Truck rate report - Aug. 19

As I get ready to board a Southwest Flight to Chicago for the U.S. Apple Association Outlook meeting, here is the summary from the USDA Truck Rate Report of Aug. 19. Rates are flat to softer in most regions:

A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: pears from Sacramento & San Joaquin Valley California, lettuce, mixed vegetables, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, apple pears, grapes, nectarines, melons, peaches, peppers, plums and apples, mixed vegetables and strawberries, onions from North and East Points Colorado, sweet potatoes from Louisiana and Mississippi and peaches from South Carolina. A surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: citrus, avocados, mangoes, asparagus and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings Through Texas and watermelons from Texas. FIRST REPORT was issued for onions from North and East Points Colorado, potatoes from Twin Falls-Burley District & Western Idaho and Big Lake and Central Minnesota. LAST REPORT was issued for onions from Vidalia onions. All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks.