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Fertilizer application rates, 2015Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2015 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom fertilizer application had a median charge of $8.50 per acre across 64 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $7.65 and $10.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2015
$8.50/acre
Median of 64 surveyed charges, 2015
Low (25th pct)
$7.65
High (75th pct)
$10.00
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, 2015
$/acre, 2015 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 7 | $9.00 | $10.50 |
| Lacombe County | 6 | $8.50 | $10.00 |
| Ponoka County | 5 | $8.00 | $10.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 5 | $8.00 | $10.00 |
| Camrose County | 5 | $8.00 | $10.00 |
| Mountain View County | 4 | $8.33 | $11.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 4 | $8.63 | $12.50 |
| Wheatland County | 3 | $8.50 | $10.00 |
| Westlock County | 3 | $8.25 | $12.50 |
| County of Newell | 2 | $10.75 | $11.75 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 2 | $8.00 | $9.00 |
| Rocky View County | 2 | $8.00 | $9.00 |
Individual charges, 2015
Every 2015 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF. 2 outside the normal range are greyed out and excluded from the median.
| Smoky Lake County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Smoky Lake G Single application spreader | |
| Athabasca County | $12.50 | Athabasca Co Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne G Single application 12 spreader | |
| Strathcona County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Strathcona G Single application spreader | |
| Sturgeon County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Sturgeon G Single application spreader | |
| Thorhild County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Thorhild Co 7 G Single application spreader | |
| Westlock County | $12.50 | Simonsen and Willmar 4-6 metric tonne Westlock G Single application spreader | |
| County of Newell | $11.75 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase Newell Co 4 G Case-IH floater of product | |
| Mountain View County | $11.00 | Dual application; with granular herbicide or seed; with Mountain View G TerraGator floater purchase of product | |
| Parkland County | $10.50 | Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase G Lacombe TerraGator floater of product; discount given if Parkland bulk seed used | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $10.50 | Wetaskiwin Co Dual application; with granular herbicide; with purchase G TerraGator floater 10 of product; discount given if Parkland bulk seed used |