) NEW YORK 5100 5313 (-12) PHILADELPHIA 4888 5210 5160 (0) YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON -- APPLES/PEARS ADEQUATE -- ATLANTA 5200 5800 5500 5700 (0) BALTIMORE 5200 5800 5500 5700 (0) CHICAGO 3800 4400 3900 4200 (0) NEW YORK 5800 6400 5900 6300 (0) PHILADELPHIA 5600 6000 5800 5900 (0) SEATTLE 750 850 800 (0) CENTRAL WISCONSIN -- POTATOES AND ONIONS SURPLUS -- ATLANTA 2019 2125 (-2) BALTIMORE 2550 2763 (+2) BOSTON 2550 2975 (-10) CHICAGO 722 956 (0) DALLAS 2550 2656 (+2) MIAMI 3188 3613 3400 3613 (0) NEW YORK 2550 3400 2550 2869 (-2) PHILADELPHIA 2550 2763 (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 JAN 25-31 JAN 27-FEB 02 U.S. 20,596 21,618 IMPORTS 11,560 12,646 ------------ -------------- sum 32,156 34,264 JAN 18-24 JAN 20-26 U.S. 21,226 21,862 IMPORTS 11,363 14,181 ------------ -------------- sum 32,589 36,043 JAN 11-17 JAN 13-19 U.S. 24,123 22,193 IMPORTS 10,332 11,367 ------------ -------------- sum 34,455 33,560