Hay raking ratesAlberta
Typical charge in Alberta
$7.00/acre
Median of 21 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$6.50
High (75th pct)
$11.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/acre)
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
$/acre, surveys 2014–2018. Click a column to sort.
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 3 | $8.00 | $8.00 |
| Wheatland County | 3 | $7.00 | $13.00 |
| Mountain View County | 3 | $6.00 | $13.00 |
| Red Deer County | 3 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Rocky View County | 3 | $7.00 | $13.00 |
| Foothills County | 2 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 2 | $9.50 | $11.00 |
| Vulcan County | 2 | $7.50 | $8.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $5.50 | $7.00 |
| Cypress County | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Clearwater County | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
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Individual charges, 2014–2018
Each row is one operator’s reported charge (repeats from later surveys shown once), linked to its source PDF page.
| Wheatland County | $13.00 | or Wheatland County R White 2-105 tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide $110.00/hour | |
| MD of Bighorn No. 8 | $13.00 | or MD of Bighorn No.8 R White 2-105 tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide $110.00/hour | |
| Clearwater County | $13.00 | or Clearwater County R White 2-105 tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide $110.00/hour | |
| Mountain View County | $13.00 | or Mountain View County R White 2-105 tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide $110.00/hour | |
| Rocky View County | $13.00 | or Rocky View County R White 2-105 tractor, Viscount V-rake 12' wide $110.00/hour | |
| Lethbridge County | $11.00 | John Deere 4755 tractor, Fella Duo-Turbo 1602 double rotary rake Lethbridge County R 26' wide | |
| Lethbridge County | $8.00 | Lethbridge County R John Deere 6105R tractor, Fella PS 880 rotary rake 35' wide | |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | $8.00 | MD of Pincher Creek R John Deere 6105R tractor, Fella PS 880 rotary rake 35' wide No.9 |