Washington, DC  February 5, 2009

WA_FV190                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
202-720-9936

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE TRUCK RATE REPORT, WEEK ENDING TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 2009                                                          
                                                                                                                                    
RATES QUOTED REPRESENT OPEN (SPOT) MARKET RATES THAT SHIPPERS OR                                                                    
RECEIVERS PAY DEPENDING ON BASIS OF SALE, PER LOAD, INCLUDING TRUCK                                                                 
BROKERS FEES FOR SHIPMENTS IN TRUCK LOAD VOLUME TO A SINGLE DESTINATION.                                                            
EXTRA CHARGES FOR DELIVERY TO TERMINAL MARKETS, MULTIPICKUP AND MULTIDROP                                                           
SHIPMENTS ARE NOT INCLUDED UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.  RATES ARE BASED ON                                                             
THE MOST USUAL LOADS IN 48-53 FOOT REFRIGERATED TRAILERS FROM THE ORIGIN                                                            
SHIPPING AREA TO THE DESTINATION RECEIVING CITY.  THE TEN CITIES OF                                                                 
DESTINATION ARE ATLANTA, GEORGIA; BALTIMORE, MARYLAND; BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS;                                                       
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; DALLAS, TEXAS; LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA; MIAMI, FLORIDA;                                                          
NEW YORK, NEW YORK; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; AND SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
A slight surplus of trucks was reported for the following commodities and 
regions: tomatoes and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings Through Nogales, 
Arizona, citrus, avocados and mixed vegetables from Mexico Crossings through 
Texas, and cabbage from San Antonio-Wintergarden District Texas. A surplus of 
trucks was reported for the following commodities and regions: citrus, 
raspberries and strawberries from South District, potatoes from San Luis 
Valley Colorado, Upper Valley, Twin Falls-Burley District Idaho and  
Minnesota-North Dakota, mixed vegetables and citrus from Central & South 
Florida, tomatoes from Central Florida, greens from South Georgia, sweet 
potatoes from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Atwater Livingston California, 
onions from Idaho and Malheur County, potatoes and onions from Columbia Basin 
Washington potatoes, and onions from Central Wisconsin.  
All other districts reported an adequate supply of trucks. 

FIRST PRICE RANGE FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 28-FEBRUARY 3 2009                                                                            
SECOND PRICE MOSTLY FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3 2009                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
PERCENTAGE OF CHANGE FROM TUESDAY JANUARY 27 2009 SHOWN IN ().                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
IN AREAS WHERE RATES ARE BASED ON PACKAGE RATES, PER                                                                                
LOAD RATES WERE DERIVED BY MULTIPLYING THE PACKAGE RATE BY THE                                                                      
NUMBER OF PACKAGES IN THE MOST USUAL LOAD IN A 48-53 FOOT                                                                           
TRAILER.                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    

                WEEKLY RANGE         TUESDAY MOSTLY                                                                                 

IMPERIAL, PALO VERDE AND COACHELLA VALLEYS, CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN ARIZONA                                              
-- LETTUCE AND MIXED VEGETABLES   ADEQUATE --                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3700  4000                      (-1)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        4200  4600           4400  4600 (-2)                                                                               
BOSTON           4600  5000           4800  5000 (-2)                                                                               
CHICAGO          3400  3500                      (-1)                                                                               
DALLAS           2600  2700                      (-2)                                                                               
LOS ANGELES      1400  1500                 1400 (-3)                                                                               
MIAMI            4600  4800           4600  4700 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         4400  4800           4500  4700 (-4)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     4200  4700           4300  4500 (-6)                                                                               
SEATTLE                2500                      (0)                                                                                

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZONA                                                                                           
-- TOMATOES AND MIXED VEGETABLES   SLIGHT SURPLUS --                                                                                
                                                                                                                                    
CHICAGO                3000                      (+2)                                                                               
DALLAS           2100  2200                 2200 (+2)                                                                               
LOS ANGELES       950  1000                      (0)                                                                                
MIAMI            4300  4500                      (+4)                                                                               
NEW YORK         4500  4600                 4500 (-1)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     4100  4400                 4200 (-2)                                                                               

