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 | Kings | 1974 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1974 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | Hay Production |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | Establishment; Hay Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | Dry; Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | Dry |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | California | see map | 1974 | |
| Apples [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1974 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Contra Costa/Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | Irrigated |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | Shasta/Lassen | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | Shasta/Lassen | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | Small White |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | Dry; Limas |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1974 | Dry |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Intermountain | Lassen | 1974 | Dry |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1974 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | Cattle; Stocker |
| Beef [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | Cattle |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Lassen | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Siskiyou | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Lassen | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Boysenberries [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Boysenberries [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1974 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Cabbage [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Cabbage [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | Spring |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1974 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1974 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Cereal [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Citrus [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Citrus [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1974 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1974 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1974 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1974 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sutter/Yuba | 1974 | Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sutter/Yuba | 1974 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1974 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1974 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | Dry |
| Grains [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | Dry |
| Grains [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Intermountain | Siskiyou | 1974 | |
| Grapefruit [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Grapefruit [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | |
| Grass [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Grass [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Grass [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | Ryegrass |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Lettuce [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Lettuce [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Limes [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Limes [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | Hay |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1974 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1974 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1974 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1974 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1974 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | Cling |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1974 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Peppers [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | Bell |
| Peppers [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1974 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Intermountain | Siskiyou | 1974 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1974 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Placer | 1974 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1974 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1974 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | see map | 1974 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1974 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1974 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | North Coast | Humboldt | 1974 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1974 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte/Tehama | 1974 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Strawberries [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Strawberries [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Sudangrass [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Sudangrass [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | Production |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Barbara | 1974 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | Green; Mature Green |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | Canning |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | Canning |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Watermelon [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Watermelon [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | Irrigated |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1974 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1974 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.