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Combining rates, 2014Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2014 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom combining had a median charge of $28.00 per acre across 9 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $27.00 and $42.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2014
$28.00/acre
Median of 9 surveyed charges, 2014
Low (25th pct)
$27.00
High (75th pct)
$42.00
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, 2014
$/acre, 2014 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Vulcan County | 2 | $28.50 | $30.00 |
| Foothills County | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Lacombe County | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Ponoka County | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Red Deer County | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Westlock County | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
Individual charges, 2014
Every 2014 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 1 outside the normal range is greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Leduc County | $175.00 | Leduc Sp rot Lexion 740 or CR960 combine | |
| Lacombe County | $42.00 | Lacombe Sp John Deere 9870 Rotary with 40' draper header Straight combining, travel included | |
| Ponoka County | $42.00 | Ponoka Sp John Deere 9870 Rotary with 40' draper header Straight combining, travel included | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $42.00 | Wetaskiwin Co 10 Sp John Deere 9870 Rotary with 40' draper header Straight combining, travel included | |
| Vulcan County | $30.00 | Vulcan 9770 John Deere Rotary For irrigated land | |
| Sturgeon County | $28.00 | Sturgeon Sp rot New Holland CR 9090 combine | |
| Westlock County | $28.00 | Westlock Sp rot New Holland CR 9090 combine | |
| Vulcan County | $27.00 | Vulcan 9770 John Deere Rotary For dryland | |
| Red Deer County | $25.00 | Sp con John Deere 9610 combine with 25' straight cut Red Deer Straight combining header | |
| Foothills County | $24.00 | Foothills MD 31 Sp rot Case IH 7230 combine |