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Florida, statewide to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from North, Central and South Florida to Philadelphia, week by week, from USDA’s National Truck Rate Report. The latest rate, for the week of Oct 26, 2026, is $2,600–2,800 a load.

This week
Oct 26, 2026
Range
$2,600–2,800
Change
−10%
Trucks
Adequate

Is this week’s rate high or low? · On the high side

Higher than 5 of the 6 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Shipping from Florida, statewide this week: Cherry tomatoes, Grape Type tomatoes, Okra, Plum Type tomatoes, Tomatoes.

A year earlier (week of Oct 27, 2025) the middle of the range was $1,900; this week’s is +42% against that. Over the last 52 weeks the lane was quoted 5 times, averaging $2,460 at the middle, from a low of $2,000 to a high of $3,250. Months it has been quoted in: October to November.

Every week on record Oct 20, 2025 to Oct 26, 2026

$3,250$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 7 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Oct 26, 2026$2,600–2,800—−10%Adequate
Oct 19, 2026$2,750–3,250——Adequate
Nov 17, 2025$2,000–2,200—−9%Adequate
Nov 10, 2025$2,200–2,400—+5%Adequate
Nov 3, 2025$2,100–2,300—+16%Adequate
Oct 27, 2025$1,800–2,000—−3%Adequate
Oct 20, 2025$1,800–2,100——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

From Florida, statewide this week Cheapest first

ToRangeChange
Atlanta$1,000–1,200−45%
Chicago$2,150–2,350−13%
Baltimore$2,600–2,800−2%
Philadelphia$2,600–2,800−10%
New York$3,250–3,450+3%
Boston$3,700–3,900+1%

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 “NORTH, CENTRAL AND SOUTH 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.