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Columbia Basin, WA to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Columbia Basin, Washington 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 Jul 7, 2025, at $7,400–7,700 a load.

Last quoted
Jul 7, 2025
Range
$7,400–7,700
Change
0%
Trucks
Slight Surplus

How the last quote compared · About average

Higher than 34 of the 95 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Months it has been quoted in: all year.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Jul 7, 2025

$8,600$6,300

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 52 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Jul 7, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 30, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 23, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 16, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 9, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 2, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
May 26, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
May 19, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
May 12, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
May 5, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 28, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 21, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 14, 2025$7,400–7,700—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 7, 2025$7,400–7,700—−4%Slight Surplus
Mar 31, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Mar 24, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Mar 17, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Mar 10, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Mar 3, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Feb 24, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Feb 17, 2025$7,700–8,000—0%Adequate
Feb 10, 2025$7,700–8,000——Adequate
Nov 13, 2023$6,588–7,600—0%Adequate
Nov 6, 2023$6,588–7,600—0%Adequate
Oct 30, 2023$6,588–7,600—0%Adequate
Oct 23, 2023$6,588–7,600—−1%Adequate
Oct 16, 2023$6,800–7,600—0%Adequate
Oct 9, 2023$6,800–7,600—0%Adequate
Oct 2, 2023$6,800–7,600—0%Adequate
Sep 25, 2023$6,800–7,600—0%Adequate
Sep 18, 2023$6,800–7,600—+3%Adequate
Sep 11, 2023$6,800–7,225—+2%Adequate
Sep 4, 2023$6,460–7,225—0%Adequate
Aug 28, 2023$6,460–7,225—0%Adequate
Aug 21, 2023$6,460–7,225—+1%Adequate
Aug 14, 2023$6,460–7,100—0%Adequate
Aug 7, 2023$6,460–7,100—0%Adequate
Jul 31, 2023$6,460–7,100——Adequate
Jul 24, 2023$6,460–7,100—0%Adequate
Jul 17, 2023$6,460–7,100—0%Adequate
Jul 10, 2023$6,460–7,100—+1%Adequate
Jul 3, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Adequate
Jun 26, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Adequate
Jun 19, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Adequate
Jun 12, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Adequate
Jun 5, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Adequate
May 29, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Slight Surplus
May 22, 2023$6,300–7,100——Slight Surplus
May 15, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Slight Surplus
May 8, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Slight Surplus
May 1, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 24, 2023$6,300–7,100—0%Slight Surplus

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 “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.