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Swathing rates, 2012Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2012 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom swathing had a median charge of $12.50 per acre across 16 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $12.00 and $14.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2012
$12.50/acre
Median of 16 surveyed charges, 2012
Low (25th pct)
$12.00
High (75th pct)
$14.00
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, 2012
$/acre, 2012 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Vulcan County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Mountain View County | 3 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Red Deer County | 2 | $13.50 | $15.00 |
| Lethbridge County | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Ponoka County | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Beaver County | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Camrose County | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Leduc County | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Strathcona County | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
Individual charges, 2012
Every 2012 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Lethbridge County | $15.00 | Lethbridge Sp MacDon M155 swather with 35' header | |
| Mountain View County | $15.00 | Mountain View SP Hesston 8100 swather with 21' header | |
| Red Deer County | $15.00 | Sp MacDon 9350 swather with 30' header and 21' Red Deer Canola header | |
| Vulcan County | $14.00 | Vulcan MacDon M150 35' swather Oilseeds | |
| Vulcan County | $14.00 | Vulcan Sp MacDon swather with 30'header | |
| Vulcan County | $14.00 | Vulcan Sp MacDon swather with 36'header | |
| Ponoka County | $14.00 | Sp Westward 9200 swather with 18' header or Sp Ponoka Westward 9340 swather with 21' header | |
| Strathcona County | $13.00 | Strathcona Sp MacDon swather with 25' header Depending on conditions; cereals or oilseeds | |
| Kneehill County | $12.00 | Kneehill Sp Hesston swather with 21' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Kneehill County | $12.00 | Kneehill Sp MacDon D60B swather with 35' header Canola |