Archived Cost and Return Studies
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| Item No. | Commodity | Region | County | Year | Production Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-SI-48-1 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1948 | Hemet Valley, Seed | |
| AF-SI-48-2 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1948 | Palo Verde Valley, Seed | |
| AF-SJ-98-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1998 | Establishment and production, Hay, 50 Acres | |
| AF-SL-98 | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1998 | Establishment and production, Hay | |
| AF-SV-98 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1998 | Flood Irrigated, Fall planted | |
| AF-IM-00-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Establishment and production, Hay | |
| AF-SJ-00-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Establishment and production, Seed | |
| AF-IR-01-1 | Intermountain | Siskiyou | 2001 | Hay, Wheel Line irrigation | |
| AF-IR-01-2 | Intermountain | Siskiyou | 2001 | Hay, Center Pivot irrigation | |
| AF-IM-03-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Hay, Bed planted | |
| AF-IM-03-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Hay, Flat field | |
| AF-IM-03-3 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Seed Production | |
| AF-SJ-03-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2003 | Establishment and production, Hay, 50 Acres | |
| AF-SJ-03-2 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2003 | Establishment and production, Hay, 300 Acres | |
| AM-VN-92-O1 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1992 | ORGANIC, Flood irrigated | |
| AM-VN-92-O2 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1992 | ORGANIC, Sprinkler irrigated | |
| AM-VS-97 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1997 | Establishment and production Orchard | |
| AM-VN-98-1 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1998 | Flood irrigated | |
| AM-VN-98-2 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1998 | Micro-sprinkler irrigated | |
| AM-SV-01 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2001 | Sprinkler irrigated | |
| AM-VN-02-1 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2002 | Flood irrigation | |
| AM-VN-02-2 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2002 | Micro-sprinkler | |
| AM-VN-02-O | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2002 | ORGANIC, Sprinkler irrigated | |
| AM-VS-03-2 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2003 | Micro-sprinkler | |
| AP-CC-94-O | Central Coast | Monterey/San Benito/Santa Cruz | 1994 | ORGANIC, Fresh market | |
| AP-NC-94-O | North Coast | Mendocino/Sonoma | 1994 | ORGANIC, Fresh market | |
| AP-SO-94-1 | North Coast | Sonoma | 1994 | Dryland orchard | |
| AP-SO-94-2 | North Coast | Sonoma | 1994 | Sprinkler irrigated | |
| AP-SN-00 | Intermountain | El Dorado | 2000 | 5 Acres; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| AP-VN-01 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2001 | Granny Smith, Micro-sprinkler | |
| AR-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Direct seeded/Transplanted | |
| AR-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Direct seeded/Transplanted | |
| AS-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Fresh market, 8-10 yr stand | |
| AS-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Fresh market, 8-10 yr stand | |
| AV-SC-01-1 | South Coast | Ventura/Santa Barbara | 2001 | Establishment and production | |
| AV-SC-01-2 | South Coast | San Diego/Riverside | 2001 | Establishment and production | |
| BL-CC-94 | Central Coast | see map | 1994 | Dryland & No-till conditions | |
| BL-SL-96 | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1995/96 | Dryland & Conventional tillage | |
| BN-SL-96 | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1995/96 | Garbanzo | |
| BN-SJ-98-1 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1998 | Large Limas | |
| BN-SJ-98-2 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1998 | Baby Limas | |
| BN-SV-99 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1999 | Common dry varieties | |
| BN-VS-01-1 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2001 | Blackeye, Single Cropped | |
| BN-VS-01-2 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2001 | Blackeye, Double Cropped | |
| BG-IM-03-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Hay, Establishment and production | |
| BG-IM-03-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Seed production; sprinkler | |
| BR-CC-02 | South Coast | see map | 2002 | Establishment and production | |
| BR-VS-02 | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 2002 | Fresh Market, Drip Irrigation | |
| BB-VN-02 | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 2002 | Stanislaus County; Establishment and production | |
| BC-SC-99 | South Coast | Ventura | 1999 | Fresh/Processed | |
| BC-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Fresh Market | |
| BC-CC-01 | Central Coast | Monterey | 2001 | Fresh Market | |
| BC-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Fresh Market | |
| CB-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Fresh Market | |
