ca rates this week

whenever it gets cold in Cali, the rates go thru the floor. Too many trucks sitting and willing to do almost anything to get out of town.

 

There was a freeze last 5 nights that will severely impact citrus. Most think the counties will issue a stop pick order today, that will really slow things down. Overall curious volume is down probably 40% this week. Citrus in yUma finishing,there is lots of veg loading there not impacted. I booked any oh/mi (1 pic, 2 drops) today for 5600, i expected to be 6200-6400. This is a load I have only randomly. So I don't have contract on.

The citrus deal s going to get worse.

 

Forgot to add grapes still shipping in bigger volumes than usual, the storage crop is record in size. Usually this time of year there would be very few grapes going and Peru/nj would be starting So there should be some volume on grapes from Delano, reedley etc...

I think next week will be super slow....

 

Can ya'll tell me if and how well that weekly government produce distribution sheet for all areas of the country helps ya'll or not? The rates on it pretty accurate? Thanks ahead for info.

 

Down here at the otay mesa still no word on getting out of here..

 

Those reports are produced when the USDA calls a % of the shippers. So it's ok for the most lies, but if market is high demand exceeds or supply exceeds the info gets skewed as people lie. I use them for a quick look for historical averages when doing multi month contracts for lanes I am not familiar with.

 

Oh Ok. I was curious cause I seen people post link to it every now and then. Thanks.