Nogales, AZ to Los Angeles
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Nogales, AZ (Mexico crossings) to Los Angeles, week by week, from USDA’s National Truck Rate Report. The latest rate, for the week of Oct 26, 2026, is $1,500–1,900 a load.
- This week
- Oct 26, 2026
- Range
- $1,500–1,900
- Trucks
- Adequate
Is this week’s rate high or low? · On the high side
Higher than 173 of the 245 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
Shipping from Nogales, AZ this week: Cucumbers, Eggplant, Grey squash, Honeydews, Watermelons, Yellow Straightneck squash, Zucchini squash.
A year earlier (week of Oct 27, 2025) the middle of the range was $1,600; this week’s is +6% against that. Over the last 52 weeks the lane was quoted 38 times, averaging $1,889 at the middle, from a low of $1,200 to a high of $3,000. Months it has been quoted in: all year.
Rate per mile This week’s 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 Oct 26, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $1,500–1,900 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $1,500–1,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $1,500–1,700 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $1,500–1,600 | — | −24% | Slight Surplus |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $1,900–2,200 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $1,900–2,200 | — | −11% | Adequate |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $2,100–2,500 | $2,200–2,400 | — | Adequate |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $2,200–2,500 | — | +9% | Adequate |
| May 25, 2026 | $2,000–2,300 | — | −20% | Adequate |
| May 18, 2026 | $2,400–3,000 | — | — | Slight Shortage |
| May 11, 2026 | $2,000–2,600 | — | — | Slight Shortage |
| May 4, 2026 | $2,000–2,200 | $2,000 | −5% | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $1,800–2,200 | $2,000–2,200 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $1,800–2,400 | $1,900–2,300 | +5% | Adequate |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $1,800–2,400 | $1,900–2,100 | −9% | Adequate |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $1,800–2,400 | $2,100–2,300 | — | Adequate |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $2,200–2,400 | — | +21% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $1,600–2,200 | — | −17% | Adequate |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $2,200–2,400 | — | +28% | Adequate |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $1,700–1,900 | — | +6% | Adequate |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $1,600–1,800 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $1,600–1,800 | — | −8% | Adequate |
| Feb 16, 2026 | $1,700–2,200 | $1,800–1,900 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $1,700–2,200 | $1,700–2,000 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $1,700–2,000 | — | −8% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $1,900–2,100 | — | +18% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 19, 2026 | $1,600–2,000 | $1,600–1,800 | −11% | Adequate |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $1,800–2,300 | $1,800–2,000 | −19% | Slight Shortage |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $2,200–2,500 | — | — | Shortage |
| Dec 29, 2025 | $2,200–2,500 | — | +9% | Shortage |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $1,400–1,800 | $1,500–1,600 | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $1,400–1,700 | $1,500–1,600 | — | Adequate |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $1,200–1,600 | $1,300–1,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $1,300–1,500 | $1,300–1,400 | — | Adequate |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $1,300–1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $1,200–1,600 | $1,400–1,500 | — | Adequate |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $1,200–1,700 | $1,400–1,500 | — | Adequate |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $1,200–1,500 | — | — | Adequate |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $1,500–1,700 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $1,300–1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 23, 2025 | $1,300–1,600 | — | −3% | Adequate |
| Jun 16, 2025 | $1,400–1,600 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jun 9, 2025 | $1,300–1,600 | $1,300–1,400 | — | Adequate |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $1,300–1,600 | $1,300–1,500 | −10% | Slight Shortage |
| May 26, 2025 | $1,500–1,800 | $1,500–1,600 | — | Adequate |
| May 19, 2025 | $1,500–2,000 | $1,500–1,700 | — | Adequate |
| May 12, 2025 | $1,400–1,900 | $1,500–1,700 | +7% | Slight Shortage |
| May 5, 2025 | $1,300–1,700 | $1,400–1,600 | — | Adequate |
| Apr 28, 2025 | $1,500–1,800 | $1,500–1,600 | — | Adequate |
| Apr 21, 2025 | $1,500–1,800 | $1,500–1,600 | — | Adequate |
| Apr 14, 2025 | $1,500–1,800 | — | — | Slight Shortage |
| Apr 7, 2025 | $1,400–1,800 | $1,500–1,600 | −3% | Adequate |
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 Nogales, AZ this week Cheapest first
Trucks at the border right now Northbound commercial lanes, from CBP
Loads from Nogales, AZ cross from Mexico first. These are the truck waits at the crossings they use, refreshed when this page opens.
| Crossing | Standard | FAST | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nogales Mariposa Port of Entry | Pending | Pending | — |
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 “MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES ARIZONA”. 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.