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last updated 15 Jan 2018

Contents: Land Rent Survey | Contacts:


  2009 Land Rental Rate Survey Results - University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)

Note: Cash rents are low because the data is 9 years old. They don't have a more recent survey. The price for tomatos increased 10% during that time.
CROP % of gross revenue Cash
LOW HIGH MODE* WEIGHTED
MEAN
# of
RESPONSES
LOW HIGH MODE* WEIGHTED
MEAN
# of
RESPONSES
Alfalfa 15% 25% 20% 19% 18 $100 $200 - $145 4
Almonds 8% 25% 8% 13% 8 $100 $150 $100 $117 3
Barley 20% 33% 25% 25% 7
Corn 15% 20% 20% 19% 12
Dry-Beans,-Double Crop 15% 20% 15% 17% 3
Dry-Beans,-Single Crop 20% 20% 20% 20% 4
Melons $200 $260 $200 $215 4
Milo/Sorghum 20% 25% 20% 21% 4
Oat-Hay 18% 25% 20% 21% 9
Onion-Seed $100 $105 $100 $102 $3
Pasture-Land $10 $90 - $48 5
Peppers 7% 12% -% 9% 3 $130 $500 $200 $269 7
Rice $225 $400 $400 $342 3
Safflower 15% 25% 20% 20% 11
Sudan-Hay 18% 25% -% 21% 4
Sunflower Seed 15% 20% 15% 17% 14
Tomatoes,-Processing 10% 15% 12% 13% 16 $100 $323 - $168 6
Walnuts 6% 25% 25% 17% 4
Wheat 20% 33% 25% 24% 19 $100 $200 - $134 4
* Mode = most frequent occurrence


Tomato Prices at California tomato growers
Annual Negotiated Price $ per ton
Year Price
2014 $83    
2015 $80    
2016 $72.5
2017 $70.5
2018 $73.5

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for tomatoes
Year Price
Change
2010 6.3%
2011 5.0%
2012 -10.9%
2013 5.1%
2014 2.3%
2015 1.2%
2016 1.4%
2017 -2.7%
2018 3.2%
2009-
2018
10.3%

Contacts:
Agriculture and Horticulture Programs - University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Solano - Capitol Corridor
  2009 Land Rental Rate Survey Results
Cost Studies - UC Davis Agricultural & Resource Economics
California Tomato Growers Assn. (CTGA)
Solano County Crop Reports | Ag Commissioner Fairfield 707 784-1310
USDA Service Center - Farm Service Agency (FSA) Solano - Napa Co. - Vacaville 707 448-0106
Solano County Farm Bureau
Tremont History and Area Farming Data history in CAfamilies.org