ATWATER LIVINGSTON CALIFORNIA                                                                                                       
-- SWEET POTATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3900  4100                      (0)                                                                                
DALLAS           2800  3100                      (-5)                                                                               
SEATTLE          2200  2400                      (+2)                                                                               

KERN DISTRICT CALIFORNIA                                                                                                            
-- CARROTS   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3900  4100                      (-1)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        4400  4800           4500  4700 (-2)                                                                               
BOSTON           4800  5200           4800  5000 (-4)                                                                               
CHICAGO          3400  3600           3400  3500 (+1)                                                                               
DALLAS           2800  3200           2900  3000 (0)                                                                                
LOS ANGELES      1000  1200                      (+5)                                                                               
MIAMI            4700  5000           4700  4800 (-1)                                                                               
NEW YORK         4800  5200           4900  5000 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     4700  5100           4700  4800 (-1)                                                                               
SEATTLE          2200  2400           2300  2400 (0)                                                                                

SANTA MARIA CALIFORNIA                                                                                                              
-- MIXED VEGETABLES   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3900  4200                      (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        4400  4800           4600  4800 (-1)                                                                               
BOSTON           4800  5300           5000  5200 (-1)                                                                               
CHICAGO          3600  3800                      (+1)                                                                               
DALLAS           2800  3000                      (+2)                                                                               
LOS ANGELES      1400  1500                 1400 (0)                                                                                
MIAMI            4800  4900                 4800 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         4800  5200           4800  5000 (-2)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     4700  5100           4700  4800 (-3)                                                                               
SEATTLE          2200  2400           2300  2400 (0)                                                                                

SOUTH DISTRICT CALIFORNIA                                                                                                           
-- CITRUS, RASPBERRIES AND STRAWBERRIES   SURPLUS --                                                                                
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3600  4000           3600  3700 (-1)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        4000  4700           4200  4600 (-3)                                                                               
BOSTON           4300  5100           4500  5000 (-3)                                                                               
CHICAGO          2900  3400           3000  3200 (0)                                                                                
DALLAS           2600  3000                      (-2)                                                                               
MIAMI            4600  4800                      (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         4100  4800           4500  4700 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     3800  4700           4300  4400 (-2)                                                                               
SEATTLE          2100  2500           2200  2300 (0)                                                                                

SAN LUIS VALLEY COLORADO                                                                                                            
-- POTATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          2365  2795                 2505 (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        2795  3655                 3226 (0)                                                                                
BOSTON           3225  4300                 3751 (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO          1600  2133                 1886 (0)                                                                                
DALLAS           1100  1720                 1472 (0)                                                                                
LOS ANGELES      1290  1720                 1519 (0)                                                                                
MIAMI            3440  3870                 3576 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         3200  4300                 3606 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     3010  3870                 3371 (0)                                                                                

CARIBBEAN BASIN IMPORTS - PORTS OF ENTRY SOUTH FLORIDA                                                                              
-- MELONS   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA           800  1000                      (-28)                                                                              
BOSTON           2400  3000           2600  2800 (+8)                                                                               
CHICAGO          2200  2400           2200  2300 (+7)                                                                               
NEW YORK         2400  2800           2400  2500 (-6)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     2100  2600           2200  2500 (-6)                                                                               

CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA                                                                                                             
-- CITRUS   SURPLUS --                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA           900  1500            900  1000 (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        1500  2500           1600  1800 (-1)                                                                               
BOSTON           2100  3300           2300  2600 (-2)                                                                               
CHICAGO          1750  2200           1750  2100 (-1)                                                                               
NEW YORK         2000  3100           2000  2300 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1800  2700           1800  2000 (0)                                                                                

CENTRAL & SOUTH FLORIDA                                                                                                             
-- MIXED VEGETABLES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA           900  1500            900  1000 (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        1500  2500           1600  1800 (-1)                                                                               
BOSTON           2100  3300           2300  2600 (-2)                                                                               
CHICAGO          1750  2200           1750  2100 (-1)                                                                               
NEW YORK         2000  3100           2000  2300 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1800  2700           1800  2000 (0)                                                                                

