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Swathing rates, 2013Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2013 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom swathing had a median charge of $14.50 per acre across 8 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $13.75 and $15.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2013
$14.50/acre
Median of 8 surveyed charges, 2013
Low (25th pct)
$13.75
High (75th pct)
$15.00
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, 2013
$/acre, 2013 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Mountain View County | 3 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Vulcan County | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Kneehill County | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Ponoka County | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Red Deer County | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Strathcona County | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
Individual charges, 2013
Every 2013 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| Red Deer County | $16.00 | Red Deer Massey Ferguson MF9435 swather Canola | |
| Kneehill County | $15.00 | Kneehill Sp Hesston swather with 21' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Mountain View County | $15.00 | Mountain View SP Hesston 8100 swather with 21' header | |
| Mountain View County | $15.00 | Mountain View Sp Hesston swather with 21' header and pickup reels Canola | |
| Vulcan County | $14.00 | Vulcan SP MacDon M150 swather with 35' header Oilseeds | |
| Ponoka County | $14.00 | Sp Westward 9200 swather with 18' header or Sp Ponoka Westward 9340 swather with 21' header or 2940 swather | |
| Strathcona County | $13.00 | Strathcona Sp MacDon swather with 25' header Depending on conditions; cereals or oilseeds | |
| Mountain View County | $12.00 | Mountain View Sp John Deere 2360 swather with 18' header Cereals or Canola |