Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Brome Hay
in West Hants, Nova Scotia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint49,602.7 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth84 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence85.3 / 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 difficulty45.7 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal1,247.1 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around West Hants, but it does not measure how much is specifically Brome hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 49,603 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 79th percentile among 960 analyzed Nova Scotia localities and the 52nd percentile nationally. Hants, Nova Scotia reports 19,699 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 North Wiltshire, Prince Edward Island, 93 miles away with 137,561 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 79th percentile among analyzed Nova Scotia localities.

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

85.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH

2011: 39,949 acres · 72nd regional percentile · 34th national percentile2012: 61,768 acres · 77th regional percentile · 42nd national percentile2013: 62,508 acres · 78th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2014: 60,249 acres · 81st regional percentile · 48th national percentile2015: 67,269 acres · 88th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2016: 58,921 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2017: 60,536 acres · 85th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2018: 57,339 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2019: 65,774 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2020: 0 acres · 93rd regional percentile · 19th national percentile2021: 70,492 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2022: 59,818 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2023: 58,017 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 54th national percentile2024: 55,904 acres · 82nd regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2025: 49,603 acres · 80th regional percentile · 52nd 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.

84production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
31,971 acres

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
31971 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d5927c07717e4f5d654ed8ebd313
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
189 farms

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
189 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:db90af6d4c203f12e9807133c242
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
19,699 acres

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
19699 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:673f4c8ff5396c323d20ada4a3e7
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
173 farms

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
173 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:eb2478ed1a23338f1429edc2ff7d
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
31,971 acres

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
31971 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d5927c07717e4f5d654ed8ebd313
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
189 farms

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
189 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:db90af6d4c203f12e9807133c242
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
19,699 acres

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
19699 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:673f4c8ff5396c323d20ada4a3e7
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
173 farms

Hants, Nova Scotia · 2021

How calculated

Hants, Nova Scotia · 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
1208:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
173 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:eb2478ed1a23338f1429edc2ff7d
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 Brome 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 precipitation1,247.1 mm
How calculated

Parrsboro · 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:6d48f8a7f6a06e333fcd7122ac97
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6.2 °C
How calculated

Parrsboro · 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:a3056072bb6ab3baaf12856cd035
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance27.4 miles
How calculated

Parrsboro · nearest station

Great-circle distance from West Hants 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:df520c2956300fb0bd206b415620
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

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:faa61bdec3ec97cec0ff72d4f8ac
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:74d728afdc9eea2fdfc427fbb9a1
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:15c77a869a9a6e04d1d8b885a5f9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:469f9614d7f13e764e514cb5e00b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:91c71dbe65f3c118302c7a892778
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:6de12b828eefb77b8f52f1c5753e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
61.5 percent of observations

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:c8d5691ac979ea7338838c873229
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observations

West Hants · 2026

How calculated

West Hants · 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:0436366255d178b3d3b094b20352
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.

45.7sourcing 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
2021crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
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 Brome 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 · 38 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.