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] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Establishment; Hay Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment; Hay Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | Production |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Nevada/Placer | 1968 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | Establishment |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | California | see map | 1968 | |
| Apples [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1968 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Establishment |
| Apricots [pdf] | Central Coast | San Benito | 1968 | |
| Artichokes [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Artichokes [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz/Monterey | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1968 | Production |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1968 | Establishment |
| Avocados [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1968 | Establishment |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | Green; Limas |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Cattle; Stocker |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Shasta/Tehama | 1968 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | Processing |
| Cabbage [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1968 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Seed |
| Corn [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1968 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1968 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1968 | Single Cropped |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1968 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | Central Coast | Alameda | 1968 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Milk |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1968 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1968 | |
| Flax [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced/Madera | 1968 | |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced/Madera | 1968 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Seedless |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Establishment |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | Central Coast | Alameda | 1968 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1968 | |
| Grapes/Raisins [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1968 | |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1968 | |
| Grass [pdf] | California | see map | 1968 | Seed |
| Irrigation [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Lamb [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Market |
| Lemons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1968 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1968 | Establishment |
| Melons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Nectarines [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | Intermountain | Nevada/Placer | 1968 | Fall; Hay |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | Market |
| Onions [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Production |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Establishment; Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Pasture [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | Irrigated |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Spring |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Peanuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Peppers [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | Chili |
| Plums [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Rented Land; Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | Replacement |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1968 | Replacement |
| Rangeland [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1968 | Seed |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Yolo/Colusa | 1968 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1968 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1968 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1968 | Single Cropped |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced/Madera | 1968 | Single Cropped |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1968 | Double Cropped |
| Stonefruit [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment |
| Stonefruit [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Establishment |
| Strawberries [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced/Madera | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Establishment |
| Swine [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1968 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | Green; Mature Green |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Production |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Establishment |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.