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 | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Establishment; Hay Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment; Hay Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Seed |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1968 | Hay |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | Production |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer/Nevada | 1968 | |
| Alfalfa [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | Establishment |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | |
| Almonds [pdf] | California | see map | 1968 | |
| Apples [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1968 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Apricots [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Establishment |
| Apricots [pdf] | Costa Central | San Benito | 1968 | |
| Artichokes [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Artichokes [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Cruz/Monterey | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | Costa Sur | Ventura | 1968 | Production |
| Avocados [pdf] | Costa Sur | Ventura | 1968 | |
| Avocados [pdf] | Costa Sur | Ventura | 1968 | Establishment |
| Avocados [pdf] | Costa Central | San Luis Obispo | 1968 | Establishment |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Barley [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Beans [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | Green; Limas |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beans [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Cattle; Stocker |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Tehama | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Beef [pdf] | Intermountain | Tehama/Shasta | 1968 | |
| Broccoli [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | Processing |
| Cabbage [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kings | 1968 | |
| Cantaloupes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Carrots [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Cauliflower [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Clover [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Seed |
| Corn [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1968 | |
| Corn [pdf] | Bay Area | Contra Costa | 1968 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Corn [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1968 | Single Cropped |
| Cotton [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Cotton [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera | 1968 | |
| Cucumbers [pdf] | Costa Central | Alameda | 1968 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | |
| Dairy [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Replacement |
| Dairy [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Milk |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1968 | |
| Eggs [pdf] | Costa Norte | Sonoma | 1968 | |
| Flax [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Fresas [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Grains [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1968 | |
| Grains [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1968 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless; Table |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Seedless |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Establishment |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | Costa Central | Alameda | 1968 | |
| Grapes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North, San Joaquin Valley South | see map | 1968 | |
| Grapes/Raisins [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Seedless |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | Costa Norte | see map | 1968 | |
| Grapes/Wine [pdf] | Costa Norte | see map | 1968 | |
| Grass [pdf] | California | see map | 1968 | Seed |
| Irrigation [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Lamb [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | Market |
| Lemons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Costa Sur | Ventura | 1968 | |
| Lemons [pdf] | Costa Central | San Luis Obispo | 1968 | Establishment |
| Melons [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Nectarines [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Oat Hay [pdf] | Intermountain | Placer/Nevada | 1968 | Fall; Hay |
| Onions [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | Market |
| Onions [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Production |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Establishment; Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Costa Sur | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Oranges [pdf] | Costa Sur | Orange | 1968 | Navel |
| Pasture [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Pasture [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | Irrigated |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Spring |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Peaches [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Peanuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Pears [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Peppers [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | Chili |
| Plums [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Rented Land; Sweet |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Costa Sur | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Potatoes [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Poultry [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Riverside | 1968 | Replacement |
| Poultry [pdf] | Costa Sur | San Diego | 1968 | Replacement |
| Rangeland [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 | |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Butte | 1968 | Seed |
| Rice [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Yolo/Glenn/Colusa | 1968 | |
| Safflower [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Sacramento | 1968 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | Costa Norte | Humboldt | 1968 | |
| Sheep [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1968 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1968 | Single Cropped |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1968 | Single Cropped |
| Sorghum [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin/Stanislaus | 1968 | Double Cropped |
| Stonefruit [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Kern | 1968 | Establishment |
| Stonefruit [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Establishment |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Madera/Merced | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Solano | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Sacramento Valley | Glenn/Butte | 1968 | |
| Sugar Beets [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Barbara | 1968 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | |
| Swine [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | San Joaquin | 1968 | Establishment |
| Swine [pdf] | Costa Central | Santa Barbara/San Luis Obispo | 1968 | |
| Tomatoes [pdf] | Southeast Interior | Imperial | 1968 | Green; Mature Green |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley South | Fresno | 1968 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Production |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | Establishment |
| Walnuts [pdf] | San Joaquin Valley North | Merced | 1968 | |
| Wheat [pdf] | Intermountain | see map | 1968 |
For questions regarding the cost study releases, contact Don Stewart, (530) 752-4651, destewart@ucdavis.edu.