Swathing ratesNorth West Alberta
Typical charge in North West Alberta
$14.00/acre
Median of 12 surveyed charges, 2016–2018
Low (25th pct)
$13.00
High (75th pct)
$14.25
Surveyed: what people actually charged
Rates over time ($/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.
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | 5 | $14.00 | $16.00 |
| Leduc County | 4 | $14.00 | $15.00 |
| Strathcona County | 4 | $13.00 | $14.00 |
| Athabasca County | 3 | $13.00 | $17.00 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Sturgeon County | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
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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.
| Athabasca County | $17.00 | Athabasca County Prairie Star 25' swather Grains, canola | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $16.00 | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Sp MacDon A155 with 40' header Plus equipment hauling $150.00/hour | |
| Leduc County | $15.00 | Leduc County Sp McDon 9300 swather with 21' header All crops | |
| Leduc County | $14.00 | plus fuel Leduc County Sp MacDon Premier M205 swather with 25' draper header surcharge | |
| Strathcona County | $14.00 | plus fuel Strathcona County Sp MacDon Premier M205 swather with 25' draper header surcharge | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $14.00 | plus fuel County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Sp MacDon Premier M205 swather with 25' draper header surcharge | |
| County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 | $14.00 | County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 plus fuel surcharge Sp MacDon Premier M205 swather with 25' draper header Plus fuel surcharge | |
| Leduc County | $14.00 | Leduc County plus fuel surcharge Sp MacDon Premier M205 swather with 25' draper header Plus fuel surcharge |