NAAC CONTRACTING CHARGES GUIDE 2015/16
These prices are the average price surveyed from NAAC members but the actual price may vary
considerably between regions, soil types, distance travelled, size of contract undertaken, size and type
of equipment used, amount of product applied etc. The NAAC is also aware that many contractors are
now making individual arrangements with their customers regarding diesel (eg separate fuel surcharge,
fuel used on-farm etc). The prices below do not reflect this market trend and such agreeements may
make a significant difference to contracting charges. PRICES ARE BASED ON RED DIESEL AT 60ppl
Please note these prices are ONLY a guide.
2015/16
UK AVERAGE CHARGE
OPERATION
£/ACRE
unless otherwise stated
Ploughing
Deep Ploughing (over 30cm)
Rotovating (ploughed land/grass)
Sub-soiling/Flat Lifting
Mole Ploughing
Stubble Cultivating
Discing
Power Harrowing
Spring tine Harrowing
Pressing
One-pass tillage train (solo/discordon etc)
Rolling
Rape Drilling with Flatlift/Subsoiler
Cereal Drillling
Sugar Beet Drilling
Carrot/Parsnip/Onion Precision Drilling
Grass Seed (broadcast)
Grass Seed Drilling with Harrow (e.g. Opico)
Cross Drilling
Chain Harrowing
Maize Precision Drilling
Maize Drilling Under Plastic
Fertiliser Distribution
Light Land
Heavy Land
add for furrow press
Single Leg
Twin Leg
Shallow
Deep
Deep/on Ploughing
Shallow/seedbed prep
Flat (grassland)
Ring (Seedbeds)
Conventional (Accord)
Power Harrow Drill Combo
Direct Drilling
Spinner (per Kg/ha)
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23.68
25.50
2.88
28.53
27.70
23.80
38.55
32.13
16.50
17.34
18.69
21.73
20.34
13.06
13.37
27.82
10.44
7.14
26.92
18.02
24.27
23.15
21.50
35.00
9.17
11.89
32.00
9.28
18.30
49.00
4.88
Extra for variable rate application
Lime spreading (per tonne)
Contract Irrigating (inch/acre)
General Spraying
Extra if less than 50acres
Liquid fertiliser
ATV Spraying (per hour)
per acre
Slug Pelleting
Avadex Spreading
Weed wiping
Combining Cereals
Oilseed Rape harvesting
Combining Peas & Beans
Combining Grain Maize
Swathing Rape
Grain Carting to Barn (per hour)
Straw Chopping (seperate operation)
Baling (per bale)
Bale Wrapping
Potato Harvesting
De-stoning Potato Land
Potato Ridging
Potato Planting
Sugar Beet
Set-aside Topping (per hour)
Grass Topping
Grass Mowing
Tedding
Raking
Forage Harvesting Only
Forage Harvesting, Cart (3 Trailers) and Clamp
Extra for straw chopper on combine
Extra for seeding (Autocast)
Extra for yield mapping
Combining out of a windrow
Direct Combining
Small (conventional)
80cm x 70 cm
80cm x 90cm
120cm x 70 cm
120cm x 130cm
Round 120cm
Round 150cm
Round 120cm (6 layers)
Round 120cm (4 layers)
Round 120cm (no plastic)
Square 120cm x 70cm (6 layers)
Square 120cm x 70cm (4 layers)
Square 120cm x 70cm (no plastic)
Harvesting Only
Harvesting and Carting
Harvesting Only
Harvesting and Carting
First Cuts
Other Cuts
First Cuts
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1.33
4.55
10.25
5.35
1.90
6.13
36.00
4.75
3.68
6.12
10.50
35.13
2.64
3.65
1.00
34.83
36.04
38.08
41.33
18.38
38.23
17.00
0.58
2.94
4.03
4.59
6.53
2.82
3.45
5.56
5.17
2.14
6.72
5.53
2.47
213.33
400.00
95.00
26.50
72.00
92.00
110.00
42.67
13.28
12.10
6.51
6.76
27.25
22.74
52.08
Other Cuts
Whole Crop Harvesting, Cart (3 trailers) and Clamp
Complete Service - Mow, Rake, forage harvest, cart (3 trailers) & clamp
Maize Harvest, 3 Trailers and Clamp
Extra trailer for carting silage/maize/whole crop (Per hour)
Forage Box (per hour)
FYM spreading
Tractor & rear Discharge (per hour)
Tractor and Side Discharge (per hour)
Slurry Spreading
Tanker (per hour)
Umbilical (per hour)
Per cube
Extra Pump (per hour)
Slurry Injection (per hour)
Hedgecutting (Per hour)
Flail
Saw Blade
Hedge Laying (per metre run)
Fence Erection (with materials) (per metre run)
Post and 4 Barb
Post, Stock net & 2 Barb
Post and 3 rails
Tractor, Post Knocker + Man (per hour)
Ditching Using 360 Digger (per hour)
Tractor, Trailer + Man (Per hour)
100 - 150 hp tractor + Man (per hour)
150 - 220 hp tractor + Man (per hour)
220 - 300 hp tractor + Man (per hour)
300 hp tractor and above + Man (per hour)
Forklift/Telehandler + Man (Per hour)
Sheep Dipping (per head)
Sheep Jetting/Showering (per head)
Sheep Shearing
Ewes (per head)
Rams (per Head)
Crutching (per head)
Sheep Ultrasound Scanning (per head)
Cattle Ultrasound Scanning (per head)
Foot Trimming
Sheep
Cattle
Bulls
Livestock Husbandry (per hour)
Sheep
Cattle
Mobile Feed Mixing and Processing (£/Tonne)
Crimping (£/Ton)
Published May 2015
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46.00
68.00
64.83
68.70
39.36
104.94
42.45
38.78
47.43
83.00
2.63
35.75
56.50
34.83
48.12
15.00
4.97
6.11
13.75
37.38
36.54
39.00
35.00
36.06
48.10
63.75
38.03
1.50
1.00
1.49
3.06
0.74
1.00
2.00
1.00
11.00
25.00
12.00
10.00
17.33
9.25