Production Practices and Sample Costs

Below are a sampling of recent cost of production studies, co-written by UC Small Farm Program advisors. PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free program)

The first 10 studies below were completed in 2005 and focus on costs associated with growing crops in the southern San Joaquin Valley.

• American Eggplant HTML/ (PDF)

• Bittermelon HTML/ (PDF)

• Chinese Long Beans HTML/ (PDF)

• Cucurbit Moqua/Opo HTML/ (PDF)

• Cucurbit Sinqua HTML/ (PDF)

• Green Beans HTML/ (PDF)

• Lemon Grass HTML/ (PDF)

• Oriental Eggplant HTML/ (PDF)

• Strawberry HTML/ (PDF)

• Summer Squash HTML/ (PDF)

The four studies below were completed in 1995-1997 and focus on costs associated with growing crops in the Coachella Valley and Riverside County area. Printed copies of these studies are also available from the Small Farm Center, 530-752-8136.

• Chili Pepper HTML

• Eggplant HTML

• Loose Leaf Lettuce HTML

• Okra HTML

Additional Cost & Return Studies
Cost of production studies for additional crops can be found on the UC Davis Agricultural and Resource Economics department site.