Grain drying & cleaning ratesAlberta
Typical charge in Alberta
$0.53/bushel
Median of 5 surveyed charges, 2014–2016
Low (25th pct)
$0.53
High (75th pct)
$0.80
Rates over time ($/bushel)
Median charge per year, with the middle 50% of charges shaded.
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
$/bushel, surveys 2012–2016. Click a column to sort.
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 7 | $0.80 | $0.80 |
| Flagstaff County | 4 | $0.33 | $0.57 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 1 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
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Individual charges, 2012–2016
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page. 1 charge falls outside the normal range and is excluded from averages.
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $0.80 | Rate depends on many factors including crop and size of job; County of Stettler No. 6 Seed Cleaning Small line seed cleaning equipment can clean from 150-250 bushels/hour | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $0.80 | Rate depends on many factors including crop and Stettler Co 6 Seed cleaning Small line seed cleaning equipment size of job; can clean from 150-250 bushels/hour | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $0.80 | Rate depends on many factors including crop and size Stettler Co 6 Seed Cleaning Small line seed cleaning equipment of job; can clean from 150-250 bushels/hour | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $0.80 | Rate depends on many factors including crop and size of job; Stettler Co 6 Seed Cleaning Small line seed cleaning equipment can clean from 150-250 bushels/hour | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.57 | Grain cleaning unit (wind & screen equipment and Cleans to seed cleaning standards; ~400 Flagstaff Grain Cleaning gravity table) bushel/hour | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.57 | Grain cleaning unit (wind & screen equipment and Flagstaff Grain Cleaning Cleans to seed cleaning standards; 400 bushels/hour gravity table) | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $0.53 | Rate depends on many factors including crop, separation and County of Stettler No. 6 Grain Cleaning Big line grain cleaning equipment size of job; can clean from 200-700 bushels/hour | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $0.53 | Rate depends on many factors including crop, Stettler Co 6 Grain Cleaning Big line grain cleaning equipment separation and size of job; can clean from 200-700 bushels/hour |