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Fertilizer application rates, 2013Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2013 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom fertilizer application had a median charge of $7.75 per acre across 74 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $6.96 and $8.94 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2013
$7.75/acre
Median of 74 surveyed charges, 2013
Low (25th pct)
$6.96
High (75th pct)
$8.94
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, 2013
$/acre, 2013 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| County of Newell | 6 | $10.75 | $16.00 |
| Lacombe County | 5 | $7.75 | $9.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 5 | $7.00 | $9.00 |
| Camrose County | 5 | $7.00 | $9.00 |
| County of Barrhead No. 11 | 5 | $7.00 | $9.00 |
| Leduc County | 5 | $7.75 | $9.00 |
| MD of Taber | 4 | $9.25 | $15.00 |
| Mountain View County | 4 | $9.00 | $11.00 |
| Parkland County | 3 | $8.50 | $8.75 |
| Foothills County | 2 | $7.65 | $8.00 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 2 | $7.65 | $8.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 2 | $8.25 | $9.50 |
Individual charges, 2013
Every 2013 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 1 outside the normal range is greyed out and excluded from the median.
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $18.00 | Wetaskiwin Co Rental only; no operator, tractor or fuel; with purchase G PT Willmar spin spreader/tonne 10 of product | |
| County of Newell | $16.00 | Dual application; with seeding cereals; with purchase of Newell Co 4 G Case-IH floater product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| County of Newell | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Newell Co 4 A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' Single application wide with NH3 kit | |
| MD of Taber | $15.00 | John Deere 8320 fwa 360 hp tractor, Taber MD A Bourgault 9200 field cultivator 40' Single application wide with NH3 kit | |
| County of Newell | $12.00 | Dual application; with seeding canola or forages; with Newell Co 4 G Case-IH floater purchase of product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| Mountain View County | $11.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; with Mountain View G TerraGator floater purchase of product | |
| MD of Taber | $10.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase Taber MD G Case-IH floater of product | |
| Vulcan County | $10.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase Vulcan G Case-IH floater of product | |
| Special Area No. 2 | $10.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; with Special Area 2 G Case-IH Titan Flex-Air floater purchase of product | |
| Special Area No. 3 | $10.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; with Special Area 3 G Case-IH Titan Flex-Air floater purchase of product |