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Combining rates, 2016Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2016 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom combining had a median charge of $25.50 per acre across 11 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $25.00 and $30.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2016
$25.50/acre
Median of 11 surveyed charges, 2016
Low (25th pct)
$25.00
High (75th pct)
$30.00
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, 2016
$/acre, 2016 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Lethbridge County | 3 | $25.50 | $32.50 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 3 | $25.50 | $32.50 |
| Foothills County | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| MD of Taber | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Mountain View County | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Athabasca County | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
Individual charges, 2016
Every 2016 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 County Sp rot Lexion 740 or CR960 combine | |
| Lethbridge County | $32.50 | 3 Sp rot John Deere 9870 STS combines with pickups & Lethbridge County For irrigated land 36' draper header, grain cart | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $32.50 | 3 Sp rot John Deere 9870 STS combines with pickups & MD of Willow Creek No. 26 For irrigated land 36' draper header, grain cart | |
| Vulcan County | $30.00 | Vulcan County 9770 John Deere Rotary For irrigated land | |
| Athabasca County | $30.00 | Athabasca County Sp 9230 Case IH conventional combine Includes combine, operator and fuel | |
| Lethbridge County | $25.50 | 3 Sp rot John Deere 9870 STS combines with pickups & Lethbridge County For dryland; pickup reel or straight cut combining 36' draper header or 36' straight cut header, grain cart | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $25.50 | 3 Sp rot John Deere 9870 STS combines with pickups & MD of Willow Creek No. 26 For dryland; pickup reel or straight cut combining 36' draper header or 36' straight cut header, grain cart | |
| Lethbridge County | $25.00 | Lethbridge County Sp con JD 9650 combine, tandem truck For irrigated land; hauling up to 2 miles to bin | |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $25.00 | MD of Willow Creek No. 26 Sp rot Case-IH 1688 combine Rate charged depends on yield and field conditions | |
| Mountain View County | $25.00 | Mountain View County Sp con JD 9610 combine |