Northern California to New York
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Northern California, including the San Joaquin Valley to New York, 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 10, 2022, at $9,000–10,000 a load.
- Last quoted
- Oct 10, 2022
- Range
- $9,000–10,000
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 0 of the 12 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
Months it has been quoted in: July to October.
Rate per mile The last quote, for your trip
Enter the trip’s miles to turn the $9,000–10,000 rate into dollars per mile.
Freight cost per case What the truck adds to each case and pound
Enter how many cases fill the truck to spread the $9,000–10,000 rate across them.
Every week on record Jul 18, 2022 to Oct 10, 2022
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 13 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 12, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 5, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 29, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 15, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 8, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 25, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 18, 2022 | $9,000–10,000 | — | — | Adequate |
Into New York this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $2,800–3,000 |
| Florida, statewide | $3,250–3,450 |
| South Texas | $6,400–7,000 |
| Nogales, AZ | $8,800–9,100 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $11,165–11,950 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $11,200–14,000 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $11,615–12,420 |
| Kern, CA | $11,995–12,565 |
| Salinas, CA | $12,130–12,835 |
| South & Central CA | $12,180–12,890 |
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.