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Central Minnesota to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Big Lake and Central Minnesota to Philadelphia, week by week, from USDA’s National Truck Rate Report. The lane is out of season right now; it was last quoted the week of Sep 20, 2021, at $4,300–6,020 a load.

Last quoted
Sep 20, 2021
Range
$4,300–6,020
Change
−2%
Trucks
Shortage

How the last quote compared · On the low side

The lowest of the 5 weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Months it has been quoted in: August to September.

Every week on record Aug 23, 2021 to Sep 20, 2021

$6,020$4,300

The shaded band runs from the lowest to the highest rate USDA reported each week; the line is the middle of the “mostly” range, or of the full range when USDA gives no “mostly”. Gaps are weeks the lane wasn’t quoted.

Week by week The last 5 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Sep 20, 2021$4,300–6,020—−2%Shortage
Sep 13, 2021$4,300–5,375$5,160–5,3750%Slight Shortage
Sep 6, 2021$4,300–5,375$5,160–5,3750%Slight Shortage
Aug 30, 2021$4,300–5,375$5,160–5,3750%Slight Shortage
Aug 23, 2021$5,160–5,375——Adequate

Into Philadelphia this week Cheapest first

FromRange
Georgia$2,600–2,800
Florida, statewide$2,600–2,800
South Texas$5,200–6,700
Nogales, AZ$8,500–8,800
Kern, CA$10,000–10,400
South & Central CA$10,000–10,500
Oxnard, CA$10,100–10,500
Salinas, CA$10,300–10,700
Imperial Valley & Yuma$10,380–10,765
Santa Maria, CA$10,280–10,880
Yakima & Wenatchee, WA$9,500–13,500

About these numbers

Rates are USDA’s, for a full load in a 48 to 53 foot refrigerated trailer, broker fees included, as reported in the Specialty Crops National Truck Rate Report. The range is the lowest to highest rate reported that week; “mostly” is where most loads moved. USDA names this shipping area “BIG LAKE AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA”. The latest report was published Oct 28, 2026; the next is due Wed, Nov 4, 2026.

The rate sheet has every lane for this week, how the data is collected, and the whole history as a CSV download. Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Specialty Crops Market News.