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 North | Madera | 1961 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | see map | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | see map | 1961 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1961 | Market |
| Apples [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1961 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1961 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | Green lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1961 | Snap beans for processing |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1961 | Limas |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito/Monterey/Santa Clara/Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Bees [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1961 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Production |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Cereal [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1961 | Seed |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | Hybrid |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Sweet |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1961 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | San Mateo | 1961 | Heifers |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | see map | 1961 | ||
| Eggs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Central Coast | see map | 1961 | |
| Grainland [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | Conversion costs: brush to grainland |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1961 | |
| Hops [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1961 | |
| Melons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Milo [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Nectarines [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1961 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1961 | Navel |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1961 | Irrigated |
| Peanuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | Los Angeles | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Raspberries [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | Double Cropped |
| Strawberries [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz/Monterey | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | California | see map | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | California | see map | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Swine [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1961 | |
| Swine [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1961 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Canning |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | Fresh Market |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1961 | Fresh Market |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | North Coast | Lake | 1961 | Non Irrigated |
| Walnuts [pdf] | North Coast | Lake | 1961 | Irrigated |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1961 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.