CENTRAL FLORIDA                                                                                                                     
-- TOMATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA           900  1500            900  1000 (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        1500  2500           1600  1800 (-1)                                                                               
BOSTON           2100  3300           2300  2600 (-2)                                                                               
CHICAGO          1750  2200           1750  2100 (-1)                                                                               
NEW YORK         2000  3100           2000  2300 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1800  2700           1800  2000 (0)                                                                                

SOUTH GEORGIA                                                                                                                       
-- GREENS   SURPLUS --                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
CHICAGO          1600  1900           1600  1800                                                                                    
NEW YORK         2000  2400                 2200                                                                                    
PHILADELPHIA     1800  2200                 2000                                                                                    

UPPER VALLEY, TWIN FALLS-BURLEY DISTRICT IDAHO                                                                                      
-- POTATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3613  4250                 3825 (-4)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        4250  4888           4463  4675 (-6)                                                                               
BOSTON           4675  5100                 4888 (-9)                                                                               
CHICAGO          2550  2975                      (+3)                                                                               
DALLAS           2763  2975                      (-11)                                                                              
LOS ANGELES      1275  1913           1488  1700 (+14)                                                                              
MIAMI            4675  5313           4888  5313 (-9)                                                                               
NEW YORK         4675  5058           4675  4888 (-9)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     4463  4994                 4675 (-5)                                                                               

IDAHO AND MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON                                                                                                    
-- ONIONS   SURPLUS --                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3825  4675           4038  4250 (+1)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        4675  5313                 4888 (-3)                                                                               
BOSTON           5100  5525                 5312 (-3)                                                                               
CHICAGO          2975  3400                 3188 (+2)                                                                               
DALLAS           2975  3825                 3188 (-1)                                                                               
LOS ANGELES      1275  1700           1488  1700 (+6)                                                                               
MIAMI            5100  5525                 5100 (-15)                                                                              
NEW YORK         4888  5313                 5100 (-1)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     4675  4930           4675  4888 (-5)                                                                               

LOUISIANA                                                                                                                           
-- SWEET POTATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
CHICAGO          1100  1500           1200  1300 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         2800  3500                 3000 (0)                                                                                

AROOSTOOK COUNTY MAINE                                                                                                              
-- POTATOES   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                    
BALTIMORE        1700  1900                 1800 (0)                                                                                
BOSTON           1100  1250           1100  1175 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         1350  1500           1400  1450 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1600  1780           1650  1700 (0)                                                                                

MICHIGAN                                                                                                                            
-- APPLES   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          2000  2500                      (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO           800   900                      (0)                                                                                
DALLAS           2800  3000                      (0)                                                                                
MIAMI                  3500                      (0)                                                                                

MICHIGAN                                                                                                                            
-- ONIONS   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
CHICAGO           850  1000                      (0)                                                                                

MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA (RED RIVER VALLEY)                                                                                           
-- POTATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          2786  3440                 3224 (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        3096  4193                 3666 (0)                                                                                
BOSTON           3440  4730                 4222 (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO          1505  1613                 1531 (0)                                                                                
DALLAS           2322  3440                 2866 (0)                                                                                
MIAMI            3870  4730                 4515 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         3612  4300                 4059 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     3225  4085                 3626 (0)                                                                                

MISSISSIPPI                                                                                                                         
-- SWEET POTATOES   SURPLUS --                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA           800  1000                      (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO          1300  1600           1300  1500 (0)                                                                                

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA                                                                                                              
-- SWEET POTATOES   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA                1750                      (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE              1750                      (0)                                                                                
BOSTON                 2750                      (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO                2550                      (0)                                                                                
MIAMI                  1650                      (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK               2250                      (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA           2000                      (0)                                                                                

HUDSON VALLEY NEW YORK                                                                                                              
-- APPLES   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
BOSTON            900  1125                      (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK          900  1000                      (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1035  1350                      (0)                                                                                

ORANGE COUNTY NEW YORK                                                                                                              
-- ONIONS   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
NEW YORK          637   850            800   850 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1063  1275                      (0)                                                                                

WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK                                                                                                        
-- CABBAGE   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                    
NEW YORK         1300  1500           1300  1400 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1200  1400                      (0)                                                                                

WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK                                                                                                        
-- ONIONS   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
BOSTON           1488  1600                      (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         1063  1275                      (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     1200  1275                      (0)                                                                                

