Columbia Basin, WA to Chicago
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Columbia Basin, Washington to Chicago, 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 Feb 3, 2025, at $5,500–6,000 a load.
- Last quoted
- Feb 3, 2025
- Range
- $5,500–6,000
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the high side
Higher than 34 of the 43 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
Months it has been quoted in: August to February.
Rate per mile The last quote, for your trip
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Freight cost per case What the truck adds to each case and pound
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Every week on record Aug 22, 2022 to Feb 3, 2025
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 44 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | $5,500–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $5,500–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 20, 2025 | $5,500–6,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 13, 2025 | $5,500–6,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 6, 2025 | $5,500–6,000 | — | +11% | Shortage |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | — | Shortage |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 25, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 11, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 14, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 7, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 9, 2024 | $5,000–5,400 | — | — | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $5,313–6,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $5,313–6,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $5,313–6,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 23, 2023 | $5,313–6,100 | — | −3% | Adequate |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $5,313–6,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 9, 2023 | $5,313–6,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $5,313–6,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 25, 2023 | $5,313–6,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $5,313–6,400 | — | — | Adequate |
| Nov 21, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 7, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 24, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 17, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 10, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 12, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 5, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 29, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $5,200–6,000 | — | — | Adequate |
Into Chicago this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Florida, statewide | $2,150–2,350 |
| Georgia | $2,200–2,400 |
| South Texas | $3,600–4,400 |
| Nogales, AZ | $6,200–6,400 |
| Salinas, CA | $6,810–7,130 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $7,280–7,630 |
| Kern, CA | $7,460–7,980 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $7,200–8,800 |
| South & Central CA | $7,825–8,115 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $7,920–8,295 |
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 “COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON”. 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.