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Assumptions used to identify current costs for the walnut crop, material inputs, cash and non-cash overhead are described in the study. A ranging analysis table shows profits over a range of prices and yields.
Other tables show the monthly cash costs, the costs and returns per acre, hourly equipment costs, and the whole farm annual equipment, investment and business overhead costs.
This study and other sample cost of production studies for many commodities are available online. They can be downloaded for free from the UC Davis Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics website at http://coststudies.ucdavis.edu.
For additional information or an explanation of the calculations used in the studies, contact Don Stewart at the UCANR Agricultural Issues Center at (530) 752-4651 or destewart@ucdavis.edu.
