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 North | Madera | 1961 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1961 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1961 | Market |
| Apples [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1961 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1961 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | Costa Central | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Asparagus [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Costa Central | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Barley [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | Green lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Cruz | 1961 | Snap beans for processing |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | Blackeye |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | Lima |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Clara | 1961 | Limas |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey/Santa Cruz/Santa Clara/San Benito | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Bees [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1961 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Production |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Cereal [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn | 1961 | Seed |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | Hybrid |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Sweet |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1961 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Bay Area | San Mateo | 1961 | Heifers |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | see map | 1961 | ||
| Eggs [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | Orange | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | Los Angeles | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1961 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Central | see map | 1961 | |
| Frambuesas [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Fresas [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey/Santa Cruz | 1961 | |
| Grainland [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | Conversion costs: brush to grainland |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1961 | |
| Hops [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1961 | |
| Melons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Milo [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | |
| Nectarines [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | Costa Sur | Orange | 1961 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1961 | Navel |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1961 | Irrigated |
| Peanuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1961 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1961 | Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | Orange | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | Los Angeles | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1961 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | see map | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Costa Central | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Clara | 1961 | |
| Prunes [pdf] | Costa Central | San Benito | 1961 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Rice [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1961 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | Double Cropped |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | California | see map | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Tulare | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Costa Central | Monterey | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | California | see map | 1961 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | see map | 1961 | |
| Swine [pdf] | Southeast Interior | San Bernardino | 1961 | |
| Swine [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1961 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1961 | Canning |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1961 | Fresh Market |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1961 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Clara | 1961 | Fresh Market |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1961 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Costa Norte | Lake | 1961 | Non Irrigated |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Costa Norte | Lake | 1961 | Irrigated |
| Walnuts [pdf] | Costa Central | San Benito | 1961 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.