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Florida, all areas to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Florida (all areas) 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 May 29, 2023, at $2,000–2,200 a load.

Last quoted
May 29, 2023
Range
$2,000–2,200
Change
0%
Trucks
Adequate

How the last quote compared · On the low side

Higher than 2 of the 35 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

A year earlier (week of May 30, 2022) the middle of the range was $3,750; this week’s is −44% against that. Months it has been quoted in: February to June.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to May 29, 2023

$4,000$1,800

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 36 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
May 29, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
May 22, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
May 15, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
May 8, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
May 1, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Apr 24, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Apr 17, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Apr 10, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Apr 3, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Mar 27, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Mar 20, 2023$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Mar 13, 2023$2,000–2,200—+11%Adequate
Mar 6, 2023$1,800–2,000—0%Adequate
Feb 27, 2023$1,800–2,000——Adequate
Jun 13, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
Jun 6, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
May 30, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
May 23, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
May 16, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
May 9, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
May 2, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
Apr 25, 2022$3,700–3,800—0%Adequate
Apr 18, 2022$3,700–3,800—+15%Adequate
Apr 11, 2022$3,000–3,500—0%Adequate
Apr 4, 2022$3,000–3,500—0%Adequate
Mar 28, 2022$3,000–3,500—0%Adequate
Mar 21, 2022$3,000–3,500—0%Adequate
Mar 14, 2022$3,000–3,500—+5%Adequate
Mar 7, 2022$3,000–3,200—0%Adequate
Feb 28, 2022$3,000–3,200——Adequate
May 24, 2021$3,200–4,000$3,200–3,5000%Slight Shortage
May 17, 2021$3,200–4,000$3,200–3,5000%Shortage
May 10, 2021$3,200–4,000$3,200–3,5000%Shortage
May 3, 2021$3,200–4,000$3,200–3,5000%Shortage
Apr 26, 2021$3,200–3,500—0%Shortage
Apr 19, 2021$3,200–3,500—0%Adequate

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 “FLORIDA”. 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.