Swathing ratesCentral Alberta
Typical charge in Central Alberta
$14.00/acre
Median of 11 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$14.00
High (75th pct)
$16.50
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| Mountain View County | 4 | $16.00 | $17.00 |
| Ponoka County | 4 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Lacombe County | 3 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Kneehill County | 2 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Red Deer County | 2 | $15.50 | $18.00 |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | 2 | $15.00 | $16.00 |
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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.
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| County of Stettler No. 6 | $16.00 | County of Stettler No. 6 Sp MacDon A155 with 40' header Plus equipment hauling $150.00/hour | |
| Mountain View County | $15.00 | Mountain View County Sp Hesston 8100 swather with 21' header | |
| Lacombe County | $14.00 | plus fuel Lacombe County Sp MacDon Premier M205 swather with 25' draper header surcharge |