Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Barley Hay
in Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Barley hay serving Swift Current.

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint30,189.7 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Barley crop context

Production depth68.3 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence78.6 / 100HIGH
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 difficulty44.8 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal394.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies barley crop context around Swift Current, but it does not measure how much is specifically Barley hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 30,190 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 54th percentile among 983 analyzed Saskatchewan localities and the 84th percentile nationally. Division No. 8, Saskatchewan reports 217,597 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 Bone Creek No. 108, Saskatchewan, 37 miles away with 39,503 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 supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped barley crop context footprint ranks at the 54th percentile among analyzed Saskatchewan 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

78.6 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2009: 7,475 acres · 31st regional percentile · 36th national percentile2010: 22,787 acres · 66th regional percentile · 63rd national percentile2011: 10,454 acres · 50th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2012: 23,073 acres · 70th regional percentile · 86th national percentile2013: 27,395 acres · 59th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2014: 17,190 acres · 58th regional percentile · 83rd national percentile2015: 7,886 acres · 29th regional percentile · 72nd national percentile2016: 22,276 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 80th national percentile2017: 14,868 acres · 33rd regional percentile · 78th national percentile2018: 24,250 acres · 44th regional percentile · 82nd national percentile2019: 65,341 acres · 49th regional percentile · 85th national percentile2020: 59,419 acres · 43rd regional percentile · 84th national percentile2021: 44,610 acres · 36th regional percentile · 81st national percentile2022: 65,234 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 91st national percentile2023: 58,200 acres · 81st regional percentile · 91st national percentile2024: 50,959 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 91st national percentile2025: 30,190 acres · 54th regional percentile · 84th 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.

68.3production depth
Barley Crop AcresHISTORICAL
217,597 acres

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:barley_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
217597 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a016252e3088d00b9ca01c9dcbcf
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
541 farms

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:barley_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
541 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:cd8e8f24b684cb726da62ae9c7d7
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
3,460,300 acres

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3460300 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:29c885c6cff8dc9b1f1180d951e2
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,049 farms

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2049 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:14caf820540c8b026d38af873b33
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
50,750 acres

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
50750 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f84564bc1249b45b7c5b508814b7
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
235 farms

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
235 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f6f960c5620fff8400d0af830ccc
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop AcresHISTORICAL
217,597 acres

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:barley_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
217597 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a016252e3088d00b9ca01c9dcbcf
Official record
Open source ↗
Barley Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
541 farms

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:barley_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
541 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:cd8e8f24b684cb726da62ae9c7d7
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
3,460,300 acres

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
3460300 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:29c885c6cff8dc9b1f1180d951e2
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,049 farms

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2049 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:14caf820540c8b026d38af873b33
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
50,750 acres

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
50750 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f84564bc1249b45b7c5b508814b7
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
235 farms

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 2021

How calculated

Division No. 8, Saskatchewan · 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
4708:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
235 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f6f960c5620fff8400d0af830ccc
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 precipitation394.2 mm
How calculated

Swift Current · 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:61af69d3b1f9a6ecfbef96aeb8c8
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature4.1 °C
How calculated

Swift Current · 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:ef264b9723d1d16c08d917218822
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance4.8 miles
How calculated

Swift Current · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Swift Current 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:2a6a5f594fb19ebbe9faaafce44d
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

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:4e3b9b5e2fbf7e35012ac8e8bf99
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:4d40be6dded75aa5ccd2c5a6e23c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:d2ed3a1fb5114541739c09ee1bde
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:1e60249fce3ca98fe7639afd6075
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:f32072e8f23bc0fbcfdb3a6eac4b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:90b88e11fe0496f86a5bea2e84f9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
23.1 percent of observations

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:a49be8167f1c3e8179664cea9b74
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Swift Current · 2026

How calculated

Swift Current · 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:3fe573e8113650b8318110b704c2
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.

44.8sourcing 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 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 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 · 42 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.