San Joaquin Valley to Boston
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from San Joaquin Valley, California 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 Jan 1, 2024, at $7,200–8,000 a load.
- Last quoted
- Jan 1, 2024
- Range
- $7,200–8,000
- Mostly
- $7,600–7,800
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · About average
Higher than 15 of the 36 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
Months it has been quoted in: July to January.
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 Aug 8, 2022 to Jan 1, 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 37 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | $7,200–8,000 | $7,600–7,800 | — | Adequate |
| Dec 25, 2023 | $7,200–8,000 | $7,600–7,800 | +3% | Adequate |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $7,200–8,000 | $7,400–7,600 | — | Adequate |
| Dec 11, 2023 | $7,200–8,100 | $7,400–7,700 | −1% | Adequate |
| Dec 4, 2023 | $7,200–8,100 | $7,400–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $7,200–8,100 | $7,400–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $7,200–8,100 | $7,400–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $7,200–8,100 | $7,400–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $7,200–8,300 | $7,400–7,800 | — | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $7,200–8,300 | $7,400–7,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 23, 2023 | $7,100–8,300 | $7,400–7,800 | −1% | Adequate |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $7,100–8,300 | $7,400–8,000 | — | Adequate |
| Oct 9, 2023 | $7,100–8,300 | $7,400–8,000 | +1% | Adequate |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $7,100–8,200 | $7,400–7,900 | — | Adequate |
| Sep 25, 2023 | $7,100–8,200 | $7,400–7,900 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 18, 2023 | $7,100–8,000 | $7,400–7,900 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 11, 2023 | $7,100–8,000 | $7,400–7,900 | 0% | Slight Surplus |
| Sep 4, 2023 | $7,000–8,000 | $7,400–7,900 | +1% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 28, 2023 | $6,900–8,000 | $7,300–7,800 | −4% | Slight Surplus |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $7,000–8,400 | $7,600–8,100 | +1% | Adequate |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $7,000–8,400 | $7,600–8,000 | −1% | Adequate |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $7,000–8,500 | $7,600–8,100 | −1% | Adequate |
| Jul 31, 2023 | $7,000–8,500 | $7,600–8,200 | — | Adequate |
| Nov 21, 2022 | $8,300–9,100 | $8,300–8,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $8,300–9,100 | $8,300–8,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $8,300–9,100 | $8,300–8,800 | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 24, 2022 | $8,300–9,100 | $8,300–8,800 | −3% | Adequate |
| Oct 17, 2022 | $8,600–9,100 | $8,600–9,000 | — | Adequate |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $9,000–9,800 | $9,200–9,500 | −1% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $9,000–9,800 | $9,300–9,600 | — | Adequate |
| Sep 19, 2022 | $9,000–9,800 | $9,300–9,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Sep 12, 2022 | $9,000–9,800 | $9,300–9,600 | −1% | Adequate |
| Sep 5, 2022 | $9,100–9,900 | $9,400–9,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 29, 2022 | $9,100–9,900 | $9,400–9,700 | +1% | Adequate |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $9,000–9,800 | $9,300–9,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 15, 2022 | $8,900–9,800 | $9,300–9,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 8, 2022 | $8,900–9,800 | $9,300–9,700 | — | 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 “SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CALIFORNIA”. 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.