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Hay raking ratesCentral Alberta
Typical charge in Central Alberta
$7.00/acre
Median of 11 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$6.00
High (75th pct)
$13.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| Mountain View County | 3 | $6.00 | $13.00 |
| Red Deer County | 3 | $7.00 | $7.00 |
| Rocky View County | 3 | $7.00 | $13.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $5.50 | $7.00 |
| 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.
| 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 | |
| Kneehill County | $7.00 | Kneehill County R John Deere 5105M 100 hp tractor, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide | |
| Red Deer County | $7.00 | Red Deer County R John Deere 4440 2wd '81 tractor; 12 wheel V-rake | |
| Rocky View County | $7.00 | Rocky View County R John Deere 5105M 100 hp tractor, Vermeer R23 rake 23' wide | |
| Red Deer County | $7.00 | John Deere 7800 mfwd 150 hp tractor or John Deere 4240 2wd 110 Red Deer R hp tractor, V-rake 12' wide |