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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

National Truck Rate Report - May 13

From the USDA's National Truck Rate Report from May 14:

A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions:tomatoes, melons and mixed vegetables from Nogales, Arizona, onions from Imperial Valley California, citrus, mixed vegetables and tomatoes from Central and South Florida, melons and potatoes from Florida, greens and cabbage from South Georgia, onions from Vidalia District, Georgia, sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina, onions from the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas and San Antonio-Winter Garden-Laredo District Texas. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: peppers, corn and mixed vegetables from Imperial & Coachella Valley California, carrots from Kern District California, mixed vegetables and strawberries from Santa Maria, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado and Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho, citrus, avocados, watermelon and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings Through Texas, and watermelons from South Texas. A barely adequate supply of trucks was reported for sweet potatoes from Mississippi and Louisiana.
A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota (Red River Valley). FIRST REPORT was issued peaches, nectarines and apricots from San Joaquin Valley California, sweet potatoes from Louisiana and onions from San Antonio-Winter Garden-Laredo District Texas. LAST REPORT was issued for greens from South Georgia, citrus from South Florida, potatoes from Minnesota-North Dakota (Red River Valley). All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks.

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