| CB-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Fresh Market | |
| CN-IM-00-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Mid-Bed Trench | |
| CN-IM-00-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Spring Slant Bed | |
| CN-IM-03-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Mid-Bed Trench | |
| CN-IM-03-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Spring, Slant Bed | |
| CR-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Cello packed | |
| CR-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Cello packed | |
| CL-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Fresh Market | |
| CL-CC-01 | Central Coast | see map | 2001 | Fresh market | |
| CL-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Fresh market | |
| CY-SC-99 | South Coast | see map | 1999 | Fresh market &/or processed | |
| CA-CC-99 | see map | 1999 | Establishment and production | ||
| CH-SN-00 | Intermountain | El Dorado | 2000 | Sweet, 5 Acres; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| CH-VN-01 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2001 | Sweet, Spinkler Irrigated | |
| CI-SC-99 | South Coast | Ventura | 1999 | Fresh market | |
| CS-VS-02-1 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2002 | Low volume irrigation | |
| CS-SN-02 | Intermountain | Placer/Nevada | 2002 | Satsuma variety | |
| CS-VS-02-2 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2002 | Tangelo, Low volume irrigation | |
| CS-VS-02-3 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2002 | Pummelos, Low Volume Irrigation | |
| CO-SJ-99-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Field | |
| CO-SJ-99-2 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Silage | |
| CO-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Sweet | |
| CO-YO-00 | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 2000 | Field | |
| CO-SJ-01 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2001 | Silage | |
| CO-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Sweet | |
| CO-SJ-03 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2003 | Grain | |
| CT-VN-95-O | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1995 | ORGANIC | |
| CT-PV-97 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1997 | Upland varieties; Palo Verde Valley | |
| CT-SJ-99-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | 40 inch rows | |
| CT-SJ-99-2 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | 30 inch rows | |
| CT-SJ-99-3 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Transgenic, Herbicide resistant | |
| CT-SJ-99-4 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Pima variety | |
| CT-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Short season | |
| CT-SV-02 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2002 | Upland; ESRI participation | |
| CT-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Short Season | |
| CP-CV-99 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1999 | Summer cover crop; Coachella Valley | |
| EG-CV-97 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1997 | Establishment and production; Coachella Valley | |
| FG-SJ-94-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1994 | Black Mission variety, Establishment and production | |
| FG-SJ-94-2 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1994 | Calimyrna variety, Establishment and production | |
| FG-SJ-94-3 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1994 | Conadria variety, Establishment and production | |
| GF-RV-98 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1998 | Establishment and production, 40 Acres | |
| GR-SI-02 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 2002 | Wine, Establishment and production, Temecula Valley | |
| GR-SJ-97-1 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1997 | Raisins | |
| GR-VS-97-O | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1997 | ORGANIC Raisin | |
| GR-VS-99-1 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1999 | Best Management Practices, 40 ac | |
| GR-VS-99-2 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1999 | Best Management Practices, 120 ac | |
| GR-SJ-98 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1998 | Table/Thompson Seedless | |
| GR-SJ-04-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2004 | Thompson Seedless | |
| GR-SJ-04-2 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2004 | Flame Seedless | |
| GR-SJ-04-3 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2004 | Crimson Seedless | |
| GR-SJ-04-4 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2004 | Red Globe | |
| GR-NC-92-O1 | North Coast | see map | 1992 | ORGANIC, Wine w/cover crop | |
| GR-NC-92-O2 | North Coast | see map | 1992 | ORGANIC, Wine w/resident veg. | |
| GR-SB-96 | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1996 | Chardonnay variety; Santa Maria Valley | |
| GR-SL-96 | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1996 | Cabernet Sauvignon variety; Paso Robls Area | |
| GR-SN-96-2 | Intermountain | Amador/El Dorado | 1996 | Establishment and production, 28 acre wine variety; Sierra Nevada Foothills; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| GR-SJ-97 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1997 | Establishment and production, Wine variety | |
