New UC studies estimate production and harvest costs for coastal apples

Gala apples are among THE varieties grown up on THE Central Side And crushed has TO DO juice And sparkling Cider. Photo by Peggy Greb USDA

Two new studies that can help Central Side producers And other readers estimate costs And potential Back For both biologically And conventionally product apples For treatment were recently released by University of California Agriculture And Natural Resources, CU Cooperative Extension And THE CU Davis Department of Agricultural And Resource Economy.

"These studies provide producers with A Baseline has estimate their own costs, which can help When to apply For production the loans, projecting work costs, to secure walk provisions, Or understanding costs partner with water And nutrient management And regulatory programs," said Britney Goodrich, CU Cooperative Extension specialist And co-author of THE studies.

THE new studies, “2023 Sample Costs has Produce And Harvest Organic Apples For Treatment" And “2023 Sample Costs has Produce And Harvest Apples For Treatment," can be downloaded For free Since THE CU Davis Department of Agricultural And Resource Economy website has https://coststudies.ucdavis.edu.

THE studies to focus on treatment apples, not costs walk apples, which makes A difference In agriculture practices. Apples grown up For treatment on THE Central Side are Above all press For juice And sparkling cider.

"Ready to eat means that looks matter – imperfections And SO ahead are A big agreement. Juice not SO a lot, he all gets crushed In THE END," said co-author Brand Bolda, CU Cooperative Extension farm advise For Santa Claus Cruz, Monterey And San Benito counties. « Varieties grown up here are Gala, New city The pippins, Mitsui And a few Granny Smith. »

THE cost studies model A management scenario For A 100 acres farm, 20 acres of which are plant has A mature orchard that product apples For treatment. THE remaining acres are plant has apples not Again In production, cranberries, strawberries And vegetables. In each study, THE authors describe THE cultural practices used For biologically Or conventionally product apples, including to land preparation, ground fertility And pest management, irrigation And work needs. Harvest costs are Also watch.

In six the tables, they to show THE individual costs of each operation For apples, material to input costs, And species And non-monetary air costs In A variety of formats. A varying analysis watch potential profits on A range of prices And yields.

For A detailed explanation of THE hypotheses And calculations used has estimate THE costs And potential Back For each crop, readers can refer has THE narrative portion of each study.

For more information, contact Brand Bolda has mpbolda@ucanr.edu; Laura Pie, skilled UCCE advise, has ljtourte@ucanr.edu; Or Jeremiah Murdock of CU Davis Department of Agricultural And Resource Economy has jmmurdock@ucdavis.edu.

Sample cost of production studies For a lot other basic products grown up In California are Also available For free has https://coststudies.ucdavis.edu