Archived Cost and Return Studies
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Search archived studies using the map of California| Commodity | Region | County | Year | Production Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Hay Production |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1967 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | Establishment; Hay Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1967 | Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Dry |
| Apples [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1967 | |
| Apples [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1967 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1967 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1967 | Removal |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | Nevada/Placer | 1967 | Rented Land |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | Nevada/Placer | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | Hay |
| Barley [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sutter | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1967 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1967 | Green; Limas |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1967 | Dry; Limas |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | Limas |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1967 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Central Coast | Lake | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Placer | 1967 | Milk |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | California | see map | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Sierra/Plumas | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Sierra/Plumas | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Processing |
| Celery [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Spring |
| Celery [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1967 | |
| Cereal [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Hay |
| Cereal [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1967 | |
| Cherries [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1967 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Intermountain | Nevada/Placer | 1967 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sutter | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1967 | |
| Corn [pdf] | California | see map | 1967 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | Central Coast | Alameda | 1967 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1967 | Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Milk |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1967 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1967 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1967 | |
| Flowers [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1967 | Carnations |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1967 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1967 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1967 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1967 | |
| Melons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Olives [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Manzanillo; Production |
| Olives [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Establishment; Manzanillo |
| Olives [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Manzanillo |
| Onions [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Direct Seeded |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1967 | Navel; Valencias |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | Valencias |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | Valencias |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1967 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1967 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1967 | Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1967 | Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | El Dorado | 1967 | Irrigated |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1967 | Removal |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte/Sutter/Yuba | 1967 | Cling |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | Cling |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1967 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte/Sutter/Yuba | 1967 | |
| Pears [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1967 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1967 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1967 | |
| Peppers [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Bell |
| Plums [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Plums [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer | 1967 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Spring |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | California | see map | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | California | see map | 1967 | |
| Rabbits [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1967 | |
| Raspberries [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1967 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1967 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1967 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | Double Cropped |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1967 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1967 | |
| Soybeans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1967 | |
| Squash [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1967 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Swine [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Dry |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Staked |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | Direct Seeded |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Staked |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | Processing |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | Production |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1967 | Establishment |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Clara | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1967 | Dry |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1967 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | California | see map | 1967 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.