| GR-LK-98 | North Coast | Lake | 1998 | Sauvignon Blanc variety | |
| GR-SO-99 | North Coast | Sonoma | 1999 | Wine/Chardonnay variety | |
| GR-SN-00 | Intermountain | Amador/El Dorado | 2000 | Zinfandel, 5 Acres; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| GR-VN-01 | San Joaquin Valley North | Sacramento/San Joaquin | 2001 | Lodi Appellation, Cabernet Sauvignon | |
| GR-SV-02 | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento/Yolo | 2002 | Sac River Delta District 17, Chardonnay, Establishment and production | |
| KG-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Hay Establishment and production | |
| LM-SC-97 | South Coast | Ventura | 1997 | Establishment and production | |
| LM-SC-97-O | South Coast | see map | 1997 | ORGANIC, Fresh market | |
| LM-CV-98 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1998 | Establish and Produce; Coachella Valley | |
| LM-SD-98 | South Coast | San Diego | 1998 | Establish and Produce | |
| LT-CV-96 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1996 | Loose Leaf; Coachella Valley | |
| LT-SC-99 | South Coast | Ventura | 1999 | Loose leaf | |
| LT-IM-00-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Leaf | |
| LT-IM-00-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Iceberg | |
| LT-CC-01-1 | Central Coast | Monterey/Santa Cruz | 2001 | Romaine | |
| LT-CC-01-2 | Central Coast | Monterey/Santa Cruz | 2001 | Wrapped head, Iceberg | |
| LT-IM-03-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Leaf | |
| LT-IM-03-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Iceberg | |
| LY-CC-02 | South Coast | see map | 2002 | Establishment and production | |
| ML-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Mixed | |
| ML-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Mixed | |
| OK-RV-96 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1995/96 | Furrow irrigated | |
| OO-NC-99 | North Coast | see map | 1999 | Establish orchard, Oil production | |
| OO-CC-01 | Central Coast | see map | 2001 | Establish orchard, Oil production | |
| OO-SV-04 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2004 | High-density orchard; Oil production | |
| OL-GT-97 | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Tehama | 1997 | Manzanillo, Flood irrigated | |
| OL-VS-97 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1997 | Manzanillo | |
| ON-IM-00-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Fresh Market | |
| ON-IM-00-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Dehydration | |
| ON-IR-02 | Intermountain | Lassen/Shasta | 2002 | Establishment and production, Seed Production | |
| ON-IM-03-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Fresh Market | |
| ON-IM-03-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Dehydration | |
| OR-SC-97-O | South Coast | see map | 1997 | ORGANIC | |
| OR-VT-97 | South Coast | Ventura | 1997 | Establishment and production, Valencia | |
| OR-CV-98 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1998 | Establishment and production, Valencia Variety, Coachella Valley | |
| OR-RC-98 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1998 | Establishment and production, Navel Variety | |
| OR-SD-98 | South Coast | San Diego | 1998 | Establishment and production, Valencia Variety | |
| OR-VS-02 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2002 | Low volume irrigation | |
| OR-VS-05 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2005 | Low Volume Irrigation | |
| PA-IR-02 | Intermountain | Lassen | 2002 | Establishment and production | |
| PA-NC-02 | North Coast | Mendocino | 2002 | Establishment and production | |
| PA-SV-02 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2002 | Flood Irrigation | |
| PH-CA-48 | see map | 1948 | Freestone, Clingstone | ||
| PH-SJ-98 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1998 | Cling, Flood irrigated | |
| PH-SN-00 | Intermountain | El Dorado | 2000 | Fresh market, 5 Acres; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| PH-SN-00 | Intermountain | see map | 2000 | Fresh market, 5 Acres; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| PH-VS-00 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2000 | Establishment and production, July-August harvest | |
| PR-LK-97 | North Coast | Lake | 1997 | Green Bartlett/Sprinkler irrig. | |
| PR-SA-99 | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1999 | Green Bartlett/Sprinkler irrig. | |
| PR-NC-00 | North Coast | see map | 2000 | Green Bartlett-Sprinkler Irrigated | |
| PR-SN-00 | Intermountain | El Dorado | 2000 | Green Bartlett, 5 Acres; Sierra Nevada Foothills | |
| PR-NC-02-1 | North Coast | Lake/Mendocino | 2002 | Establishment and production, Green Bartlett | |
| PR-NC-02-2 | North Coast | Lake | 2002 | Establishment and production, Puffer Mating Disruption | |
| PR-SV-02 | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 2002 | Green Bartlett; Sprinkler Irrigation | |
| PR-NC-03-1 | North Coast | Lake/Mendocino | 2003 | Establishment and production, Green Bartlett | |
| PC-VS-98 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1998 | Flood irrigated | |
| PM-IR-98 | Intermountain | see map | 1998 | Establishment and production, Oil | |
