Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Barley Hay
in Saugeen Shores, Ontario

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint1,341.9 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Barley crop context

Production depth81.4 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence56.3 / 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 difficulty41.1 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal1,073.9 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies barley crop context around Saugeen Shores, but it does not measure how much is specifically Barley hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 1,342 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 90th percentile among 542 analyzed Ontario localities and the 57th percentile nationally. Bruce, Ontario reports 3,057 acres of reported barley crop 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, 60 miles away with 3,322 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 barley crop context footprint ranks at the 90th percentile among analyzed Ontario 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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Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.

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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

56.3 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 0 acres · 100th regional percentile · 70th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 96th regional percentile · 42nd national percentile2013: 2,394 acres · 86th regional percentile · 54th national percentile2014: 3,713 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2015: 6,571 acres · 92nd regional percentile · 70th national percentile2016: 8,911 acres · 93rd regional percentile · 69th national percentile2017: 947 acres · 78th regional percentile · 47th national percentile2018: 5,284 acres · 88th regional percentile · 63rd national percentile2019: 4,927 acres · 91st regional percentile · 62nd national percentile2020: 23,703 acres · 99th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2021: 4,073 acres · 90th regional percentile · 61st national percentile2022: 5,601 acres · 89th regional percentile · 64th national percentile2023: 1,118 acres · 78th regional percentile · 48th national percentile2024: 591 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 43rd national percentile2025: 1,342 acres · 91st regional percentile · 57th 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.

81.4production depth
Barley Crop AcresHISTORICAL
3,057 acres

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:barley_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3057 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e3fb99377734f8f70747e9b5cd0d
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
105 farms

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:barley_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
105 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:2472aad828116d8fc25ffe7db754
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
366,870 acres

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
366870 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e8a9240a2b8a2d433b14958d9c5e
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,733 farms

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1733 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7b99cc872f1eded0cf9340b2662d
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
25,850 acres

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
25850 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:64f420fc8722d3d70d0d4447b9ae
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
426 farms

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
426 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b27cd4d426757ca630ac4a93e3a0
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop AcresHISTORICAL
3,057 acres

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:barley_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3057 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e3fb99377734f8f70747e9b5cd0d
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
105 farms

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:barley_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
105 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:2472aad828116d8fc25ffe7db754
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
366,870 acres

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
366870 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e8a9240a2b8a2d433b14958d9c5e
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,733 farms

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1733 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7b99cc872f1eded0cf9340b2662d
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
25,850 acres

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
25850 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:64f420fc8722d3d70d0d4447b9ae
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
426 farms

Bruce, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Bruce, 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
3541:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
426 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:b27cd4d426757ca630ac4a93e3a0
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 precipitation1,073.9 mm
How calculated

Wiarton · 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:3fdb39e12aa4e9ec3cbf19348f7f
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6.7 °C
How calculated

Wiarton · 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:2089e0ffc5091ad6a852e7da3ac9
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance26.7 miles
How calculated

Wiarton · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Saugeen Shores 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:4d648c236c8482c76b5991c64e9f
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

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:ff5aafebf1c5b1bcaff0374dea5d
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:4a1b3454dcc0a8ca3fc1430d1d14
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:49bf781def3ccdd97ec96230dc83
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:9b64db76906f83ba56b88cc043c1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:37f20813710579939c30e94c81e0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:509415de97b04b9e9e2837869d3c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
15.4 percent of observations

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent of observations
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:e856f1bd824d051d922c8cda5052
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observations

Saugeen Shores · 2026

How calculated

Saugeen Shores · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent of observations
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:8d6753026b48156b3a2ddda2a3c2
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.

41.1sourcing difficulty
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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 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 2026-06-30.