Red River Valley to Boston
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Red River Valley, Minnesota–North Dakota to Boston, 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 Mar 18, 2024, at $5,805–6,128 a load.
- Last quoted
- Mar 18, 2024
- Range
- $5,805–6,128
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 15 of the 50 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Mar 20, 2023) the middle of the range was $5,590; this week’s is +7% against that. Months it has been quoted in: November to May.
Rate per mile The last quote, for your trip
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Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Mar 18, 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 51 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 11, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 4, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 26, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 19, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 12, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 5, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 29, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 22, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 15, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 8, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 1, 2024 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 25, 2023 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 11, 2023 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $5,805–6,128 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $5,590–5,913 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $5,590–5,913 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $5,590–5,913 | — | — | Adequate |
| May 22, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 15, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 8, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| May 1, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 24, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 17, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 27, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 20, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 13, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 6, 2023 | $5,590–6,020 | $5,590 | — | Adequate |
| Mar 14, 2022 | $5,805–7,740 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 7, 2022 | $5,805–7,740 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Feb 28, 2022 | $5,805–7,740 | — | −6% | Slight Shortage |
| Feb 21, 2022 | $5,805–8,600 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Feb 14, 2022 | $5,805–8,600 | — | +1% | Shortage |
| Feb 7, 2022 | $5,805–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 31, 2022 | $5,805–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 24, 2022 | $5,805–8,493 | — | −8% | Shortage |
| Jan 17, 2022 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 10, 2022 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Jan 3, 2022 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 27, 2021 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 13, 2021 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Dec 6, 2021 | $7,095–8,493 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 29, 2021 | $7,095–8,493 | — | +1% | Shortage |
| Nov 22, 2021 | $6,880–8,493 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 15, 2021 | $6,880–8,493 | — | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 8, 2021 | $6,880–8,493 | — | — | Shortage |
| Apr 26, 2021 | $5,805–6,773 | $5,805 | −2% | Adequate |
| Apr 19, 2021 | $5,805–6,773 | $5,805–6,020 | 0% | Adequate |
Into Boston this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $3,500–3,700 |
| Florida, statewide | $3,700–3,900 |
| South Texas | $6,800–7,500 |
| Nogales, AZ | $9,300–9,600 |
| South & Central CA | $10,100–11,500 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $10,840–11,600 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $10,600–14,000 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $11,935–12,375 |
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 “MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER 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.