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W. Florida & S. Carolina to Atlanta

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from West Florida and South Carolina to Atlanta, 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 10, 2023, at $1,000–1,300 a load.

Last quoted
Jul 10, 2023
Range
$1,000–1,300
Mostly
$1,200
Change
0%
Trucks
Slight Shortage

How the last quote compared · About average

Higher than 6 of the 10 earlier weeks on record.

Lowest on recordHighest on record

Months it has been quoted in: June to July.

Every week on record Jun 6, 2022 to Jul 10, 2023

$1,700$1,000

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 11 quotes

Week ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Jul 10, 2023$1,000–1,300$1,2000%Slight Shortage
Jul 3, 2023$1,000–1,200$1,200—Slight Shortage
Jun 26, 2023$1,000–1,200$1,100–1,200—Adequate
Jun 19, 2023$1,000–1,200——Adequate
Jun 12, 2023$1,000–1,100—0%Adequate
Jun 5, 2023$1,000–1,100——Adequate
Jul 4, 2022$1,000–1,100——Shortage
Jun 27, 2022$1,000–1,100—−25%Shortage
Jun 20, 2022$1,300–1,500—−15%Shortage
Jun 13, 2022$1,600–1,700—+3%Shortage
Jun 6, 2022$1,500–1,700——Shortage

Into Atlanta this week Cheapest first

FromRange
Florida, statewide$1,000–1,200
Georgia$1,200–1,400
South Texas$3,800–4,800
Nogales, AZ$6,500–6,800
Imperial Valley & Yuma$7,920–8,470
South & Central CA$8,100–9,300
Santa Maria, CA$8,770–9,185
Yakima & Wenatchee, WA$9,700–11,100

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 “FLORIDA WEST AND SOUTH CAROLINA DISTRICT”. 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.