Archived Cost and Return Studies
Cost and return studies for fruit, vegetable, field, tree and vine crops, and animal commodities are available. To view the studies you may need to download Adobe Reader for free.
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Search archived studies using the map of California| Commodity | Region | County | Year | Production Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2013 | Small Grain, Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2009 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2008 | For grain |
| Wheat [pdf] Wheat [xls] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2004 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] Wheat [xls] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2004 | Flood irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] Wheat [xls] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2004 | Mulch planted |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Mulch Planted |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2003 | Flood irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 2000 | Flood Irrigation |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 2000 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1999 | Double-cropped |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1999 | Silage |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1995-1996 | Dryland and Conventional tillage |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1994 | Dryland/No-till conditions |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1994 | Dryland/Conventional tillage |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1992 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1990 | Production |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1990 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1990 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1990 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1990 | Production |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1989 | Peat Soils |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1989 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1987 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1985 | Dry |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1985 | Irrigated; Landowner Basis; Tenant Landowner |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1985 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1985 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1984 | Production |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Peat Soils |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Peat Soils |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1983 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1983 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1983 | Peat Soils |
| Wheat [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1983 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1983 | Double Cropped; Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1981 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1981 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1981 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1981 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1980 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1980 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1980 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1980 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1980 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1978 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1978 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1977 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1977 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1977 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1976 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1975 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1975 | Double Cropped |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1975 | Production |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1975 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1975 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1975 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1975 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1973 | Fresh Market |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | San Joaquin | 1973 | Double Cropped |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | Lake | 1972 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1972 | Irrigated; Single Cropped |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1970 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1970 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1970 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1970 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1970 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1970 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1969 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1969 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1963 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1963 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1963 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1962 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1956 | Dry |
| Wheat [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1951 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1938 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | see map |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.