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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1960 | Green |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1960 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1960 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1960 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1960 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1960 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | Blackeye |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Sierra/Plumas | 1960 | Cattle |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1960 | Cattle |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Sierra/Plumas | 1960 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1960 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1960 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1960 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1960 | |
| Cherries [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | |
| Citrus [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1960 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1960 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1960 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1960 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1960 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1960 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | Heifers |
| Eggs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Bay Area | Alameda | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1960 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Bay Area | Alameda | 1960 | |
| Grains [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1960 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1960 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Central Coast | San Bernardino | 1960 | |
| Melons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | |
| Milo [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Milo [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1960 | Valencias |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles/Orange | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | Cling |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | Cling |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1960 | Cling |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1960 | |
| Peppers [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1960 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1960 | Replacement |
| Poultry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1960 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1960 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1960 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1960 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1960 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1960 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1960 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1960 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1960 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1960 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1960 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1960 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | |
| Swine [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1960 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1960 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1960 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1960 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1960 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.