South Georgia to Baltimore
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from South Georgia to Baltimore, 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 Jul 8, 2024, at $2,800–3,000 a load.
- Last quoted
- Jul 8, 2024
- Range
- $2,800–3,000
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 0 of the 14 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Jul 10, 2023) the middle of the range was $290,000; this week’s is −99% against that. Months it has been quoted in: June to July.
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 Jun 7, 2021 to Jul 8, 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 15 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2024 | $2,800–3,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 1, 2024 | $2,800–3,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $2,800–3,000 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $280,000–300,000 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $280,000–300,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 26, 2023 | $280,000–300,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 19, 2023 | $280,000–300,000 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jun 12, 2023 | $280,000–300,000 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 5, 2023 | $280,000–300,000 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jul 12, 2021 | $2,600–3,800 | $2,800–3,000 | — | Shortage |
| Jul 5, 2021 | $2,600–3,800 | $2,800–3,000 | — | Shortage |
| Jun 28, 2021 | $2,600–3,800 | $2,800–3,000 | — | Shortage |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $2,600–3,800 | $2,800–3,000 | 0% | Shortage |
| Jun 14, 2021 | $2,600–3,800 | $2,800–3,000 | — | Shortage |
| Jun 7, 2021 | $2,600–3,800 | $2,800–3,000 | — | Shortage |
Into Baltimore this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Georgia | $2,300–2,400 |
| Florida, statewide | $2,600–2,800 |
| South Texas | $5,000–6,300 |
| Nogales, AZ | $8,300–8,600 |
| Kern, CA | $9,800–10,380 |
| Salinas, CA | $10,300–10,700 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $10,340–10,720 |
| Oxnard, CA | $10,270–10,985 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $10,460–11,185 |
| South & Central CA | $10,520–11,130 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $10,100–13,000 |
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 “SOUTH GEORGIA”. 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.