An Analysis of Produce Transportation: A Florida Case Study

Richard Beilock, James MacDonald and Nicholas Powers

No 308048, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Truck transportation rates, which constitute nearly one-third of the price retailers pay for produce delivered to their door, were found to be most influenced by seasonal changes in volume, commodity value and perishability, destination, distance, and trailer size. This report, based mainly on a survey collected from carriers hauling produce out of Florida to national markets, looks at the structure and characteristics of Florida's produce shipping system. Florida, as the Nation's number two produce supplier, is an important enough supplier that findings probably also apply to other major U.S. produce transport systems. Data presented in this report fill an information void because regulatory agencies no longer collect trucking industry statistics.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Industrial Organization; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 1988-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.308048

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