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W. Florida & S. Carolina to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from West Florida and South Carolina 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 Jul 10, 2023, at $2,400–2,900 a load.

Last quoted
Jul 10, 2023
Range
$2,400–2,900
Change
−17%
Trucks
Slight Shortage

How the last quote compared · On the low side

Higher than 1 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

$4,200$2,400

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$2,400–2,900—−17%Slight Shortage
Jul 3, 2023$3,000–3,200$3,200—Slight Shortage
Jun 26, 2023$3,000–3,200$3,100–3,200—Slight Shortage
Jun 19, 2023$3,000–3,200——Slight Shortage
Jun 12, 2023$2,600–3,000—+12%Slight Shortage
Jun 5, 2023$2,400–2,600——Slight Shortage
Jul 4, 2022$3,900–4,000——Shortage
Jun 27, 2022$3,600–3,800—−10%Shortage
Jun 20, 2022$4,000–4,200—+1%Shortage
Jun 13, 2022$4,000–4,100—+1%Shortage
Jun 6, 2022$3,900–4,100——Shortage

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 “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.