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The Cost of the Carbon Tax on the Farm
Listen: APAS says farmers continue to be pinched by carbon tax
Apr 4, 2024 | 6:03 AM
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The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has updated the costs associated with the most recent increase in the carbon tax from $65 per tonne of CO2 equivalent to $80 dollars per tonne.
Since 2019, APAS has tracked the cost implications using a per-acre example of wheat production from the farmgate to port position.
Vice President Bill Prybylski said APAS calculated a 62-bushel-an-acre wheat crop in the black soil zone could incur an additional $7.24 per acre in costs due to the carbon tax this year.
