Yakima & Wenatchee, WA to Miami
What a refrigerated truckload of produce costs from Yakima Valley and Wenatchee, Washington to Miami, week by week, from USDA’s National Truck Rate Report. The latest rate, for the week of Oct 26, 2026, is $11,800–14,000 a load, mostly $12,400–13,500.
- This week
- Oct 26, 2026
- Range
- $11,800–14,000
- Mostly
- $12,400–13,500
- Change
- −8%
- Trucks
- Slight Shortage
Is this week’s rate high or low? · On the high side
Higher than 277 of the 287 earlier weeks on record.
Lowest on recordHighest on record
Shipping from Yakima & Wenatchee, WA this week: Apples, Pears.
A year earlier (week of Oct 27, 2025) the middle of the range was $8,400; this week’s is +54% against that. Over the last 52 weeks the lane was quoted 52 times, averaging $9,861 at the middle, from a low of $7,800 to a high of $16,000. Months it has been quoted in: all year.
Rate per mile This week’s 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 Apr 19, 2021 to Oct 26, 2026
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 of | Range | Mostly | Change | Trucks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $11,800–14,000 | $12,400–13,500 | −8% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $12,500–15,000 | $13,700–14,500 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $12,500–15,500 | $13,500–14,800 | 0% | Shortage |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $12,500–15,500 | $13,500–14,800 | 0% | Shortage |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $12,500–15,500 | $13,500–14,800 | — | Shortage |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $12,500–16,000 | $13,500–14,800 | — | Shortage |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $10,500–14,000 | $12,500–13,500 | 0% | Shortage |
| Sep 7, 2026 | $10,500–14,000 | $12,500–13,500 | +26% | Shortage |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $9,600–11,000 | $9,900–10,700 | 0% | Shortage |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $9,600–11,000 | $9,900–10,700 | +12% | Shortage |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $8,400–9,600 | $8,900–9,500 | — | Adequate |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $8,600–9,800 | $9,000–9,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $8,600–9,800 | $9,000–9,600 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $8,700–9,900 | $9,000–9,600 | −2% | Adequate |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $8,700–9,800 | $9,200–9,800 | −1% | Adequate |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $8,700–10,000 | $9,300–9,900 | +4% | Slight Shortage |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $8,300–9,500 | $8,900–9,500 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $8,300–9,800 | $9,200–9,800 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $8,300–9,800 | $9,200–9,800 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $8,300–9,800 | $9,200–9,800 | — | Slight Shortage |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $8,500–9,700 | $8,900–9,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $8,500–9,700 | $8,900–9,500 | — | Adequate |
| May 25, 2026 | $8,300–9,600 | $8,700–9,300 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| May 18, 2026 | $8,300–9,600 | $8,700–9,300 | +5% | Adequate |
| May 11, 2026 | $7,800–9,300 | $8,300–8,900 | +1% | Adequate |
| May 4, 2026 | $7,800–9,300 | $8,200–8,800 | −4% | Adequate |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $7,900–9,300 | $8,600–9,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $7,900–9,200 | $8,600–9,200 | — | Slight Surplus |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $9,100–10,200 | $9,600–10,200 | +3% | Adequate |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $9,200–10,500 | $9,300–9,900 | +4% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $8,600–9,700 | $8,900–9,500 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $8,600–9,700 | $8,900–9,500 | +4% | Slight Shortage |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $8,600–9,100 | — | −1% | Adequate |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $8,600–9,600 | $8,600–9,200 | 0% | Adequate |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $8,600–9,900 | $8,600–9,200 | −1% | Adequate |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $8,700–9,900 | $8,700–9,300 | −2% | Adequate |
| Feb 16, 2026 | $8,700–9,900 | $8,900–9,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $8,700–9,900 | $8,900–9,400 | 0% | Adequate |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $8,800–9,800 | $8,900–9,400 | +1% | Adequate |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $8,800–10,100 | $8,800–9,300 | −3% | Adequate |
| Jan 19, 2026 | $8,800–10,000 | $9,000–9,700 | 0% | Adequate |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $8,800–10,000 | $9,000–9,700 | +3% | Adequate |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $8,400–9,500 | $8,700–9,500 | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 29, 2025 | $8,400–9,500 | $8,700–9,500 | −2% | Adequate |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $8,900–10,100 | $9,000–9,600 | +2% | Slight Shortage |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $8,800–9,400 | — | 0% | Adequate |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $8,800–9,400 | — | +3% | Adequate |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $8,700–9,300 | $8,700–9,000 | −3% | Adequate |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $8,800–10,000 | $8,800–9,400 | +8% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $7,800–9,000 | $8,100–8,800 | +5% | Slight Shortage |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $7,800–8,500 | $7,800–8,300 | −4% | Adequate |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $7,800–8,800 | $8,200–8,600 | 0% | Slight Shortage |
Into Miami this week Cheapest first
| From | Range |
|---|---|
| South Texas | $5,800–6,200 |
| South & Central CA | $9,900–11,300 |
| Imperial Valley & Yuma | $10,695–11,090 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $10,865–11,500 |
| Yakima & Wenatchee, WA | $11,800–14,000 |
From Yakima & Wenatchee, WA this week Cheapest first
| To | Range | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $1,100–1,800 | +2% |
| Los Angeles | $3,400–4,200 | 0% |
| Chicago | $7,200–8,800 | −9% |
| Dallas | $8,200–9,700 | −6% |
| Atlanta | $9,700–11,100 | 0% |
| Philadelphia | $9,500–13,500 | −4% |
| Baltimore | $10,100–13,000 | −5% |
| New York | $11,200–14,000 | 0% |
| Boston | $10,600–14,000 | −3% |
| Miami | $11,800–14,000 | −8% |
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 “YAKIMA VALLEY AND WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON”. 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.