Columbia Basin, WA to New York
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Columbia Basin, Washington to New York, 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 Jul 7, 2025, at $7,200–7,600 a load.
- Last quoted
- Jul 7, 2025
- Range
- $7,200–7,600
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Slight Surplus
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 41 of the 208 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Jul 8, 2024) the middle of the range was $7,300; this week’s is +1% against that. Months it has been quoted in: all year.
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 Apr 19, 2021 to Jul 7, 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 52 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Jun 9, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| May 26, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| May 19, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| May 12, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| May 5, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 21, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 14, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 7, 2025 | $7,200–7,600 | — | −5% | Slight Surplus |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 24, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 17, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 24, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 17, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 10, 2025 | $7,600–7,900 | — | −3% | Adequate |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $7,600–8,300 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 27, 2025 | $7,600–8,300 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 20, 2025 | $7,600–8,300 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 13, 2025 | $7,600–8,300 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 6, 2025 | $7,600–8,300 | — | +7% | Shortage |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $7,100–7,800 | — | — | Shortage |
| Dec 16, 2024 | $7,100–7,800 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 9, 2024 | $7,100–7,800 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $7,100–7,800 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 25, 2024 | $7,100–7,800 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $7,100–7,800 | — | +2% | Shortage |
| Nov 11, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 14, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 7, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 9, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | — | Adequate |
| Sep 2, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 26, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 19, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 29, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 15, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 8, 2024 | $7,100–7,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
Into New York this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $2,800–3,000 |
| Florida, statewide | $3,250–3,450 |
| South Texas | $6,400–7,000 |
| Nogales, AZ | $8,800–9,100 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $11,165–11,950 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $11,200–14,000 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $11,615–12,420 |
| Kern, CA | $11,995–12,565 |
| Salinas, CA | $12,130–12,835 |
| South & Central CA | $12,180–12,890 |
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.