Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Houpsitas 6, British Columbia

Name: Alfalfa market intelligence for Houpsitas 6, British Columbia
Creator: HayQuotes
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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY

Local mapped footprint0 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Pasture / forage

Production depth23.2 / 100LOW

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Price benchmark— NO DEFENSIBLE BENCHMARK

Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.

Supplier depth0 active suppliers within 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS

Verified demand0 requests / 90 days / 50 miNO CURRENT OBSERVATIONS

Sourcing difficulty74.1 / 100HIGH

Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.

Annual precipitation normal1,910.5 mm1991–2020 NORMAL

Drought pressureNONE CSD representative pointENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT

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Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies pasture / forage around Houpsitas 6, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 0 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 15th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 10th percentile nationally. Strathcona, British Columbia reports 1 farms of alfalfa farms 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 Comox Valley A, British Columbia, 119 miles away with 12,844 mapped acres. HayQuotes has not yet stored enough recent marketplace observations here to publish supplier liquidity, so quote requests are the check for bale format, freight, timing, and availability.

Buyer decision panel

What the evidence says now

Price dataLIMITED

Local supplyLIMITED

Nearby sourcingSTRONG

Drought pressureLOW

MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped pasture / forage footprint ranks at the 15th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.

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aafc-aci-2025

This raster evidence is broader pasture / forage context; it does not identify how much is specifically Alfalfa hay.

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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.

FAMILY

5 mi

0 ac

10 mi

0 ac

25 mi

0 ac

50 mi

0 ac

100 mi

1,304 ac

150 mi

15,768 ac

250 mi

114,494 ac

Within 25 miles0mapped acres · 0% of radius · 2025

15th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities · 10th percentile nationally.

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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: 0
Evidence: FAMILY
Period: 2025-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 0 classified pixels
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: LATEST
Fact ID: fact:bdb2b9e268b1c5347d2dbbfb2c74
Official record: Open source ↗

Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

23.2production depth

Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL

F acres

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:alfalfa_acres:2021
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: F acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:a72857be61c05c1cc7ec53a5f27a
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL

1 farms

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:alfalfa_farms:2021
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 1 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:3fecbe5b8da9e29f14d2f0e2c4ad
Official record: Open source ↗

Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL

F acres

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: F acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:c61e8b2e46c0f3801bc500f76e7d
Official record: Open source ↗

Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL

19 farms

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 19 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:f94089d3a6acaf0b22283848bab6
Official record: Open source ↗

Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL

F acres

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence: FAMILY
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: F acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:fe6a9403b972b3a07ef09b904d5e
Official record: Open source ↗

Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL

15 farms

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence: FAMILY
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 15 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:4746818d0bb493add04e30f1345b
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL

F acres

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:alfalfa_acres:2021
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: F acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:a72857be61c05c1cc7ec53a5f27a
Official record: Open source ↗

Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL

1 farms

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:alfalfa_farms:2021
Evidence: EXACT
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 1 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:3fecbe5b8da9e29f14d2f0e2c4ad
Official record: Open source ↗

Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL

F acres

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: F acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:c61e8b2e46c0f3801bc500f76e7d
Official record: Open source ↗

Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL

19 farms

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence: GENERAL
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 19 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:f94089d3a6acaf0b22283848bab6
Official record: Open source ↗

Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL

F acres

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence: FAMILY
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: F acres
Normalized unit: acres
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:fe6a9403b972b3a07ef09b904d5e
Official record: Open source ↗

Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL

15 farms

Strathcona, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Strathcona, 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: 5924:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence: FAMILY
Period: 2021-12-31
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Original: 15 farms
Normalized unit: farms
Freshness: HISTORICAL
Fact ID: fact:4746818d0bb493add04e30f1345b
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.

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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation1,910.5 mm

How calculated

Port Hardy · 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:38e68a4decfeb1a3c756107e17f2
Official record: Open source ↗

Annual mean temperature8.6 °C

How calculated

Port Hardy · 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:390df19a8d91ac5e4e0fcf6d8f6e
Official record: Open source ↗

Station distance44.8 miles

How calculated

Port Hardy · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Houpsitas 6 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:6d21195f49e97ecb991b63d11e3d
Official record: Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST

NONE category

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:d46699599ecfe744ac42c5d06adb
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST

0 0-100

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:127554c7b425f7ef891632d97ce8
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought One Month TrendLATEST

IMPROVING category

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:5193c233d437ca92cfd897f60291
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST

40 0-100

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:41e7767f16eca7549d3de5102c00
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST

0 0-100

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:80a022bb28f3b4bc09ea96d4cf72
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST

0 0-100

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:f4147e8ac036b63d088089e9c631
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST

7.7 percent of observations

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:7cb2bb33b940ebfc348cc671f6e8
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST

0 percent of observations

Houpsitas 6 · 2026

How calculated

Houpsitas 6 · 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:780973a7125f7db2753cb63620ae
Official record: Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

HayQuotes marketplace

Visible supply & verified demand

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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.

Bale countWeight per bale (lb)

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Pickup price / baleLoaded route milesFreight / loaded mileUnloading totalStacking totalOther chargesPayload / load

Delivered total$0.00

Delivered equivalent—

Loads—Enter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Comparable delivered resultComplete both quotes to compare delivered totals.

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.

74.1sourcing difficulty

Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength

1. Alfalfa Hay in Comox Valley A, British Columbia119.1 mi12,844 ac94 2. Alfalfa Hay in Cumberland, British Columbia108.4 mi11,581 ac87.2 3. Alfalfa Hay in Comox 1, British Columbia110.6 mi10,911 ac83.2 4. Alfalfa Hay in Comox, British Columbia112.1 mi10,907 ac83.1 5. Alfalfa Hay in Courtenay, British Columbia108.9 mi10,805 ac82.7 6. Alfalfa Hay in Pentledge 2, British Columbia108.2 mi10,773 ac82.5 7. Alfalfa Hay in Comox Valley B (Lazo North), British Columbia115.6 mi10,210 ac78.8 8. Alfalfa Hay in Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), British Columbia97 mi9,312 ac74.5 9. Alfalfa Hay in Nenagwas 12, British Columbia96.7 mi9,015 ac72.8 10. Alfalfa Hay in Homalco 9, British Columbia95 mi8,921 ac72.3

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Alfalfa Hay markets in StrathconaRD

Audit trail

Methodology & sources

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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025

2025crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗

Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive

2002-current5-kilometre raster sampled at census subdivision representative pointsOfficial source ↗

Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages

1991-2020composite stationOfficial source ↗

Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture

2021published agricultural geographyOfficial source ↗

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 · 26 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.

Alfalfa Hayin Houpsitas 6, British Columbia

What the local hay data shows

What the evidence says now

Local pasture / forage footprint

Production & livestock context

Price intelligence

Local climate context

Drought & moisture context

Visible supply & verified demand

Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine

Quote A

Quote B

Strong nearby sourcing candidates

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Methodology & sources

Alfalfa Hay
in Houpsitas 6, British Columbia