| PP-RV-96 | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1995/96 | Chili, Drip irrigated; Coachella Valley | |
| PP-CC-97 | Central Coast | San Benito/Santa Clara | 1997 | Bell | |
| PP-SC-99 | South Coast | Ventura | 1999 | Bell | |
| PP-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Bell | |
| PI-SJ-00 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2000 | Establishment and production, Low-volume irrigation | |
| PL-VS-00 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2000 | Establishment and production, Friar Variety | |
| PO-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Establishment and production | |
| PU-VS-97 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1997 | Establishment and production, French for drying | |
| PU-SV-98 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1998 | French, Low-volume irrigation | |
| PU-SV-01 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2001 | French Variety, Low-volume Irrigation | |
| RB-CC-03 | Central Coast | Monterey/Santa Cruz | 2003 | Establishment and production | |
| RI-SV-92-O1 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1992 | ORGANIC, Water seeded | |
| RI-SV-92-O2 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1992 | ORGANIC, No-till drill seeded | |
| RI-SV-98 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1998 | Multiple-crop rotation | |
| RI-SV-01 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2001 | Rice only rotation | |
| RI-SV-04 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2004 | Rice only rotation | |
| RY-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Hay, Establishment and production | |
| SA-SV-00 | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 2000 | Irrigated | |
| SA-VS-02 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2002 | Flood Irrigated | |
| SP-SC-99 | South Coast | Ventura | 1999 | Fresh Market | |
| ST-SC-99 | South Coast | Ventura | 1999 | Fresh Market, Freezer | |
| ST-CC-01 | Central Coast | Monterey/Santa Cruz | 2001 | Fresh Market | |
| ST-SC-01-1 | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 2001 | Fresh Market, Freezer; Santa Maria Valley | |
| ST-SC-01-2 | South Coast | Ventura | 2001 | Fresh Market, Freezer, Oxnard Plains | |
| ST-CC-03-O | Central Coast | Monterey/Santa Cruz | 2003 | ORGANIC | |
| ST-SC-04-1 | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 2004 | Fresh Market, Freezer, Santa Maria Valley | |
| SU-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Establishment and production | |
| SU-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Establishment and production | |
| SG-YO-94 | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1994 | Spring planted/Fall harvest | |
| SG-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Establishment and production | |
| SG-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Establishment and production | |
| TM-SV-94-O | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1994 | ORGANIC, Processing | |
| TM-SJ-00 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 2000 | Fresh market, Furrow irrigated | |
| TM-SV-01 | Sacramento Valley | Solano/Yolo | 2001 | Processing | |
| TM-VS-02-1 | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 2002 | Processing, Seeded | |
| TM-VS-02-2 | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 2002 | Processing, Transplanted | |
| VM-CC-94-O | Central Coast | see map | 1994 | ORGANIC | |
| WN-SV-94-O | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1994 | ORGANIC, Sprinkler irrigated | |
| WN-SV-95 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1995 | English, Sprinkler irrigated | |
| WN-VS-98 | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1998 | Establishment and production, English | |
| WN-VN-01 | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2001 | Establishment and production, Sprinkler irrigation | |
| WN-CC-02 | Central Coast | see map | 2002 | Homesite, 5 acres | |
| WN-SV-02 | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2002 | Sprinkler irrigated | |
| WT-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Drip Irrigated | |
| WT-IM-03 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Drip irrigated | |
| WH-YO-94-1 | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1994 | Dryland/No-till conditions | |
| WH-YO-94-2 | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1994 | Dryland/Conventional tillage | |
| WH-SL-96 | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1995/96 | Dryland & Conventional tillage | |
| WH-SJ-99-1 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Double-cropped | |
| WH-SJ-99-2 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Silage | |
| WH-IM-00 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Flood Irrigation | |
| WH-YO-00 | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 2000 | Irrigated | |
| WH-IM-03-1 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Mulch Planted | |
| WH-IM-03-2 | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Flood irrigated | |
| RI-IR-00 | Intermountain | Lassen/Shasta | 2000 | Wild Rice; Establishment and production | |
| WF-SJ-99 | San Joaquin Valley North and South | see map | 1999 | Grain mix |
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