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Southern Idaho to Boston

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Upper Valley and Twin Falls–Burley, Idaho 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 Jul 7, 2025, at $6,800–7,000 a load.

Last quoted
Jul 7, 2025
Range
$6,800–7,000
Change
0%
Trucks
Slight Surplus

How the last quote compared · On the low side

Higher than 55 of the 197 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Months it has been quoted in: all year.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to Jul 7, 2025

$12,500$6,000

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 52 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Jul 7, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 30, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 23, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 16, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 9, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Jun 2, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
May 26, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
May 19, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
May 12, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
May 5, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 28, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 21, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 14, 2025$6,800–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 7, 2025$6,800–7,000—−3%Slight Surplus
Mar 31, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Mar 24, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Mar 17, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Mar 10, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Mar 3, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Feb 24, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Feb 17, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Feb 10, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Feb 3, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Jan 27, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Adequate
Jan 20, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Shortage
Jan 13, 2025$6,800–7,500—0%Shortage
Jan 6, 2025$6,800–7,500—+8%Shortage
Dec 30, 2024$6,200–7,000——Shortage
Dec 16, 2024$6,200–7,000—0%Shortage
Dec 9, 2024$6,200–7,000—0%Shortage
Dec 2, 2024$6,200–7,000—0%Shortage
Nov 25, 2024$6,200–7,000—0%Shortage
Nov 18, 2024$6,200–7,000—+3%Shortage
Nov 11, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Nov 4, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Oct 28, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Oct 21, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Oct 14, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Oct 7, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Sep 30, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Sep 23, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Sep 16, 2024$6,200–6,600—0%Adequate
Sep 9, 2024$6,200–6,600——Adequate
Apr 29, 2024$6,500–7,200—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 22, 2024$6,500–7,200—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 15, 2024$6,500–7,200—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 8, 2024$6,500–7,200—+2%Slight Surplus
Apr 1, 2024$6,375–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Mar 25, 2024$6,375–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Mar 18, 2024$6,375–7,000—0%Surplus
Mar 11, 2024$6,375–7,000—−17%Surplus
Mar 4, 2024$7,500–8,600—0%Adequate

Into Boston this week Cheapest first

FromRange
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 “UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO”. 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.