Pasture / forage
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Alfalfa Hay
in Thorold, Ontario
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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 Thorold, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 59,950 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 56th percentile among 5,420 analyzed Ontario localities and the 58th percentile nationally. Niagara, Ontario reports 12,038 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 Melancthon, Ontario, 91 miles away with 288,062 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 supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped pasture / forage footprint ranks at the 56th percentile among analyzed Ontario 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
Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.
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
4,587 ac
10 mi
19,340 ac
25 mi
59,950 ac
50 mi
173,729 ac
100 mi
1,138,584 ac
150 mi
2,216,075 ac
250 mi
2,950,963 ac
Within 25 miles59,950mapped acres · 4.771% of radius · 2025
56th percentile among 5,420 analyzed Ontario localities · 58th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Thorold · 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:eadafb6e7a0cbfa4- Source record
269564- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 269564 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:16cabe8ff68626918443b25fb85a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
91 / 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.
73.1production depth
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
12,038 acresNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 12038 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:dc7a87a03211e8ec0d6bf37709db- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
174 farmsNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 174 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:9e40b796b41ea5873912a2c34eb5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
152,325 acresNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 152325 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:38383bb6bfe79cf2ee624d2c2587- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
707 farmsNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 707 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:dd98285dfddc8f2714b23e1435f2- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,841 acresNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 10841 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7a1064daf7de9b4dd6fdf933e6d6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
236 farmsNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 236 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:4dca7567412dc1589f6399b7c6de- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
12,038 acresNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 12038 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:dc7a87a03211e8ec0d6bf37709db- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
174 farmsNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 174 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:9e40b796b41ea5873912a2c34eb5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
152,325 acresNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 152325 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:38383bb6bfe79cf2ee624d2c2587- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
707 farmsNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 707 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:dd98285dfddc8f2714b23e1435f2- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,841 acresNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 10841 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7a1064daf7de9b4dd6fdf933e6d6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
236 farmsNiagara, Ontario · 2021
How calculated
Niagara, Ontario · 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
3526:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 236 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:4dca7567412dc1589f6399b7c6de- 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 precipitation967 mm
How calculated
Welland-Pelham · 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:2b4521979e70dfd197e612dd6ea5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature8.9 °C
How calculated
Welland-Pelham · 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:82a16ed1623de655bc35f14f36a9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance6.6 miles
How calculated
Welland-Pelham · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Thorold 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:057ed73812f214bcbe29ac7663a0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categoryThorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:5c8540a9479a7744c99d8946afaf- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Thorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:83a122c8a80ff5296aca4725297a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING categoryThorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:d5972029b679481a74367591ee09- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
20 0-100Thorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:a2ebb9110af662c5c1a95ad05f9c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Thorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:d6af8c790764717fc8ccd2673f18- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100Thorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:43e9321c7577d751513288eb42a3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
33.3 percent of observationsThorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:acd7a27192e3e96390f9b2ff80b3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observationsThorold · 2026
How calculated
Thorold · 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:8b2f7c73824ef269- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-03-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-03-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:b6a33bd728d047a1ce50d8821590- 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.
49.3sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Melancthon, Ontario90.5 mi288,062 ac95.52. Alfalfa Hay in Shelburne, Ontario84.3 mi284,371 ac94.83. Alfalfa Hay in Amaranth, Ontario79.8 mi282,693 ac94.64. Alfalfa Hay in Grand Valley, Ontario82.7 mi281,743 ac94.25. Alfalfa Hay in Mono, Ontario77.1 mi270,500 ac91.66. Alfalfa Hay in Orangeville, Ontario72.2 mi261,392 ac89.47. Alfalfa Hay in East Garafraxa, Ontario73.2 mi258,665 ac88.78. Alfalfa Hay in Mulmur, Ontario88.1 mi256,752 ac87.49. Alfalfa Hay in Wellington North, Ontario88.4 mi253,871 ac86.710. Alfalfa Hay in Cavan Monaghan, Ontario85.5 mi251,844 ac86.3Source hay
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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 2026-03-31.