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Aerial spraying & application rates, 2008Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2008 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom aerial spraying & application had a median charge of $8.45 per acre across 52 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $7.50 and $8.70 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2008
$8.45/acre
Median of 52 surveyed charges, 2008
Low (25th pct)
$7.50
High (75th pct)
$8.70
These are surveyed rates: what Alberta producers and custom operators reported actually charging, by county (Alberta Custom Rates Survey, Government of Alberta). Some are “good neighbour” rates. Alberta hasn’t published a newer survey. How we source data
By county, 2008
$/acre, 2008 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| County of Newell | 6 | $8.60 | $9.10 |
| Vulcan County | 6 | $8.60 | $9.10 |
| Cypress County | 4 | $8.58 | $9.10 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 4 | $8.58 | $9.10 |
| MD of Taber | 4 | $8.58 | $9.10 |
| Special Area No. 2 | 4 | $8.58 | $9.10 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 3 | $7.50 | $7.88 |
| Beaver County | 3 | $7.50 | $7.88 |
| Camrose County | 3 | $7.50 | $7.88 |
| Flagstaff County | 3 | $7.50 | $7.88 |
| County of Paintearth No. 18 | 2 | $7.50 | $7.50 |
| MD of Provost No. 52 | 2 | $7.50 | $7.50 |
Individual charges, 2008
Every 2008 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Cypress County | $9.10 | Cypress L FW Air Tractor 402/502 aircraft 5 gallons water/acre | |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | $9.10 | Forty Mile Co 8 L FW Air Tractor 402/502 aircraft 5 gallons water/acre | |
| County of Newell | $9.10 | Newell Co 4 L FW Air Tractor 402/502 aircraft 5 gallons water/acre | |
| MD of Taber | $9.10 | Taber MD L FW Air Tractor 402/502 aircraft 5 gallons water/acre | |
| Vulcan County | $9.10 | Vulcan L FW Air Tractor 402/502 aircraft 5 gallons water/acre | |
| Special Area No. 2 | $9.10 | Special Area 2 L FW Air Tractor 402/502 aircraft 5 gallons water/acre | |
| County of Newell | $8.75 | Newell Co 4 L FW Air Tractor aircraft 4 gallons water/acre | |
| Vulcan County | $8.75 | Vulcan L FW Air Tractor aircraft 4 gallons water/acre | |
| Wheatland County | $8.75 | Wheatland L FW Air Tractor aircraft 4 gallons water/acre | |
| Mountain View County | $8.75 | Mountain View L FW Air Tractor aircraft 4 gallons water/acre |