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Hay cutting & swathing rates, 2014Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2014 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom hay cutting & swathing had a median charge of $17.75 per acre across 32 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $14.00 and $21.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2014
$17.75/acre
Median of 32 surveyed charges, 2014
Low (25th pct)
$14.00
High (75th pct)
$21.00
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, 2014
$/acre, 2014 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Rocky View County | 5 | $20.00 | $22.00 |
| Kneehill County | 3 | $17.50 | $22.00 |
| Red Deer County | 3 | $19.00 | $22.00 |
| Foothills County | 2 | $17.25 | $17.50 |
| Vulcan County | 2 | $19.25 | $21.00 |
| Wheatland County | 2 | $19.75 | $22.00 |
| Mountain View County | 2 | $20.00 | $22.00 |
| Ponoka County | 2 | $16.00 | $20.00 |
| Cardston County | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Cypress County | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
Individual charges, 2014
Every 2014 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Cardston County | $25.00 | Cardston MC John Deere 2750 tractor, John Deere 946 discbine 13' wide ~8-9 acres/hour | |
| MD of Taber | $24.00 | Taber MD MC Sp Hesston haybine with 15' header | |
| Wheatland County | $22.00 | Wheatland MC Fendt 930 300 hp tractor, Claas 24` wide mower | |
| Kneehill County | $22.00 | Kneehill MC Fendt 930 300 hp tractor, Claas 24` wide mower | |
| Mountain View County | $22.00 | Mountain View MC Fendt 930 300 hp tractor, Claas 24` wide mower | |
| Red Deer County | $22.00 | Red Deer MC Fendt 930 300 hp tractor, Claas 24` wide mower | |
| Rocky View County | $22.00 | Rocky View MD 44 MC Fendt 930 300 hp tractor, Claas 24` wide mower | |
| Lethbridge County | $21.00 | Lethbridge MC SP MF 9870 double conditioning disc mower | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $21.00 | Pincher Creek MD 9 MC Sp Massey Ferguson 9870 double conditioning disc mower 16' wide | |
| Vulcan County | $21.00 | Vulcan MC SP MF 9870 double conditioning disc mower |