Pasture / forage
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Alfalfa Hay
in Saint-Benjamin, Quebec
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Alfalfa hay serving Saint-Benjamin.
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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 Saint-Benjamin, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 124,193 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 87th percentile among 12,240 analyzed Quebec localities and the 82nd percentile nationally. Les Etchemins, Quebec reports 2,178 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 Saint-Sylvestre, Quebec, 31 miles away with 201,977 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 supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped pasture / forage footprint ranks at the 87th percentile among analyzed Quebec 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
2,559 ac
10 mi
15,983 ac
25 mi
124,193 ac
50 mi
358,252 ac
100 mi
894,354 ac
150 mi
1,290,374 ac
250 mi
1,794,145 ac
Within 25 miles124,193mapped acres · 9.883% of radius · 2025
87th percentile among 12,240 analyzed Quebec localities · 82th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:8dbb6b41b5bd39e7- Source record
558435- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 558435 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:084003977121ff13c4ed6d45c592- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
96.4 / 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.
91.8production depth
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
2,178 acresLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2178 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7d2b210f9f00fa475e087bd882dc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
21 farmsLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 21 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:4e3c4719aa1dbbcc4f05f36516d4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
14,568 acresLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 14568 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7ee919dfc1aa7c5dafeb354fd722- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
97 farmsLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 97 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7d14394645c42ced44386004f611- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
8,560 acresLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 8560 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ab2d99044239d1ee8164c0b99c18- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
80 farmsLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 80 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:3153221d850e04ffaeac16f9668b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
2,178 acresLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2178 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7d2b210f9f00fa475e087bd882dc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
21 farmsLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 21 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:4e3c4719aa1dbbcc4f05f36516d4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
14,568 acresLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 14568 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7ee919dfc1aa7c5dafeb354fd722- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
97 farmsLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 97 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7d14394645c42ced44386004f611- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
8,560 acresLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 8560 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ab2d99044239d1ee8164c0b99c18- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
80 farmsLes Etchemins, Quebec · 2021
How calculated
Les Etchemins, Quebec · 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
2428:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 80 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:3153221d850e04ffaeac16f9668b- 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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Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation1,054 mm
How calculated
St Georges · 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:a4eafd71090d590291a39f62ff1f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature4.9 °C
How calculated
St Georges · 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:18ea58bb56010a941455b1edb422- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance10 miles
How calculated
St Georges · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Saint-Benjamin 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:08e06b952c799ee0129223db51fb- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D1 categorySaint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:dfcbcf578b1f4bceeb14b5b0d525- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100Saint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:9d369d0e87815f7f3e0b525ac5b7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
WORSENING categorySaint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:763522dfaf0aced80cb08ae935d8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Saint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:7707d2d5c2e87fc5317df4e21077- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Saint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:cc20738007b8070ea00690edc06b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100Saint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:17336837c2e6e5b5230fa8807ad6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
69.2 percent of observationsSaint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:1ded758160233882c2beaabbd8bb- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observationsSaint-Benjamin · 2026
How calculated
Saint-Benjamin · 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:4d62a0d4de69b28b59d9f52b808b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
HayQuotes marketplace
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No recent HayQuotes marketplace observations are available yet for this local market.
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.
35.6sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Sylvestre, Quebec31 mi201,977 ac98.42. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Quebec29.7 mi200,673 ac983. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Séverin, Quebec23.5 mi195,362 ac96.44. Alfalfa Hay in East Broughton, Quebec24 mi195,466 ac96.45. Alfalfa Hay in Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus, Quebec22 mi194,210 ac966. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Elzéar, Quebec25.8 mi194,780 ac967. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec35.9 mi195,611 ac95.88. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Frédéric, Quebec19.2 mi192,435 ac95.59. Alfalfa Hay in Tring-Jonction, Quebec19.6 mi192,525 ac95.510. Alfalfa Hay in Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Quebec34 mi194,559 ac95.5Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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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.