National Truck Rate Report - June 10

Ouch. Rates approaching $9,000 from the West Coast to Boston and New York. From the USDA's National Truck Rate Report, the summary:

A shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: mangoes, melons and grapes from Nogales, Arizona, grapes from Coachella Valley California, peppers, corn and mixed vegetables from Imperial, Palo Verde and Coachella Valleys California and Central and Western Arizona, carrots and potatoes from Kern District California, mixed vegetables and strawberries from Santa Maria California, citrus and avocadoes from South District California, cherries from Stockton- Lodi-Linden District California, onions from Southern New Mexico and San Antonio-Winter Garden-Laredo District Texas, and sweet potatoes from Eastern North Carolina. A slight shortage of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: lettuce, mixed vegetables, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries from Salinas-Watsonville California, plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries from San Joaquin Valley California, potatoes from San Luis Valley Colorado and Columbia Basin Washington, tomatoes from Central Florida, melons from Florida and Georgia. Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho noted a truck shortage for potatoes to Northeast locations, all other destinations adequate. FIRST REPORT was issued for onions from San Joaquin California and Southern New Mexico, cherries from Stockton- Lodi-Linden District, California, melons from Georgia, and corn from South Georgia, peaches from South Carolina, and potatoes from Central Wisconsin. LAST REPORT was issued for tomatoes from Central Florida. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks.