Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Bermudagrass Hay
in Cowichan Valley C, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint16,130.5 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth72.7 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence56.5 / 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 difficulty46.3 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal901.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Cowichan Valley C, but it does not measure how much is specifically Bermudagrass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 16,131 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 74th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 35th percentile nationally. Cowichan Valley, British Columbia reports 10,059 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 Langley, British Columbia, 49 miles away with 53,655 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 74th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.

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This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Bermudagrass 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 non-alfalfa hay footprint

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

FAMILY

Footprint history

56.5 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 13,165 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2012: 0 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2013: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 18th national percentile2014: 10,128 acres · 70th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 53rd regional percentile · 20th national percentile2016: 1 acres · 36th regional percentile · 13th national percentile2017: 13,258 acres · 77th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2018: 15,752 acres · 81st regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2019: 11,192 acres · 70th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2020: 19,139 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 34th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 17th national percentile2022: 18,186 acres · 76th regional percentile · 33rd national percentile2023: 17,918 acres · 81st regional percentile · 34th national percentile2024: 18,176 acres · 77th regional percentile · 35th national percentile2025: 16,131 acres · 74th regional percentile · 35th 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.

72.7production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
12,362 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
12362 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ecc2b78e5f0bf23ef925b2a1e585
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
214 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
214 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:24d74948ef48eb0cb69df959367c
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,059 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10059 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ddd5f71c8c64bac5ad0b2e238f8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
176 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
176 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8438e702abb032f408a71a4043d0
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
12,362 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
12362 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ecc2b78e5f0bf23ef925b2a1e585
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
214 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
214 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:24d74948ef48eb0cb69df959367c
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,059 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10059 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ddd5f71c8c64bac5ad0b2e238f8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
176 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
176 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8438e702abb032f408a71a4043d0
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 Bermudagrass 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 precipitation901.2 mm
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · 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:11b727c34f4cccbef8f768c9a1d9
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.3 °C
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · 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:b2bfe744432422826d6f35a727a6
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance7.1 miles
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Cowichan Valley C 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:9e87a6dc5dc4f78ce90a034fbe5c
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

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:8ad265df9bd0a29d8999c9e008c1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:2f91b8d264f2b1b347f1b043248b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:ffee558aeee08d7a32e3b93cdfdd
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:b9c7a78b4943477147944b187eec
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:a6064c2cf5ce0a351b350c5c6cca
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:ac52a765cb2447dcb6351ca4d6ce
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
30.8 percent of observations

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:7192339124186a161a086e4f4d4b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Cowichan Valley C · 2026

How calculated

Cowichan Valley C · 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:141ff193609996c925c3e6e39749
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.

46.3sourcing difficulty
Source hay

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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
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2014
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2018
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2019
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2020
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
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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 Bermudagrass 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.

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