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Southern Idaho to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Upper Valley and Twin Falls–Burley, Idaho to Philadelphia, 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 May 20, 2024, at $6,400–7,000 a load.

Last quoted
May 20, 2024
Range
$6,400–7,000
Change
0%
Trucks
Slight Surplus

How the last quote compared · On the low side

Higher than 42 of the 161 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

A year earlier (week of May 22, 2023) the middle of the range was $5,500; this week’s is +22% against that. Months it has been quoted in: all year.

Every week on record Apr 19, 2021 to May 20, 2024

$9,500$5,000

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
May 20, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
May 13, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
May 6, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 29, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 22, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 15, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%Slight Surplus
Apr 8, 2024$6,400–7,000—0%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—−8%Surplus
Mar 4, 2024$6,700–7,900—0%Adequate
Feb 26, 2024$6,700–7,900—0%Adequate
Feb 19, 2024$6,700–7,900—0%Adequate
Feb 12, 2024$6,700–7,900—0%Adequate
Feb 5, 2024$6,700–7,900—0%Adequate
Jan 29, 2024$6,700–7,900—0%Adequate
Jan 22, 2024$6,700–7,900—+2%Adequate
Jan 15, 2024$6,500–7,800—+1%Adequate
Jan 8, 2024$6,500–7,600—0%Adequate
Jan 1, 2024$6,500–7,600—0%Adequate
Dec 25, 2023$6,500–7,600—0%Adequate
Dec 18, 2023$6,500–7,600—0%Adequate
Dec 11, 2023$6,500–7,600—0%Adequate
Dec 4, 2023$6,500–7,600—0%Slight Shortage
Nov 27, 2023$6,500–7,600—0%Slight Shortage
Nov 20, 2023$6,500–7,600—+3%Slight Shortage
Nov 13, 2023$6,200–7,438—0%Adequate
Nov 6, 2023$6,200–7,438—0%Adequate
Oct 30, 2023$6,200–7,438—0%Adequate
Oct 23, 2023$6,200–7,438—−3%Adequate
Oct 16, 2023$6,200–7,800—0%Adequate
Oct 9, 2023$6,200–7,800—0%Adequate
Oct 2, 2023$6,200–7,800—0%Adequate
Sep 25, 2023$6,200–7,800—0%Adequate
Sep 18, 2023$6,200–7,800—+25%Adequate
Sep 11, 2023$5,100–6,056—0%Adequate
Sep 4, 2023$5,100–6,056—0%Adequate
Aug 28, 2023$5,100–6,056—0%Adequate
Aug 21, 2023$5,100–6,056—+1%Adequate
Aug 14, 2023$5,100–6,000—0%Adequate
Aug 7, 2023$5,100–6,000—0%Adequate
Jul 31, 2023$5,100–6,000—0%Adequate
Jul 24, 2023$5,100–6,000—0%Adequate
Jul 17, 2023$5,100–6,000—0%Adequate
Jul 10, 2023$5,100–6,000—+1%Adequate
Jul 3, 2023$5,000–6,000—0%Adequate
Jun 26, 2023$5,000–6,000—0%Adequate
Jun 19, 2023$5,000–6,000—0%Adequate
Jun 12, 2023$5,000–6,000—0%Adequate
Jun 5, 2023$5,000–6,000—0%Adequate
May 29, 2023$5,000–6,000—0%Slight Surplus

Into Philadelphia this week Cheapest first

FromRange
Georgia$2,600–2,800
Florida, statewide$2,600–2,800
South Texas$5,200–6,700
Nogales, AZ$8,500–8,800
Kern, CA$10,000–10,400
South & Central CA$10,000–10,500
Oxnard, CA$10,100–10,500
Salinas, CA$10,300–10,700
Imperial Valley & Yuma$10,380–10,765
Santa Maria, CA$10,280–10,880
Yakima & Wenatchee, WA$9,500–13,500

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.