Eastern NC to Chicago
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Eastern North Carolina 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 Apr 17, 2023, at $5,000 a load.
- Last quoted
- Apr 17, 2023
- Range
- $5,000
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · About average
Higher than 46 of the 103 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Apr 18, 2022) the middle of the range was $5,000; this week’s is 0% 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 Apr 17, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 10, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Apr 3, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 27, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 13, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 6, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Feb 27, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Feb 20, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Feb 13, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Feb 6, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 30, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 23, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 16, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 9, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 2, 2023 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 12, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 5, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 28, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 21, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 7, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 24, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 17, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 10, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 12, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 5, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 29, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Aug 15, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Aug 8, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jul 25, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jul 18, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jul 11, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jul 4, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jun 27, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jun 20, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jun 13, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jun 6, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| May 30, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| May 23, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| May 16, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| May 9, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| May 2, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Apr 25, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Apr 18, 2022 | $5,000 | — | 0% | Shortage |
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 “EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA”. 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.