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH TEXAS                                                                                                      
-- CITRUS, AVOCADOS AND MIXED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES   SLIGHT SURPLUS --                                                             
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          1600  2000           1800  2000 (-5)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        2800  3200           3000  3100 (0)                                                                                
BOSTON           3500  3900           3500  3800 (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO          1900  2200           2000  2200 (-5)                                                                               
DALLAS            800  1100           1000  1100 (-9)                                                                               
LOS ANGELES      1800  2200                 2000 (-2)                                                                               
MIAMI            2600  3200           2600  2800 (-4)                                                                               
NEW YORK         3000  3600           3300  3500 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     3200  3400                      (0)                                                                                

SAN ANTONIO-WINTERGARDEN DISTRICT TEXAS                                                                                             
-- CABBAGE   SLIGHT SURPLUS --                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          1600  2000           1800  2000 (-5)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        2800  3200           3000  3100 (0)                                                                                
BOSTON           3500  3900           3500  3800 (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO          1500  1900                 1800 (-5)                                                                               
DALLAS            500   900            500   700 (0)                                                                                
LOS ANGELES      1700  2000           1700  1800 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         3000  3600           3300  3500 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     3200  3400                      (0)                                                                                

COLUMBIA BASIN WASHINGTON                                                                                                           
-- POTATOES AND ONIONS   SURPLUS --                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          3825  4675           4085  4250 (-3)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        4675  5313                 5160 (0)                                                                                
BOSTON           5100  5738           5312  5590 (-2)                                                                               
CHICAGO          2975  3825           3188  3400 (-15)                                                                              
DALLAS           3081  3825                 3440 (0)                                                                                
LOS ANGELES      1913  2125                      (+2)                                                                               
MIAMI            5525  5950                      (-8)                                                                               
NEW YORK         5100  5313                      (-12)                                                                              
PHILADELPHIA     4888  5210                 5160 (0)                                                                                

YAKIMA VALLEY & WENATCHEE DISTRICT WASHINGTON                                                                                       
-- APPLES/PEARS   ADEQUATE --                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          5200  5800           5500  5700 (0)                                                                                
BALTIMORE        5200  5800           5500  5700 (0)                                                                                
CHICAGO          3800  4400           3900  4200 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         5800  6400           5900  6300 (0)                                                                                
PHILADELPHIA     5600  6000           5800  5900 (0)                                                                                
SEATTLE           750   850                  800 (0)                                                                                

CENTRAL WISCONSIN                                                                                                                   
-- POTATOES AND ONIONS   SURPLUS --                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
ATLANTA          2019  2125                      (-2)                                                                               
BALTIMORE        2550  2763                      (+2)                                                                               
BOSTON           2550  2975                      (-10)                                                                              
CHICAGO           722   956                      (0)                                                                                
DALLAS           2550  2656                      (+2)                                                                               
MIAMI            3188  3613           3400  3613 (0)                                                                                
NEW YORK         2550  3400           2550  2869 (-2)                                                                               
PHILADELPHIA     2550  2763                      (0)                                                                                

                                                                                                                                    
TRUCK SHIPMENTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES                                                                                      
SHIPMENTS SHOWN IN 40,000 POUND UNITS AND REPRESENT                                                                                 
THE TOTAL REPORTED DOMESTIC SHIPMENTS.  IMPORTS DO NOT                                                                              
INCLUDE BANANAS.  THE LATEST WEEKS FIGURES ARE PRELIMINARY.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                    

                   2009           2008                                                                                              

              JAN 25-31  JAN 27-FEB 02                                                                                              

U.S.             20,596         21,618                                                                                              
IMPORTS          11,560         12,646                                                                                              
           ------------ --------------                                                                                              
sum              32,156         34,264                                                                                              

              JAN 18-24      JAN 20-26                                                                                              

U.S.             21,226         21,862                                                                                              
IMPORTS          11,363         14,181                                                                                              
           ------------ --------------                                                                                              
sum              32,589         36,043                                                                                              

              JAN 11-17      JAN 13-19                                                                                              

U.S.             24,123         22,193                                                                                              
IMPORTS          10,332         11,367                                                                                              
           ------------ --------------                                                                                              
sum              34,455         33,560