Swathing ratesAlberta
Typical charge in Alberta
$14.00/acre
Median of 45 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$13.00
High (75th pct)
$15.00
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| Lethbridge County | 5 | $15.00 | $18.00 |
| Vulcan County | 5 | $14.00 | $16.00 |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 5 | $14.00 | $16.00 |
| Mountain View County | 4 | $16.00 | $17.00 |
| Ponoka County | 4 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Leduc County | 4 | $14.00 | $15.00 |
| Strathcona County | 4 | $13.00 | $14.00 |
| Foothills County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Lacombe County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Beaver County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Camrose County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Athabasca County | 3 | $13.00 | $17.00 |
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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.
| Lethbridge County | $18.00 | Lethbridge County Sp Premier 9352 swather with 25' draper Silage, Canola | |
| Red Deer County | $18.00 | Red Deer County Massey Ferguson MF9435 swather Canola | |
| Kneehill County | $17.00 | Kneehill County Sp 2015 Macdon swather with 25' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Mountain View County | $17.00 | Mountain View County Sp 2015 Macdon swather with 25' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Athabasca County | $17.00 | Athabasca County Prairie Star 25' swather Grains, canola | |
| Kneehill County | $17.00 | Kneehill Sp Hesston swather with 21' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Mountain View County | $17.00 | Mountain View Sp Hesston swather with 21' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Vulcan County | $16.00 | Vulcan County Sp MacDon swather with 36'header |