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West Florida to Philadelphia

What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from West District, Florida 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 Nov 25, 2024, at $1,900–2,000 a load.

Last quoted
Nov 25, 2024
Range
$1,900–2,000
Change
0%
Trucks
Adequate

How the last quote compared · On the low side

Higher than 5 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 $2,500; this week’s is −22% against that. Months it has been quoted in: September to December.

Every week on record Oct 4, 2021 to Nov 25, 2024

$3,200$1,600

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 ofRangeMostlyChangeTrucks
Nov 25, 2024$1,900–2,000—0%Adequate
Nov 18, 2024$1,900–2,000—0%Adequate
Nov 11, 2024$1,900–2,000—+5%Adequate
Nov 4, 2024$1,800–1,900—−5%Adequate
Oct 28, 2024$1,900–2,000—+5%Adequate
Oct 21, 2024$1,800–1,900—−8%Adequate
Oct 14, 2024$1,950–2,050—−5%Adequate
Oct 7, 2024$2,050–2,150——Adequate
Nov 27, 2023$2,450–2,550—0%Adequate
Nov 20, 2023$2,450–2,550—+10%Adequate
Nov 13, 2023$2,250–2,300—0%Adequate
Nov 6, 2023$2,250–2,300—+11%Adequate
Oct 30, 2023$2,000–2,100—0%Adequate
Oct 23, 2023$2,000–2,100—+3%Adequate
Oct 16, 2023$1,900–2,100——Adequate
Dec 5, 2022$1,750–2,800—+11%Surplus
Nov 28, 2022$1,900–2,800$2,000–2,1000%Surplus
Nov 21, 2022$1,900–2,200—−2%Slight Surplus
Nov 14, 2022$1,900–2,800$2,000–2,200+2%Surplus
Nov 7, 2022$1,900–2,800$1,900–2,200+3%Surplus
Oct 31, 2022$1,800–2,175——Surplus
Oct 24, 2022$1,600–1,700—−6%Adequate
Oct 17, 2022$1,700–1,800——Adequate
Oct 10, 2022$1,800–1,900—−12%Adequate
Oct 3, 2022$2,000–2,200—0%Adequate
Sep 26, 2022$2,000–2,200——Adequate
Nov 15, 2021$2,800–2,900—0%Shortage
Nov 8, 2021$2,800–2,900—−3%Slight Shortage
Nov 1, 2021$2,800–3,100——Shortage
Oct 18, 2021$3,000–3,200—+3%Slight Shortage
Oct 11, 2021$2,900–3,100—+7%Adequate
Oct 4, 2021$2,700–2,900——Adequate

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 “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.