Custom Rates 2008 - Land Leasing

These are survey results only - not recommended rates.

NOTES: *Indicates one report received.

Cash Rental

Cash Rent - cropland		Location	Average 2006	Range 2007	Most Common 2007	Average 2007
Alberta		South – irrigated	$75/ac	$28.36-300/ac	$53-300/ac	$124.87/ac
		South – dryland	$37.36/ac	$8-65/ac	$30-50/ac	$39.36/ac
		Central	$38.79/ac	$20-70/ac	$25-55/ac	$40.25/ac
		North	$33.72/ac	$7.50-61/ac	$25-50/ac	$34.09/ac
		Peace	$13.80/ac	$10-25/ac	$12.25-25/ac	$16.21/ac
Total reports = 178 Surveyed spring 2007

Cropshare Rental

Cropshare Rental - cropland		Location	Landlord:Tenant	No. of Leases	% Reporting	Notes
Alberta		South	1/4:3/4	3	43	Tenant pays all but taxes in 3 of 7 agreements.
			1/3:2/3	3	43
			1/2:1/2	1	14
		Central	1/4:3/4	3	20	Tenant pays all but taxes in 5 of 15 agreements.
			1/3:2/3	9	60
			2/5:3/5	2	13
			1/2:1/2	1	7
		North	1/5:4/5	1	7	Tenant pays all but taxes in 10 of 15 agreements.
			1/4:3/4	4	26
			1/3:2/3	8	53
			2/5:3/5	1	7
			1/2:1/2	1	7
		Peace	1/4:3/4	1	20	Tenant pays all but taxes in 4 of 5 agreements.
			1/3:/2/3	4	80
Total reports = 42 Surveyed spring 2007

Length of Lease

Length of Lease - cropland	Cash Rent		Crop Share
Years	Number of leases	%	Number of leases	%
1	77	43	19	45
2	2	1	0	0
3	46	26	3	7
4	4	2	1	2
5	23	13	1	2
6+	7	4	0	0
Open	19	11	18	44
Total	178	100	42	100
Total reports = 220 Surveyed Spring 2007

Type of Lease

Type of Lease - cropland	Cash Rent		Crop Share
Location	Number of leases	%	Number of leases	%
South	37	84	7	16
Central	55	79	15	21
North	79	84	15	16
Peace	7	58	5	42
Total reports = 220 Surveyed Spring 2007

Pasture Rental

Cash Rent - private pasture	Location	Most Common 2006	Range 2007	Most Common 2007
Alberta	South	$30/AUM* $1000-5000/season $10/ac*	$20-30.75/AUM $1500-4500/season ....-	$20-30.75/AUM $1500-4500/season ....-
	Central	$20-30/AUM $2880-4500/season $20-21/hd/mo ...-	$15-30/AUM $650-5500/season $10-24/hd/mo $25-27.50/ac	$20-30/AUM $3000-5500/season $21-24/hd/mo $25-27.50/ac
	North	$20-25/AUM $2000-3250/season $0.70/hd/day* $10-25/ac	$10-30/AUM $1680-4950/season $0.40-0.70/hd/day $10-25/ac	$20-27/AUM $2000-3250/season $0.60-0.70/hd/day $15-25/ac
	Peace	$800/season* $5/ac*	$1100-3000/season $10/ac*	$1100-3000/season $10/ac*
Total reports = 77 Surveyed Spring 2007

Crown Land

Crown Land	Location	Total Acreage	Rate/AUM 2006	Rate/AUM 2007
	South	3,100,000	$2.79**	$2.79**
	Central	800,000	$2.32**	$2.32**
	North	1,700,000	$1.39**	$1.39**
Survey Spring 2007

**Public land grazing rental rates shown are charged based on the carrying capacity of the land, which is determined by the number of Animal Unit Months (AUM) that a specific parcel provides and is set by the Department of Sustainable Resource Development. They are not charged based on actual use- as a result the prescribed stocking rates may differ from the carrying capacity. The minimum rental rate for a grazing lease is $50. In addition to the rental, the leaseholder is responsible for many legislated and required costs such as: the payment of municipal taxes; weed control; managing public and industrial users; and, investments in and subsequent maintenance of fencing, water developments, etc. Additional information about public lands can be found at http://srd.alberta.ca/lands/default.aspx.

These are survey results only - not recommended rates.
NOTE: * Indicates one report received.

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