Pasture / forage
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Alfalfa Hay
in Bowen Island, British Columbia
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Alfalfa hay serving Bowen Island.
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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies pasture / forage around Bowen Island, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 2,905 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 38th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 21st percentile nationally. Greater Vancouver, British Columbia reports 1,793 acres of reported alfalfa acreage in 2021, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. No compatible public price benchmark is stored for this market, so the page does not invent pricing. The sourcing graph points to nearby alternatives such as Mission, British Columbia, 47 miles away with 61,428 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 40 0-100 as of 2026-07-31, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.
Buyer decision panel
What the evidence says now
Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped pasture / forage footprint ranks at the 38th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader pasture / forage context; it does not identify how much is specifically Alfalfa hay.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
Satellite crop map
Local pasture / forage footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
0 ac
10 mi
24 ac
25 mi
2,905 ac
50 mi
58,848 ac
100 mi
111,802 ac
150 mi
136,223 ac
250 mi
358,816 ac
Within 25 miles2,905mapped acres · 0.231% of radius · 2025
38th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities · 21th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Bowen Island · radius
Native ACI classified-pixel counts retained inside 32×32 aggregate blocks; block projected centers determine radial inclusion. Class 122 is pasture/forage family evidence, not exact species acreage.
- Source
- aafc-aci-2025
- Snapshot
aafc-annual-crop-inventory:f7267a39368e4bf2- Source record
13063- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 13063 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:51ac1ef95112bca7cab14a0ab6e4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
70.7 / 100 persistence · HIGH
20112025
Agricultural census
Production & livestock context
The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.
57.1production depth
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
1,793 acresGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1793 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:21d0bd146c3844989f0013ae9ca9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
40 farmsGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 40 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ad890469b258a0411857f3ff9aa1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
33,486 acresGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 33486 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:62fe9c8677570f4cd4f5c44b4b02- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
562 farmsGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 562 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:83462b94efb09826e331c942d46a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
13,676 acresGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 13676 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:2679d7d3c611818a842552d2227d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
414 farmsGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 414 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:675f4e461b6fcfe6fed32d43affd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
1,793 acresGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1793 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:21d0bd146c3844989f0013ae9ca9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
40 farmsGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 40 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ad890469b258a0411857f3ff9aa1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
33,486 acresGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 33486 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:62fe9c8677570f4cd4f5c44b4b02- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
562 farmsGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 562 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:83462b94efb09826e331c942d46a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
13,676 acresGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 13676 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:2679d7d3c611818a842552d2227d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
414 farmsGreater Vancouver, British Columbia · 2021
How calculated
Greater Vancouver, British Columbia · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
5915:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 414 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:675f4e461b6fcfe6fed32d43affd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.
Comparable market observations
Price intelligence
No defensible Alfalfa benchmark
No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.
Request current local quotes →Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.
Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation1,537.4 mm
How calculated
Vancouver (Harbour) · nearest station
Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.
- Source
- eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
- Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2020-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- mm
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:57f47d08739366b88bdafbf72996- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature11.4 °C
How calculated
Vancouver (Harbour) · nearest station
Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.
- Source
- eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
- Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2020-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- °C
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:381ee40c129e68e8a72769629065- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance12.4 miles
How calculated
Vancouver (Harbour) · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Bowen Island reference point to the official station.
- Source
- eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
- Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2020-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- miles
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:82887191f481d007eefe96fe9e27- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D1 categoryBowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:5fa6081d0261805fb9484ab78a20- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100Bowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:d6e129aaa7d9f5f0419cda212ae2- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING categoryBowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:1272dccd1c413d3a9af21adb2627- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100Bowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:a91c1efe845e5745dcad896ba4d2- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Bowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:27f18e9112d98e7991ec55776650- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100Bowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:f0983e0ec35f50e01b7ccc73f7fc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
69.2 percent of observationsBowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:0992b16961bfc86ba0d5e760ea7d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observationsBowen Island · 2026
How calculated
Bowen Island · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:a98aca85145b3ba9b5ca262b0f05- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
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Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: — / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool
Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine
No bale weight, payload, route mileage, or freight rate is assumed. Use the figures supplied with each quote.
Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes
Quote A
Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Quote B
Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
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Geographic market graph
Strong nearby sourcing candidates
Ranked from the precomputed locality graph using type-aware mapped evidence and distance. Mapped land is not inventory for sale.
52.8sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Mission, British Columbia47.1 mi61,428 ac97.62. Alfalfa Hay in Matsqui Main 2, British Columbia49.4 mi60,567 ac96.53. Alfalfa Hay in Langley 2, British Columbia44.9 mi59,405 ac95.34. Alfalfa Hay in Whonnock 1, British Columbia43.3 mi58,915 ac94.85. Alfalfa Hay in Langley, British Columbia41.4 mi58,418 ac94.36. Alfalfa Hay in McMillan Island 6, British Columbia38.8 mi57,305 ac937. Alfalfa Hay in Matsqui 4, British Columbia47.8 mi56,923 ac92.18. Alfalfa Hay in Maple Ridge, British Columbia39.4 mi56,279 ac91.79. Alfalfa Hay in Langley, British Columbia37.3 mi53,655 ac88.610. Alfalfa Hay in Katzie 2, British Columbia34.6 mi52,994 ac88Source hay
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Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2011
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2018
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2019
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2020
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive
Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages
Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture
Evidence definitions and data confidence
EXACT identifies this hay type directly. FAMILY is broader family or supporting-crop evidence. GENERAL is context only. Public price observations are treated as confidence signals, not mandatory evidence.
Public agricultural records show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Alfalfa Hay availability should be confirmed with suppliers. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.
Generator: max-v1.0 · 40 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.