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Swathing rates, 2015Alberta · Alberta Custom Rates Survey
In the 2015 Alberta Custom Rates Survey, custom swathing had a median charge of $14.00 per acre across 31 distinct operator answers, with the middle half between $12.00 and $15.00 per acre. Source: Government of Alberta, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Typical charge in Alberta, 2015
$14.00/acre
Median of 31 surveyed charges, 2015
Low (25th pct)
$12.00
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, 2015
$/acre, 2015 survey only. Click a column to sort.
| Lethbridge County | 4 | $15.00 | $18.00 |
| Vulcan County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Mountain View County | 3 | $15.00 | $17.00 |
| MD of Taber | 2 | $7.50 | $10.00 |
| Ponoka County | 2 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Athabasca County | 2 | $15.00 | $17.00 |
| Leduc County | 2 | $14.50 | $15.00 |
| Foothills County | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| County of Forty Mile No. 8 | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| MD of Willow Creek No. 26 | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Kneehill County | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
Individual charges, 2015
Every 2015 answer in $/acre, linked to its page in the government PDF.
| 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 | |
| Lethbridge County | $15.00 | Lethbridge County Sp MacDon M155 swather with 35' header | |
| Lethbridge County | $15.00 | Lethbridge County Sp Premier 9352 swather with 25' draper Grains | |
| Mountain View County | $15.00 | Mountain View County Sp Hesston 8100 swather with 21' header | |
| Leduc County | $15.00 | Leduc County Sp McDon 9300 swather with 21' header All crops | |
| Foothills County | $14.00 | MD of Foothills No. 31 Sp Hesston Sp swather with 30' header Cereals |