Northern California to Los Angeles
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Northern California, including the San Joaquin Valley 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 Oct 28, 2024, at $1,600–2,100 a load.
- Last quoted
- Oct 28, 2024
- Range
- $1,600–2,100
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 13 of the 54 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Oct 30, 2023) the middle of the range was $1,600; this week’s is +16% against that. Months it has been quoted in: July to November.
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 Jul 19, 2021 to Oct 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 14, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 7, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 23, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 16, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 9, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 2, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 26, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 19, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 29, 2024 | $1,600–2,100 | — | — | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 23, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 9, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 25, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 11, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 4, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 28, 2023 | $1,600 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $1,600 | — | — | Adequate |
| Oct 10, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 12, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 5, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 29, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 15, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 8, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 25, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 18, 2022 | $1,700–2,400 | — | — | Adequate |
| Oct 25, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 18, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 11, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 4, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 27, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 20, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 13, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 6, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 30, 2021 | $1,800–2,450 | — | +4% | Adequate |
| Aug 23, 2021 | $1,800–2,300 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Aug 16, 2021 | $1,800–2,300 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Aug 9, 2021 | $1,800–2,300 | — | 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 |
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 “NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY”. 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.