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Florida to Boston

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Central and South Florida to Boston, 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 Jun 22, 2026, at $5,700–5,900 a load.

Last quoted
Jun 22, 2026
Range
$5,700–5,900
Change
0%
Trucks
Shortage

How the last quote compared · On the high side

Higher than 148 of the 160 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Over the last 52 weeks the lane was quoted 31 times, averaging $4,502 at the middle, from a low of $2,750 to a high of $6,700. Months it has been quoted in: October to June.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Jun 22, 2026

$7,000$2,350

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
Jun 22, 2026$5,700–5,900—0%Shortage
Jun 15, 2026$5,700–5,900—−3%Shortage
Jun 8, 2026$5,900–6,100—−8%Shortage
Jun 1, 2026$6,400–6,600—+5%Shortage
May 25, 2026$6,100–6,300—−6%Shortage
May 18, 2026$6,500–6,700—+2%Shortage
May 11, 2026$6,400–6,600—+5%Shortage
May 4, 2026$6,100–6,300——Shortage
Apr 27, 2026$5,400–5,600—+20%Shortage
Apr 20, 2026$4,500–4,700——Shortage
Apr 13, 2026$3,900–4,100—0%Slight Shortage
Apr 6, 2026$3,900–4,100—−5%Slight Shortage
Mar 30, 2026$4,100–4,300—+11%Slight Shortage
Mar 23, 2026$3,700–3,900—+3%Slight Shortage
Mar 16, 2026$3,600–3,800—0%Slight Shortage
Mar 9, 2026$3,600–3,800—+9%Slight Shortage
Mar 2, 2026$3,300–3,500—−15%Adequate
Feb 23, 2026$3,900–4,100—−9%Slight Shortage
Feb 16, 2026$4,300–4,500—−20%Slight Shortage
Feb 9, 2026$5,400–5,600—+15%Shortage
Feb 2, 2026$4,700–4,900—+25%Shortage
Jan 26, 2026$3,200–3,400—−3%Slight Shortage
Jan 19, 2026$3,300–3,500—+92%Slight Shortage
Jan 12, 2026——−54%Slight Shortage
Jan 5, 2026$3,700–3,900——Slight Shortage
Dec 22, 2025$3,800–4,100—+16%Shortage
Dec 15, 2025$3,300–3,500—+13%Adequate
Dec 8, 2025$2,900–3,100—−8%Adequate
Dec 1, 2025$3,150–3,350—+10%Adequate
Nov 24, 2025$2,800–3,100—+4%Adequate
Nov 17, 2025$2,750–2,900——Adequate
May 26, 2025$4,300–4,500—−6%Adequate
May 19, 2025$4,600–4,800—−13%Slight Shortage
May 12, 2025$5,300–5,500—+8%Shortage
May 5, 2025$4,900–5,100—+4%Slight Shortage
Apr 28, 2025$4,700–4,900—+33%Slight Shortage
Apr 21, 2025$3,600—−4%Slight Shortage
Apr 14, 2025$3,600–3,900—+15%Slight Shortage
Apr 7, 2025$3,150–3,350——Adequate
Mar 24, 2025$3,300–3,500——Adequate
Mar 17, 2025$3,300–3,500—−3%Adequate
Mar 10, 2025$3,000–4,000—+13%Adequate
Mar 3, 2025$3,000–3,200—−3%Adequate
Feb 24, 2025$3,100–3,300—−11%Adequate
Feb 17, 2025$3,500–3,700—−14%Adequate
Feb 10, 2025$4,100–4,300—+11%Slight Shortage
Feb 3, 2025$3,700–3,900—+9%Slight Shortage
Jan 27, 2025$3,400–3,600—+6%Adequate
Jan 20, 2025$3,200–3,400—0%Adequate
Jan 13, 2025$3,200–3,400—−15%Adequate
Jan 6, 2025$3,800–4,000—−13%Slight Shortage
Dec 30, 2024$4,400–4,600——Slight Shortage

Into Boston this week Cheapest first

FromRange
Georgia$3,500–3,700
Florida, statewide$3,700–3,900
South Texas$6,800–7,500
Nogales, AZ$9,300–9,600
South & Central CA$10,100–11,500
Imperial Valley & Yuma$10,840–11,600
Yakima & Wenatchee, WA$10,600–14,000
Santa Maria, CA$11,935–12,375

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 “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.