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Central Wisconsin to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Central Wisconsin 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 Oct 24, 2022, at $4,050–4,600 a load.

Last quoted
Oct 24, 2022
Range
$4,050–4,600
Change
0%
Trucks
Adequate

How the last quote compared · On the low side

Higher than 19 of the 75 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

A year earlier (week of Oct 25, 2021) the middle of the range was $5,312; this week’s is −19% against that. Months it has been quoted in: all year.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Oct 24, 2022

$5,525$3,400

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 52 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Oct 24, 2022$4,050–4,600—0%Adequate
Oct 17, 2022$4,050–4,600—0%Adequate
Oct 10, 2022$4,050–4,600—0%Adequate
Oct 3, 2022$4,050–4,600—0%Adequate
Sep 26, 2022$4,050–4,600——Adequate
Sep 19, 2022$4,400–4,600—0%Adequate
Sep 12, 2022$4,400–4,600—0%Adequate
Sep 5, 2022$4,400–4,600—0%Adequate
Aug 29, 2022$4,400–4,600—0%Slight Surplus
Aug 22, 2022$4,400–4,600——Slight Surplus
Jul 18, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Jul 11, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Jul 4, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Jun 27, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Jun 20, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Jun 13, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Jun 6, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
May 30, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
May 23, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
May 16, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
May 9, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
May 2, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Apr 25, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Apr 18, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,200—Adequate
Apr 11, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Apr 4, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Mar 28, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Mar 21, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,2000%Adequate
Mar 14, 2022$4,250–5,200$5,100–5,200+12%Adequate
Mar 7, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Adequate
Feb 28, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Feb 21, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Feb 14, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Feb 7, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Jan 31, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Jan 24, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Jan 17, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Shortage
Jan 10, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,6750%Slight Shortage
Jan 3, 2022$4,250–4,675$4,500–4,675−14%Slight Shortage
Dec 27, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Slight Shortage
Dec 20, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Adequate
Dec 13, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Adequate
Dec 6, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Adequate
Nov 29, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Adequate
Nov 22, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Slight Shortage
Nov 15, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Shortage
Nov 8, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Shortage
Nov 1, 2021$4,250–5,525$5,100–5,5250%Shortage
Oct 25, 2021$5,100–5,525—0%Shortage
Oct 18, 2021$5,100–5,525—0%Shortage
Oct 11, 2021$5,100–5,525—0%Shortage
Oct 4, 2021$5,100–5,525—0%Shortage

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 “CENTRAL WISCONSIN”. 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.