West Florida to Chicago
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from West District, Florida 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 Nov 25, 2024, at $1,400–1,500 a load.
- Last quoted
- Nov 25, 2024
- Range
- $1,400–1,500
- Change
- 0%
- Trucks
- Adequate
How the last quote compared · On the low side
Higher than 1 of the 31 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
A year earlier (week of Nov 27, 2023) the middle of the range was $1,550; this week’s is −6% against that. Months it has been quoted in: September to December.
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 Oct 4, 2021 to Nov 25, 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 32 quotes
| Week of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 18, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 11, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 4, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 28, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | +4% | Adequate |
| Oct 21, 2024 | $1,350–1,450 | — | −3% | Adequate |
| Oct 14, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 7, 2024 | $1,400–1,500 | — | — | Adequate |
| Nov 27, 2023 | $1,500–1,700 | $1,500–1,600 | −7% | Adequate |
| Nov 20, 2023 | $1,650–1,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 13, 2023 | $1,650–1,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Nov 6, 2023 | $1,650–1,700 | — | +2% | Adequate |
| Oct 30, 2023 | $1,600–1,800 | $1,600–1,700 | −6% | Adequate |
| Oct 23, 2023 | $1,700–1,800 | — | +3% | Adequate |
| Oct 16, 2023 | $1,600–1,800 | — | — | Adequate |
| Dec 5, 2022 | $1,850–2,200 | — | +13% | Surplus |
| Nov 28, 2022 | $1,600–2,000 | — | −3% | Surplus |
| Nov 21, 2022 | $1,600–2,100 | — | +12% | Surplus |
| Nov 14, 2022 | $1,400–1,900 | — | −4% | Surplus |
| Nov 7, 2022 | $1,400–2,050 | — | −8% | Surplus |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $1,700–2,050 | — | — | Surplus |
| Oct 24, 2022 | $1,600–1,700 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Oct 17, 2022 | $1,600–1,700 | — | — | Adequate |
| Oct 10, 2022 | $1,600–1,700 | — | −6% | Adequate |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $1,700–1,800 | — | +17% | Adequate |
| Sep 26, 2022 | $1,400–1,600 | — | — | Adequate |
| Nov 15, 2021 | $2,200–2,400 | — | 0% | Shortage |
| Nov 8, 2021 | $2,200–2,400 | — | −8% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 1, 2021 | $2,400–2,600 | — | — | Shortage |
| Oct 18, 2021 | $2,000–2,100 | — | −2% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 11, 2021 | $2,000–2,200 | — | +5% | Adequate |
| Oct 4, 2021 | $1,900–2,100 | — | — | Adequate |
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 “WEST DISTRICT FLORIDA”. 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.