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Grain drying & cleaning rates, 2013Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2013 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom grain drying & cleaning had a median charge of $0.53 per bushel across 5 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $0.10 and $0.57 per bushel. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2013
$0.53/bushel
Median of 5 surveyed charges, 2013
Low (25th pct)
$0.10
High (75th pct)
$0.57
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
$/bushel, 2013 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Flagstaff County | 3 | $0.10 | $0.57 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 2 | $0.67 | $0.80 |
Individual charges, 2013
Every 2013 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 size Stettler Co 6 Seed Cleaning Small line seed cleaning equipment of job; can clean from 150-250 bushels/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, Stettler Co 6 Grain Cleaning Big line grain cleaning equipment separation and size of job; can clean from 200-700 bushels/hour | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.10 | Flagstaff Grain Bagging Richiger grain bagger Plus purchase of grain bag | |
| Flagstaff County | $0.10 | Flagstaff Grain Extracting Akron grain extractor Extracts grain from grain storage bag to truck |