Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Alfalfa Hay
in Kimberley, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint7,442 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Pasture / forage

Production depth61.3 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence49.7 / 100MODERATE
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 difficulty58.3 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal385.5 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies pasture / forage around Kimberley, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 7,442 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 57th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 27th percentile nationally. East Kootenay, British Columbia reports 11,690 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 Stoney 142B, Alberta, 126 miles away with 99,186 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 57th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.

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

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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

Footprint history

49.7 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2009: 0 acres · 81st regional percentile · 9th national percentile2010: 0 acres · 79th regional percentile · 10th national percentile2011: 8,603 acres · 64th regional percentile · 20th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2013: 202 acres · 67th regional percentile · 21st national percentile2014: 623 acres · 38th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 53rd regional percentile · 20th national percentile2016: 4,509 acres · 65th regional percentile · 25th national percentile2017: 1,050 acres · 41st regional percentile · 18th national percentile2018: 972 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2019: 7,114 acres · 55th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2020: 2,202 acres · 60th regional percentile · 25th national percentile2021: 1,634 acres · 76th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2022: 2,276 acres · 41st regional percentile · 19th national percentile2023: 7,102 acres · 57th regional percentile · 26th national percentile2024: 1,365 acres · 29th regional percentile · 17th national percentile2025: 7,442 acres · 57th regional percentile · 27th national percentile
20092025
Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

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

61.3production depth
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
11,690 acres

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:alfalfa_acres:2021
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
11690 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:67c9872301a7a1768898203fb1c7
Official record
Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
123 farms

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:alfalfa_farms:2021
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
123 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:cf5157d1bf092e027d10dc562872
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
18,996 acres

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
18996 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:72c5ab0b4f1205477cd476b6e633
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
195 farms

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
195 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fbbea74f08b4337e82ec715e6b13
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,502 acres

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5502 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5a5afa65973ddd954c6eeb4ec376
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
70 farms

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
70 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:4525775b65f8fdd6e510ff358334
Official record
Open source ↗
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
11,690 acres

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:alfalfa_acres:2021
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
11690 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:67c9872301a7a1768898203fb1c7
Official record
Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
123 farms

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:alfalfa_farms:2021
Evidence
EXACT
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
123 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:cf5157d1bf092e027d10dc562872
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
18,996 acres

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
18996 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:72c5ab0b4f1205477cd476b6e633
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
195 farms

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
195 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fbbea74f08b4337e82ec715e6b13
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,502 acres

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5502 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5a5afa65973ddd954c6eeb4ec376
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
70 farms

East Kootenay, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

East Kootenay, 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
5901:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
70 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:4525775b65f8fdd6e510ff358334
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 precipitation385.5 mm
How calculated

Cranbrook · 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:2d5c5c3539d5e0a995b8bd45e5d7
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6.1 °C
How calculated

Cranbrook · 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:1a2b57d037d4438d622dc4a6dfd9
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance10.3 miles
How calculated

Cranbrook · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Kimberley 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:8eba285257ec80ca545e22423aff
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D1 category

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:c2c3c410b422cc9e0ebaf65cfcb9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:0b8e547391af1016f5954e62f219
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:d238e4ce3d4ec7b959b567768f44
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:2a09e296b368643616c2cdcfc365
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:f57c664e3bd4d46a3836950ae73b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:d38f8630e2c04f67c2130a947931
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
53.8 percent of observations

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:8d194d681e5bc5586a0bb386fcf1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Kimberley · 2026

How calculated

Kimberley · 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:780bde5c3612a51fcd19318b8328
Official record
Open source ↗

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

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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.

Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes

Quote A

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter payload

$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials

Quote B

Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent
LoadsEnter 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.

58.3sourcing difficulty
Source hay

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Internal market pathways

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Audit trail

Methodology & sources

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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2009
2009crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2010
2010crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2011
2011crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
2012crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
2013crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2014
2014crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
2015crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
2016crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
2017crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2018
2018crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2019
2019crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2020
2020crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
2021crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
2022crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
2023crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
2024crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
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 · 42 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.