Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Barley Hay
in Okanagan-Similkameen A, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint53.8 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Barley crop context

Production depth58.9 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence21.7 / 100LOW
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 difficulty56.4 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal344.1 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies barley crop context around Okanagan-Similkameen A, but it does not measure how much is specifically Barley hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 54 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 68th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 31st percentile nationally. Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia reports 1,565 acres of reported other hay fodder 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 Salmon River 1, British Columbia, 98 miles away with 2,016 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 60 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 barley crop context footprint ranks at the 68th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.

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This raster evidence is broader barley crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Barley Hay.

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Satellite crop map

Local barley crop context footprint

Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.

FAMILY

Footprint history

21.7 / 100 persistence · LOW

2011: 0 acres · 98th regional percentile · 70th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 96th regional percentile · 42nd national percentile2013: 0 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 34th national percentile2014: 0 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 28th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 86th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2016: 0 acres · 69th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2017: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 24th national percentile2018: 49 acres · 74th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2019: 0 acres · 46th regional percentile · 21st national percentile2020: 30 acres · 80th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2021: 0 acres · 80th regional percentile · 25th national percentile2022: 193 acres · 74th regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2023: 153 acres · 87th regional percentile · 35th national percentile2024: 0 acres · 50th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2025: 54 acres · 68th regional percentile · 31st national percentile
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.

58.9production depth
Barley Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:barley_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:0ca3af67f967845bfcc6264d62b8
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
5 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:barley_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:2af7ed2d22e3df81b6be50a28651
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
7,663 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7663 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:97b2936fcbb6dac9897354c2fb31
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
171 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
171 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d707eaea1d4d115bd11c59c3dd11
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
1,565 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1565 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c77a6d5bfa27dcb43743e3c4c6db
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
64 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
64 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e936091d33b7dcd28ba43e78caed
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:barley_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:0ca3af67f967845bfcc6264d62b8
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
5 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:barley_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:2af7ed2d22e3df81b6be50a28651
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
7,663 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7663 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:97b2936fcbb6dac9897354c2fb31
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
171 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
171 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d707eaea1d4d115bd11c59c3dd11
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
1,565 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1565 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c77a6d5bfa27dcb43743e3c4c6db
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
64 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
64 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e936091d33b7dcd28ba43e78caed
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 Barley Hay 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 precipitation344.1 mm
How calculated

Penticton · 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:d536f4241d46b646793901847895
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature9.6 °C
How calculated

Penticton · 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:d495e324a552f8eb06b8e1fc3736
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance28.1 miles
How calculated

Penticton · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Okanagan-Similkameen A 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:12d6004a82bd3ffb2a556b9ec486
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D2 category

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:c28de41725c38f776ebc350c8c5b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
60 0-100

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:f05698923b6c0650d56f2b9c0bb3
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:8168f5dbad4ae54fc421a4bcb4b9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:557a8fb95c81b11896bf4d45ec7a
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:d28aa22dc3361a83d007adac5a0d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:da9bca589c8400638cc75ac033bb
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
69.2 percent of observations

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:cad2039a3e63e40f5529f9a417db
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
46.2 percent of observations

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 2026

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen A · 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:f2d4bdcc7af87f2632111b7f17c2
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

Visible supply & verified demand

Coverage is still developing

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
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

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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.

56.4sourcing difficulty
Source hay

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Internal market pathways

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Geographic hubs organize the evidence below this locality. Other hay types appear when the same market has enough exact or contextual support to be useful.

Audit trail

Methodology & sources

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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 Barley 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.