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] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1955 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1955 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Hay |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | Irrigated |
| Barley [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1955 | Fall |
| Beans [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1955 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1955 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | San Luis Obispo | 1955 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1955 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | San Luis Obispo | 1955 | Dry Farmed; Small White | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Norte | Lake | 1955 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | Lima |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1955 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1955 | |
| Boysenberries [pdf] | Costa Norte | see map | 1955 | |
| Boysenberries [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1955 | |
| Boysenberries [pdf] | Costa Norte | see map | 1955 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Costa Sur | Ventura | 1955 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Costa Sur | Ventura | 1955 | For Freezing |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | Fresh Market |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1955 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1955 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | |
| Celery [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Seed |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Costa Central | San Luis Obispo | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | Hybrid Varieties |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1955 | Field Varieties |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1955 | Field Varieties |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1955 | Hybrid Varieties |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Field Varieties |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Double Cropped |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | Sweet |
| Corn [pdf] | Costa Central | San Luis Obispo | 1955 | Irrigated; Unirrigated |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Luis Obispo | 1955 | Irrigated | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1955 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1955 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1955 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1955 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | see map | 1955 | ||
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | Los Angeles | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1955 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | Los Angeles | 1955 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Dry |
| Grains [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | Costa Norte | see map | 1955 | |
| Grapes/Raisins [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1955 | |
| Grass [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 | Seed |
| Grass [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Grass [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Irrigated |
| Grass [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | Dry Farmed |
| Lettuce [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Lettuce [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Millet [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Milo [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1955 | |
| Milo [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1955 | |
| Milo [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Milo [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Milo [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1955 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Onions [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1955 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1955 | |
| Peppers [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1955 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | see map | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1955 | Management |
| Poultry [pdf] | Bay Area | Alameda | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | see map | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1955 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Bay Area | see map | 1955 | |
| Rice [pdf] | see map | 1955 | Green | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1955 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1955 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1955 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Colusa | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | see map | 1955 | ||
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1955 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | California | see map | 1955 | |
| Sweet Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1955 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1955 | Fresh |
| Watermelon [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1955 | |
| Watermelon [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1955 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.