Imperial Valley & Yuma to Los Angeles
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Imperial & Coachella valleys, Arizona, and Calexico / San Luis crossings to Los Angeles, 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 6, 2024, at $1,000–1,800 a load.
- Last quoted
- May 6, 2024
- Range
- $1,000–1,800
- Mostly
- $1,000–1,600
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 20 of the 100 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of May 8, 2023) the middle of the range was $1,400; this week’s is −7% 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 Nov 15, 2021 to May 6, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2024 | $1,000–1,800 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 29, 2024 | $900–1,800 | $1,000–1,600 | — | Adequate |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $1,000–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 15, 2024 | $1,000–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 8, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $1,000–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 25, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $1,000–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 11, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 26, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 19, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 12, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,600 | −7% | Adequate |
| Jan 29, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,200–1,600 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 22, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,200–1,600 | +4% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 15, 2024 | $900–1,900 | $1,100–1,600 | +23% | Adequate |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $900–1,700 | $900–1,300 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 1, 2024 | $900–1,700 | $900–1,300 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 25, 2023 | $900–1,700 | $900–1,300 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $850–1,700 | $900–1,300 | +10% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 11, 2023 | $800–1,700 | $800–1,200 | +25% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $600–1,400 | $600–1,000 | −11% | Slight Surplus |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $800–1,400 | $800–1,000 | — | Slight Surplus |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,700 | +4% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,600 | +17% | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,000–1,400 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Oct 23, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,000–1,400 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,400 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Oct 9, 2023 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,400 | — | Adequate |
| Sep 25, 2023 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $900–1,900 | $1,000–1,500 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Sep 11, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,000–1,500 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Sep 4, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,000–1,500 | −7% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 28, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,500 | +8% | Adequate |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,100–1,400 | +4% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,100–1,300 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,100–1,300 | −11% | Adequate |
| Jul 31, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,500 | −4% | Adequate |
| Jul 24, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 17, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,600 | −7% | Adequate |
| Jun 26, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,300–1,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 19, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,300–1,700 | −9% | Adequate |
| Jun 12, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,400–1,900 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 5, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,400–1,900 | +10% | Adequate |
| May 29, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 22, 2023 | $1,000–2,000 | $1,200–1,800 | +7% | Adequate |
| May 15, 2023 | $1,000–1,800 | $1,200–1,600 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
Into Los Angeles this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Nogales, AZ | $1,500–1,900 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $3,400–4,200 |
| South Texas | $3,800–4,800 |
From Imperial Valley & Yuma this week Cheapest first
Trucks at the border right now Northbound commercial lanes, from CBP
Loads from Imperial Valley & Yuma cross from Mexico first. These are the truck waits at the crossings they use, refreshed when this page opens.
| Crossing | Standard | FAST | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calexico East | Closed | Closed | — |
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 “IMPERIAL, COACHELLA VALLEYS CA, CENTRAL AND WESTERN AZ, MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH CALEXICO AND SAN LUIS”. 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.