Custom Rates 2017 - Haying and Silage

These are survey results only - not recommended rates.

NOTES: *Indicates one report received.

Haying

Operation	Location	Most Common 2015	Range 2016	Most Common 2016
Cutting & conditioning hay – mower conditioner	South	$17.50-28/ac	$12-28/ac	$17.50-28/ac
	Central	$17.50-28/ac	$15-28/ac	$17-28/ac
	North	$15/ac $100/hr*	$15/ac $100/hr*	$15/ac $100/hr*
Total reports = 41 Surveyed Fall 2016
Cutting & conditioning hay - mower conditioner plus raking	Alberta	$24.50-42/ac	$22-42/ac	$24.50-42/ac
Total reports = 14 Surveyed Fall 2016
Raking	Alberta	$3-14/ac $110/hr	$3-14/ac $110/hr	$7-14/ac $110/hr
Total reports = 24 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling – small square	Alberta	$0.55-1/bale	$0.55-1/bale	$0.55-1/bale
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2016
Hay hauling – small square (1060 bales/load)	Alberta	$24-31/tonne $90/hr*	$24-31/tonne $90/hr*	$24-31/tonne $90/hr*
Total reports = 6 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling & stacking – small square	Alberta	$1.20/bale*	$1.20/bale*	$1.20/bale*
Total reports = 1 Surveyed Fall 2016
Stacking & hauling - small square	Alberta	$0.55-1/bale	$0.55-1/bale	$0.55-1/bale
Total reports = 4 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling, stacking & hauling - small square	Alberta	$1.10-1.50/bale	$1.10-1.50/bale	$1.10-1.50/bale
Total reports = 3 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling – large square	Alberta	$11-18/bale	$11-18/bale	$11-18/bale
Total reports = 19 Surveyed Fall 2016
Stacking – large square	Alberta	$3/bale	$2.50-3/bale	$3/bale
Total reports = 6 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling & stacking – large square		$20/bale	$20/bale	$20/bale
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling – large round	South	$12-15/bale	$9.50-15/bale	$12-15/bale
	Central	$11-16/bale	$10-16/bale	$11-16/bale
	North	$10-12/bale	$9-13/bale	$10-13/bale
	Peace	$13/bale*	$13/bale*	$13/bale*
Total reports = 59 Surveyed Fall 2016
Hay hauling – large round	15 bales	$4/bale	$4/bale	$4/bale
	17 bales	$6-13.20/bale	$2.50-13.20/bale	$6-13.20/bale
	34 - 38 bales	$8-10/bale $125-200/hr $23/tonne*	$8-10/bale $150-200/hr $23/tonne*	$8-10/bale $150-200/hr $23/tonne*
Total reports = 13 Surveyed Fall 2016
Stacking – large round	Alberta	$2.50-3/bale $80/hr*	...- ...-	...- ...-
Total reports = 0 Surveyed Fall 2016
Stacking & hauling - large round & large square	Alberta	$2.50-5/bale	$2.50-5/bale	$2.50-5/bale
Total reports = 17 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling & stacking - large round		**No response to survey	$14.50/bale*	$14.50/bale*
Total reports = 1 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling & hauling - large round		$13.50-16.50/bale	$13.50-16.50/bale	$13.50-16.50/bale
Total reports = 10 Surveyed Fall 2016
Front end loader	Alberta	$4.50/bale	$4.50/bale	$4.50/bale
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2016

