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Grain drying & cleaning rates, 2011Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2011 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom grain drying & cleaning had a median charge of $0.37 per bushel across 6 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $0.13 and $0.53 per bushel. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2011
$0.37/bushel
Median of 6 surveyed charges, 2011
Low (25th pct)
$0.13
High (75th pct)
$0.53
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, 2011
$/bushel, 2011 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Flagstaff County | 3 | $0.10 | $0.53 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 2 | $0.67 | $0.80 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 1 | $0.20 | $0.20 |
Individual charges, 2011
Every 2011 answer in $/bushel, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| 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 | $0.53 | 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 | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.53 | Grain cleaning unit (wind & screen equipment and Cleans to seed cleaning standards; ~400 Flagstaff Grain Cleaning gravity table) bushel/hour; mobile cleaning available | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $0.20 | Grain Bagging & Renn 12' grain bagger; 12' grain storage bag; Renn Includes purchase and filling of grain bag and later Pincher Creek MD 9 Extracting grain extractor extraction of grain from grain bag to truck | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.10 | Flagstaff Grain Bagging Richiger grain bagger Plus purchase of grain bag | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.06 | Flagstaff Grain Extracting Akron grain extractor Extracts grain from grain bag to truck |