Custom Rates 2009 - Land Leasing

Cash rental | Cropshare rental | Length of lease | Type of lease | Pasture rental

These are survey results only - not recommended rates.

NOTES: *Indicates one report received.

Cash Rental

Cash Rent - cropland Location Average 2007 Range 2008 Most Common 2008 Average 2008

Alberta South – irrigated $124.87/ac
Insufficient data
Insufficient data
Insufficient data

South – dryland $39.36/ac $8-60/ac $35-50/ac $45.19/ac

Central $40.25/ac $22.25-70/ac $40-60/ac $45.70/ac

North $34.09/ac $10-65/ac $30-50/ac $37.29/ac

Peace $16.21/ac $20-27.50/ac $20-27.50/ac $23.12/ac

Total reports = 146 Surveyed spring 2008

Cropshare Rental

Cropshare Rental - cropland Location Landlord:Tenant No. of Leases % Reporting Notes

Alberta
South
1/4:3/4
4
31
Tenant pays all but taxes in 5 of 13 agreements.

30:70
2
15

1/3:2/3
5
39

1/2:1/2
2
15

Central
1/4:3/4
3
20
Tenant pays all but taxes in 7 of 15 agreements.

1/3:2/3
10
67

2/5:3/5
2
13

North
1/5:4/5
1
10
Tenant pays all but taxes in 7 of 10 agreements.

1/4:3/4
2
20

1/3:2/3
6
60

1/2:1/2
1
10

Peace
1/4:3/4
1
33
Tenant pays all but taxes in 2 of 3 agreements.

1/3:/2/3
2
67

Total reports = 41 Surveyed spring 2008

Length of Lease

Length of Lease - cropland
Cash Rent
Crop Share

Years
Number of leases
%
Number of leases
%

1
63
43
23
56

2
3
2
0
0

3
26
18
2
5

4
1
1
0
0

5
30
20
4
10

6+
3
2
0
0

Open
20
14
12
29

Total
146
100
41
100

Total reports = 187 Surveyed Spring 2008

Type of Lease

Type of Lease - cropland
Cash Rent
Crop Share

Location
Number of leases
%
Number of leases
%

South
32
71
13
29

Central
49
77
15
23

North
61
86
10
14

Peace
4
57
3
43

Total reports = 187 Surveyed Spring 2008

Pasture Rental

Cash Rent - private pasture Location Most Common 2007 Range 2008 Most Common 2008

Alberta
South $20-30.75/AUM $20-30.50/AUM $20-30.50/AUM

Central $20-30/AUM
$21-24/hd/mo
...- $15-32/AUM
...-
$0.60/hd/day $22-30.50/AUM
...-
$0.60/hd/day

North $20-27/AUM
...-
$0.60-0.70/hd/day $10-30.50/AUM
$8-18/hd/mo
$0.70/hd/day* $25-30.50/AUM
$10-18/hd/mo
$0.70/hd/day*

Peace
Insufficient data
Insufficient data
Insufficient data

Total reports = 48 Surveyed Spring 2008

These are survey results only - not recommended rates.

Custom Rates 2009 - Land Leasing

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