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Swathing rates, 2011Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2011 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom swathing had a median charge of $12.00 per acre across 39 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $12.00 and $13.50 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2011
$12.00/acre
Median of 39 surveyed charges, 2011
Low (25th pct)
$12.00
High (75th pct)
$13.50
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, 2011
$/acre, 2011 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 3 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
| Red Deer County | 3 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
| Leduc County | 3 | $12.00 | $13.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 2 | $13.50 | $14.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $11.50 | $12.00 |
| Ponoka County | 2 | $12.50 | $13.00 |
| Beaver County | 2 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Camrose County | 2 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| County of Two Hills No. 21 | 2 | $12.00 | $13.00 |
| Strathcona County | 2 | $12.50 | $13.00 |
| MD of Peace No. 135 | 2 | $14.50 | $15.00 |
| Foothills County | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Individual charges, 2011
Every 2011 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Mountain View County | $15.00 | Mountain View Sp Hesston 8100 swather with 21' header | |
| Red Deer County | $15.00 | Red Deer Sp MacDon 9350 swather with 30' header Canola | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $15.00 | Massey Ferguson 2wd tractor, Massey Ferguson Stettler Co 6 swather with 12' header | |
| County of Northern Lights | $15.00 | Northern Lights MD22 Sp Hesston 9100 swather with 30' header | |
| MD of Peace No. 135 | $15.00 | Peace MD 135 Sp Hesston 9100 swather with 30' header | |
| Lethbridge County | $14.00 | Lethbridge Sp MacDon M150 swather with 30' header | |
| Vulcan County | $14.00 | Vulcan Sp MacDon 2950 swather with 25' or 30' header Oilseeds | |
| Clear Hills County | $14.00 | Ford 9030 4wd bi-directional tractor, Versatile 4022 Clear Hills MD 21 swather with 22' header | |
| MD of Fairview No. 136 | $14.00 | Ford 9030 4wd bi-directional tractor, Versatile 4022 Fairview MD 136 swather with 22' header | |
| MD of Peace No. 135 | $14.00 | Ford 9030 4wd bi-directional tractor, Versatile 4022 Peace MD 135 swather with 22' header |