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] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1984 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1984 | Irrigated |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1984 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Production |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1984 | Production |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | Santa Barbara | 1984 | Establishment |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1984 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1984 | Green; Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | |
| Beans [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Dry |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Dry |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1984 | Dry |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Canning |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Dry; Limas |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Cattle; Production |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | Cattle |
| Citrus [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1984 | |
| Citrus [pdf] | South Coast | Ventura | 1984 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Production |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Production |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1984 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1984 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Market; Milk |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Heifers |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Market; Milk |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Hay |
| Grapefruit [pdf] | California | see map | 1984 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment; Table |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | California | see map | 1984 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | California | see map | 1984 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | California | see map | 1984 | |
| Melons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Double Cropped; Hay; Irrigated |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | North Coast | Sonoma | 1984 | Hay |
| Olives [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1984 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1984 | Market; Valencias |
| Pasture [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Irrigated |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings/Fresno/Tulare | 1984 | Spring |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Cling |
| Peas [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1984 | |
| Pecans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Pecans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Production |
| Pecans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment |
| Rangeland [pdf] | Intermountain | Lassen | 1984 | |
| Rice [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yuba/Sacramento/Placer/Sutter | 1984 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1984 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Farm Flock |
| Silage [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Double Cropped |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Spinach [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Table |
| Spinach [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1984 | |
| Spinach [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Processing |
| Squash [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1984 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1984 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1984 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment |
| Swine [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | |
| Swine [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | Non Irrigated |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Seedless |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment; Seedless |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Establishment; Seedless |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1984 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Canning |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Peat Soils |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1984 | Peat Soils |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1984 | Production |
| Winter Forage [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1984 | Double Cropped |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.