Southeast Missouri to Chicago
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Southeast Missouri to Chicago, 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 Aug 19, 2024, at $1,500–1,700 a load.
- Last quoted
- Aug 19, 2024
- Range
- $1,500–1,700
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 0 of the 28 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Aug 21, 2023) the middle of the range was $1,650; this week’s is −3% against that. Months it has been quoted in: July to August.
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 12, 2021 to Aug 19, 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 29 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2024 | $1,500–1,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 12, 2024 | $1,500–1,700 | — | −6% | Adequate |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $1,600–1,800 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 29, 2024 | $1,600–1,800 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jul 22, 2024 | $1,800–1,900 | — | −8% | Adequate |
| Jul 15, 2024 | $1,900–2,100 | — | — | Slight Shortage |
| Aug 21, 2023 | $1,600–1,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $1,600–1,700 | — | −6% | Adequate |
| Aug 7, 2023 | $1,700–1,800 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 31, 2023 | $1,700–1,800 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 24, 2023 | $1,700–1,800 | — | +1% | Adequate |
| Jul 17, 2023 | $1,700–1,750 | — | — | Adequate |
| Jul 10, 2023 | $1,650–1,750 | — | — | Adequate |
| Aug 22, 2022 | $1,800–2,000 | $1,800–1,900 | −18% | Adequate |
| Aug 15, 2022 | $2,200–2,300 | — | −4% | Shortage |
| Aug 8, 2022 | $2,200–2,400 | $2,350 | +7% | Shortage |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $2,100–2,300 | — | +10% | Shortage |
| Jul 25, 2022 | $1,900–2,100 | $2,000 | 0% | Shortage |
| Jul 18, 2022 | $1,900–2,100 | — | −21% | Shortage |
| Jul 11, 2022 | $2,500–2,550 | — | +17% | Shortage |
| Jul 4, 2022 | $2,100–2,200 | — | — | Shortage |
| Aug 30, 2021 | $2,400–2,600 | $2,500 | −2% | Shortage |
| Aug 23, 2021 | $2,400–2,600 | $2,500–2,600 | +2% | Shortage |
| Aug 16, 2021 | $2,400–2,600 | — | +6% | Shortage |
| Aug 9, 2021 | $2,300–2,400 | — | +2% | Shortage |
| Aug 2, 2021 | $2,200–2,400 | — | — | Shortage |
| Jul 26, 2021 | $2,200–2,400 | — | −2% | Shortage |
| Jul 19, 2021 | $2,200–2,500 | — | −2% | Shortage |
| Jul 12, 2021 | $2,300–2,500 | — | — | Shortage |
Into Chicago this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| Florida, statewide | $2,150–2,350 |
| Georgia | $2,200–2,400 |
| South Texas | $3,600–4,400 |
| Nogales, AZ | $6,200–6,400 |
| Salinas, CA | $6,810–7,130 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $7,280–7,630 |
| Kern, CA | $7,460–7,980 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $7,200–8,800 |
| South & Central CA | $7,825–8,115 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $7,920–8,295 |
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 “SOUTHEAST MISSOURI”. 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.