Current 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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Filter current studies using the map of California| Commodity | Region | County | Year | Production Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2020 | Establish and produce; flood irrigation |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South, Intermountain | see map | 2020 | Organic, Establish and Production, Flood Irrigation |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley - Northern Delta | see map | 2014 | Sub-surface drip irrigation |
| Almonds [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2019 | Establish and Produce Almonds, Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2018 | Garbanzo (Chickpeas), Sub-surface drip irrigation, fall planted |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2016 | Baby Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2016 | Large Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2014 | Common Dry Varieties - Double Cropped |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2014 | Dry Brush and Vine Varieties - Single Cropped |
| Beef [pdf] | Northern Sacramento Valley | see map | 2017 | Yearling/Stocker Production (300 Head) |
| Beef [pdf] | Northern Sacramento Valley | see map | 2017 | Cow-Calf Production (300 Head) |
| Beef [pdf] | Northern Sacramento Valley | see map | 2017 | Beef Cattle Finished on Grass (20 Head) |
| Blue Elderberry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2020 | Multi-species Hedgerow with Tillage |
| Blue Elderberry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2020 | High-density Hedgerow with Tillage |
| Blue Elderberry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2020 | Hedgerow Without Tillage |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 2015 | Field corn |
| Cover Crops [pdf] | Lower Sacramento Valley | see map | 2022 | Winter cover crop in an annual rotation |
| Olive Oil [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2016 | Establish high density orchard, oil production |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sierra Nevada Foothill | see map | 2020 | Establish (till) or Reestablish (no-till) and Production, Flood Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sierra Nevada Foothill | see map | 2020 | Production, Flood Irrigated |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2015 | Production; flood irrigation |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2015 | Establish or reestablishment and production; flood irrigation |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2017 | Processing (Cling and Freestone), Extra-early Harvest |
| Peaches [pdf] | Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 2017 | Processing (Cling and Freestone), Late Harvest, Establishment and Production |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo/Sacramento | 2018 | Sacramento River Delta, Green Bartlett |
| Prunes [pdf] Prunes [xlsm] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2022 | French variety, establishment and production |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2021 | Rice-only rotation, Medium grain |
| Sunflowers [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2018 | Hybrid Seed Production, Sub-surface Drip Irrigation |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley - Northern Delta | see map | 2023 | Processing, Sub-surface Drip Irrigated (SDI) |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2022 | Establishment and Production, Chandler variety |
| Wheat [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 2016 | Irrigated |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.