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Seeding rates, 2020-21Saskatchewan · Saskatchewan guide edition
Saskatchewan's 2020-21 Farm Machinery Custom and Rental Rate Guide calculated custom seeding at a median of $23.10 per acre across 15 machine sizes (range $14.93–$37.09). Source: Government of Saskatchewan, via PrairieRates.ca.
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Guide rate in Saskatchewan, 2020-21
$23.10/acre
Median of 15 machine sizes, 2020-21
Lowest
$14.93
Highest
$37.09
Calculated: machine cost + 15% margin
These are calculated guideline rates: the cost to own and run each machine, plus labour, fuel and a 15% margin. They aren’t market surveys, and commercial operators often charge more. How we source data
By machine, 2020-21 guide
Official 2020-21 guide figures by machine size. Click a column to sort.
| Other Row Crop Planters | 12 row planter | $23.10 | |
| Other Row Crop Planters | 180 hp. 16 row planter | $25.03 | |
| Other Row Crop Planters | 230 hp. 24 row planter | $27.08 | |
| Other Row Crop Planters | 210 hp. 12/24 split row planter | $35.11 | |
| Other Row Crop Planters | 250 hp. 16/32 split row planter | $37.09 | |
| Air Seeders | 25-40 ft. | $26.33 | |
| Air Seeders | Medium 400 hp. 41-59ft. | $22.12 | |
| Air Seeders | Large 450+ hp. 60-70 ft. | $19.98 | |
| Air Hoe Drills | 27-50 ft. | $22.73 | |
| Air Hoe Drills | Large 450+ hp. 51-72 ft. | $19.00 | |
| Air Drills with Independent Openers | 25-45 ft. | $27.39 | |
| Air Drills with Independent Openers | Medium 400 hp. 46-65 ft. | $19.71 |