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Fertilizer application rates, 2014Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2014 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom fertilizer application had a median charge of $8.50 per acre across 135 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $7.65 and $9.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2014
$8.50/acre
Median of 135 surveyed charges, 2014
Low (25th pct)
$7.65
High (75th pct)
$9.50
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.
| Lacombe County | 11 | $8.00 | $10.50 |
| Mountain View County | 10 | $8.25 | $16.00 |
| Ponoka County | 9 | $7.25 | $10.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 7 | $8.50 | $17.50 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 7 | $9.00 | $10.50 |
| Red Deer County | 6 | $7.63 | $10.00 |
| Camrose County | 6 | $7.50 | $10.00 |
| Vulcan County | 5 | $8.75 | $9.50 |
| Kneehill County | 5 | $8.00 | $8.50 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 5 | $8.00 | $10.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 5 | $8.25 | $12.50 |
| Lethbridge County | 4 | $8.75 | $9.50 |
Individual charges, 2014
Every 2014 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 2 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | $17.50 | Willow Creek Tractor, Morris double shoot air Dual application; banding granular and anhydrous G, A MD 26 seeder fertilizer | |
| Mountain View County | $16.00 | Dual application; with seeding cereals; with purchase of Mountain View G Case-IH floater product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| Smoky Lake County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Smoky Lake G Single application; with purchase of product spreader | |
| Athabasca County | $12.50 | Athabasca Co Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne G Single application; with purchase of product 12 spreader | |
| Strathcona County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Strathcona G Single application; with purchase of product spreader | |
| Sturgeon County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Sturgeon G Single application; with purchase of product spreader | |
| Thorhild County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Thorhild Co 7 G Single application; with purchase of product spreader | |
| Westlock County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Westlock G Single application; with purchase of product spreader | |
| Mountain View County | $12.00 | Dual application; with seeding canola or forages; with Mountain View G Case-IH floater purchase of product; includes hauling of products to field | |
| County of Newell | $11.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase Newell Co 4 G Case-IH floater of product |