Refrigerated · Weekly
Reefer rate per mile
The average rate per mile across every refrigerated produce lane USDA quoted that week. Unlike an index, this is an actual dollar figure.
Latest
$4.32
| Change, one period | 2.66% |
| Change, one year | 16.75% |
| Observations | 1412 |
| Covers | Jan 2000 – Sep 2026 |
Source
What this does not measure
Refrigerated produce only, and an unweighted mean across whichever lanes were active that week -- so the mix shifts with the growing season. Treat week-to-week moves in the lane table as more meaningful than in this average.
Recent observations
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | 4.32 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 4.21 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 4.09 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 4.11 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 4.12 |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 4.21 |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 4.14 |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 4.18 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 4.27 |
| 28 Jul 2026 | 4.26 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | 3.99 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 4.16 |
| 7 Jul 2026 | 4.10 |
| 30 Jun 2026 | 4.22 |
| 23 Jun 2026 | 4.03 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | 3.98 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | 4.09 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | 4.16 |
| 26 May 2026 | 3.89 |
| 19 May 2026 | 4.16 |
| 12 May 2026 | 3.91 |
| 5 May 2026 | 3.55 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | 3.84 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 3.98 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 3.94 |
| 7 Apr 2026 | 4.01 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 4.02 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 3.86 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | 3.79 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 3.71 |
| 3 Mar 2026 | 3.59 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 3.62 |
| 17 Feb 2026 | 3.69 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 3.81 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | 3.86 |
| 27 Jan 2026 | 3.81 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 3.59 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | 3.61 |
| 6 Jan 2026 | 3.87 |
| 30 Dec 2025 | 3.98 |
| 16 Dec 2025 | 3.57 |
| 9 Dec 2025 | 3.42 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | 3.38 |
| 25 Nov 2025 | 3.40 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | 3.22 |
| 11 Nov 2025 | 3.36 |
| 4 Nov 2025 | 3.36 |
| 28 Oct 2025 | 3.31 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | 3.36 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | 3.77 |
| 7 Oct 2025 | 3.80 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | 3.73 |
| 23 Sep 2025 | 3.70 |
| 16 Sep 2025 | 3.72 |
| 9 Sep 2025 | 3.77 |
| 2 Sep 2025 | 3.80 |
| 26 Aug 2025 | 3.74 |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 3.68 |
| 12 Aug 2025 | 3.79 |
| 5 Aug 2025 | 3.66 |