Reefer carriers look to spring harvests
The 2021 produce shipping season is underway, with both domestic and imported truckloads of produce posting 4% week-over-week gains. Still,
The 2021 produce shipping season is underway, with both domestic and imported truckloads of produce posting 4% week-over-week gains. Still,
As different regions and crops reach the harvesting stage, we’re starting to see reefer capacity tighten and spot rates rise.
Imported volumes of fruit and vegetables are on the rise, with the vast majority (93%) of truckloads coming across the
February’s damaging cold temperatures looks to be impacting the supply of cabbage for next week’s St Patrick’s Day celebrations. Even
Out of more than 40 vegetable crops grown in the Rio Grande Valley in the McAllen, TX, freight market, only
U.S. imports of Mexican mangoes are starting the 2021 season with higher volumes predicted than in recent years. The National Mango
Late-season and long-lasting apples are shipping from the Grand Rapids, MI, market, where outbound capacity is tight this week. Spot
The number of spot reefer load posts on the DAT network increased 13% last week with very little change in
On the southern border, produce volumes last week were down slightly year-over-year, recording just 1% fewer loads compared to the
According to the USDA, domestic truckloads of produce were down 37% y/y for the week ending 16 January but up
There was a surge in produce imports last week, according to the USDA. Truckloads volumes are currently up 62% year
Even in the midst of winter when produce loading opportunities in most areas are on the decline, ports like Philadelphia