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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Truck rate report

Here is the summary information from the April 29 truck rate report from USDA. Note I also have a chart on the side of the blog charting some of the major shipping districts....
From USDA

A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: citrus, mixed vegetables and tomatoes from Central and South Florida, melons from Florida, greens from South Georgia, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, and onions from Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: potatoes from Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho. A barely adequate supply of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: onions from Vidalia District Georgia and sweet potatoes from Mississippi. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado and Minnesota-North Dakota (Red River Valley).

FIRST REPORT was issued for peppers, corn, and green beans from Imperial and Coachella Valley California, melons from Florida, and mixed vegetables from Central San Joaquin Valley California. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks.

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