Silage

Operation	Location	Most Common 2015	Range 2016	Most Common 2016
Cutting silage – swathing (6-20 ac/hr)	Alberta	$1-2.50/tonne $1-1.50/ton $70-90/hr $13-16/ac	$2.25-2.50/tonne $1-1.50/ton $70-85/hr $10-16/ac	$2.25-2.50/tonne $1-1.50/ton $70-85/hr $13-16/ac
Total reports = 40 Surveyed Fall 2016
Chopping silage (20-75 Ton/hr) **may be additional cost for fuel	Alberta	$5.25-7/tonne $4.50-5.50/ton $135-400/hr	$5.25-7/tonne $4.50-5.50/ton $135-400/hr	$5.25-7/tonne $4.50-5.50/ton $135-400/hr
Total reports = 24 Surveyed Fall 2016
Hauling silage **may be additional cost for fuel	Alberta	$2.75-3.25/tonne $50-110/hr $5-5.50/bale	$2.75-3.25/tonne $50-100/hr $2.50-5.50/bale	$2.75/tonne $50-90/hr $5-5.50/bale
Total reports = 49 Surveyed Fall 2016
Packing silage – tractor with dozer loader or packer (25-60 tons/hr) **may be additional cost for fuel	Alberta	$1.25-2/tonne $1.40-2/ton $85-135/hr	$1.50-2/tonne $1.40-2/ton $60-135/hr	$1.50-2/tonne $1.40-2/ton $85-135/hr
Total reports = 36 Surveyed Fall 2016
Chopping & hauling silage (1-5 mile haul) **may be additional cost for fuel	Alberta	$8-12.60/tonne $7.50-11.50/ton $190-500/hr	$8-12.60/tonne $7.50-11.50/ton $190-500/hr	$8-12.60/tonne $7.50-11.50/ton $190-500/hr
Total reports = 39 Surveyed Fall 2016
Chopping, hauling & packing (1-2 mile haul) **may be additional cost for fuel	Alberta	$9.50-12.50/tonne $305-365/hr	$9.50-12.50/tonne $305-365/hr	$9.50-12.50/tonne $305-365/hr
Total reports = 22 Surveyed Fall 2016
Swathing, chopping & hauling silage	Alberta	$12/tonne*	$12/tonne*	$12/tonne*
Total reports = 1 Surveyed Fall 2016
Swathing, chopping, hauling & packing	Alberta	$12-18/tonne $375-390/hr	$12-13.75/tonne $375-390/hr	$12-13.75/tonne $375-390/hr
Total reports = 5 Surveyed Fall 2016
Baling	Alberta	$15/bale*	$15/bale*	$15/bale*
Total reports = 1 Surveyed Fall 2016
Bale wrapping	Alberta	$5-10/bale	$5-10/bale	$5-10/bale
Total reports = 7 Surveyed Fall 2016
Silage bagging – includes bag (customer provides tractor)	Alberta
	Bag size 10x150	...- $6.75/tonne	..- $6.75/tonne	..- $6.75/tonne
	Bag size 10x200	2325/bag* $6.75/tonne	2325/bag* $6.75/tonne	2325/bag* $6.75/tonne
	Bag size 10x250	$2850/bag* $6.75/tonne	$2850/bag* $6.75/tonne	$2850/bag* $6.75/tonne
	Bag size 10x300	$3920/bag* $6.75/tonne	$3920/bag* $6.75/tonne	$3920/bag* $6.75/tonne
Total reports = 10 Surveyed Fall 2016
Silage chopping, hauling & bagging – includes bag (customer may need to provide tractor) (1-3 mile haul)	Alberta
	Bag size 10x150	16.50/tonne	16.50/tonne	16.50/tonne
	Bag size 10x200	16.50/tonne	16.50/tonne	16.50/tonne
	Bag size 10x250	16.50/tonne	16.50/tonne	16.50/tonne
	Bag size 12x200 or 14x200	$17/tonne	$17/tonne	$17/tonne
	Bag size 12x250 or 14x250	$17/tonne	$17/tonne	$17/tonne
	Bag size 12x300 or 14x300	$17/tonne	$17/tonne	$17/tonne
	Bag size 12x500 or 14x500	$17/tonne	$17/tonne	$17/tonne
Total reports = 25 Surveyed Fall 2016

Custom Rates 2017 - Haying and Silage

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