Custom Rates 2009 - Grain Harvesting & Hauling

These are survey results only - not recommended rates.

NOTES: *Indicates one report received.

Grain Harvesting

Operation		Location	Most Common 2007	Range 2008	Most Common 2008
Swathing		Alberta	$10-12/ac $75-90/hr	$8-14/ac $70-100/hr	$10-12/ac $75-90/hr
Total reports = 47 Surveyed Fall 2008
Combining – straight cut or pickup header (**may be additional cost for fuel)		South - dryland	$25-25.50/ac $100-180/hr	$18/ac* $200/hr*	$18/ac* $200/hr*
		South - irrigated	$30-32.50/ac	**No response to survey	**No response to survey
		Central	$20-25/ac $200-225/hr	$20-30/ac $225-250/hr	$20/ac $225-250/hr
		North	$25-30/ac $190-275/hr	$24-30/ac $185-270/hr	$24-30/ac $185-270/hr
		North - dry	...-	$100-155/hr	$100-140/hr
		Peace - dry	$100-130/hr**	$100-130/hr	$100-130/hr
Total reports = 39 Surveyed Fall 2008
Combining and hauling to bin (**may be additional cost for fuel)		South - dryland	$23-28/ac	$20-34.50/ac	$23.50-32/ac
		South - irrigated	$30/ac	$43/ac*	$43/ac*
		Central	$24-34.50/ac $265-275/hr	$27-34.50/ac $275-300/hr	$27-34.50/ac $275-300/hr
		North	$25/ac $200-240/hr	$30/ac $200-240/ac	$30/ac $200-240/ac
		Peace	...-	**No response to survey	**No response to survey
Total reports = 41 Surveyed Fall 2008
Grain drying		Alberta	$95-175/hr	$95-175/hr	$95-175/hr
Total reports = 2 Surveyed Fall 2008
Grain cleaning		Alberta	$0.45-0.55/bu	$0.45-0.55/bu	$0.45-0.55/bu
Total reports = 3 Surveyed Fall 2008
Grain vacumming		Alberta	$0.07/bu	$0.07/bu*	$0.07/bu*
Total reports = 1 Surveyed Fall 2008

Grain Hauling

Operation		Location	Most Common 2007	Range 2008	Most Common 2008
0 - 50 kilometers (0-30 miles)		Alberta	$6.84-9/tonne $65-100/hr $4.50/ac	$6.50-10/tonne $100/hr* $5/ac	$6.84-9.61/tonne $100/hr* $5/ac
51 - 100 kilometers (31-60 miles)		Alberta	$8.35-10.02/tonne	$7.56-14.50/tonne	$10-11/tonne
101 - 150 kilometers (61-90 miles)		Alberta	$10-11.50/tonne ...-	$8.63-14.50/tonne	$10.76-14.50/tonne
Over 150 kilometers (over 90 miles)		Alberta	$13.01-25.86/tonne $4-4.58/lmi $2.75/lkm*	$16.50/tonne $4.58/lmi* $2.75/lkm*	$16.50/tonne $4.58/lmi* $2.75/lkm*
Total reports = 77 Surveyed Fall 2008

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