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 | 1986 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1986 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Lassen | 1986 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1986 | Irrigated |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1986 | Hay |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1986 | Production |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Apples [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Apples [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1986 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Central Coast | Santa Cruz | 1986 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | South Coast | San Diego | 1986 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | Production |
| Avocados [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | Establishment |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1986 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | Double Cropped |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | Table |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1986 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1986 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1986 | Green |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1986 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1986 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1986 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | Blackeye |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Modoc | 1986 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1986 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1986 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1986 | |
| Celery [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1986 | |
| Christmas Trees [pdf] | North Coast | Mendocino | 1986 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1986 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | Field Mineral Soils |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1986 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Green; Greenhouse |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Figs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Flowers [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1986 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Intermountain | Lassen | 1986 | |
| Grapefruit [pdf] | California | see map | 1986 | |
| Grapefruit [pdf] | California | see map | 1986 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | see map | 1986 | Establishment; Seedless; Table | |
| Grapes [pdf] | see map | 1986 | Seedless; Table | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Establishment; Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Establishment; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | see map | 1986 | Table | |
| Grapes [pdf] | see map | 1986 | Establishment; Table | |
| Grass [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | Seed |
| Irrigation [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | California | see map | 1986 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | California | see map | 1986 | Market |
| Lettuce [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1986 | |
| Melons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1986 | |
| Nectarines [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings/Fresno/Tulare | 1986 | |
| Nectarines [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings/Fresno/Tulare | 1986 | |
| Oat Grain [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 | Hay |
| Olives [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Onions [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1986 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1986 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1986 | Valencias |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1986 | Valencias |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1986 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | South Coast | Orange | 1986 | Navel |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Spring |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Plums [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings/Fresno/Tulare | 1986 | |
| Plums [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings/Fresno/Tulare | 1986 | Laroda |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1986 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus/San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Rangeland [pdf] | Central Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1986 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1986 | |
| Spinach [pdf] | Central Coast | Monterey | 1986 | Spring |
| Stonefruit [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Stonefruit [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings/Fresno/Tulare | 1986 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Sunflowers [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Sunflowers [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Sunflowers [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1986 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Establishment |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Establishment |
| Swine [pdf] | South Coast | San Luis Obispo | 1986 | Dry; Establishment |
| Swine [pdf] | see map | 1986 | ||
| Swine [pdf] | see map | 1986 | Establishment | |
| Swine [pdf] | see map | 1986 | Seedless | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Seedless |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1986 | Seed |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1986 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | Canning |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1986 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1986 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.