Mississippi to Chicago
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Mississippi 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 Jun 10, 2024, at $2,000–2,400 a load.
- Last quoted
- Jun 10, 2024
- Range
- $2,000–2,400
- Mostly
- $2,100–2,200
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 32 of the 146 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Jun 12, 2023) the middle of the range was $2,100; this week’s is +2% 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 Jun 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 27, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 20, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 13, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 6, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 29, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 22, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 15, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | — | Adequate |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 25, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 18, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 11, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | — | Adequate |
| Feb 19, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 12, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 29, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 22, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 1, 2024 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | — | Adequate |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 11, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 9, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 25, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 11, 2023 | $2,000–2,400 | $2,100–2,200 | +2% | Adequate |
| Sep 4, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 28, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 31, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 24, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 17, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 26, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 19, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 12, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 5, 2023 | $2,000–2,200 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| 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 |
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 “MISSISSIPPI”. 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.