May 7 truck rate report

From the USDA's weekly truck rate report. As usual, look for updated chart information linked to this report on the blog. From the May 7 report:

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, onions from Vidalia District, Georgia,sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, and onions from the Lower RioGrande Valley, Texas. A barely adequate supply of trucks was reported for 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). A FIRST REPORT was issued for onions from Imperial Valley, California and cabbage from South Georgia indicating a truck shortage in both areas. A LAST REPORT was issued for Michigan apples and Western and Central, New York cabbage. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks.