Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Clover Hay
in Metchosin, British Columbia

Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Clover hay serving Metchosin.

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Evidence strength25/ 100 · GENERAL
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
Annual precipitation normal674.9 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Drought pressureD1 CSD representative pointENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

Exact Clover hay acreage is limited around Metchosin, so this page uses broader hay or crop evidence together with any available Clover Hay-specific price or marketplace signals. Capital, British Columbia reports 5,853 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 Becher Bay 1, British Columbia, 2.6 miles away. The current drought signal is 40 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 supplyLIMITED
Nearby sourcingLIMITED
Drought pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED
Agricultural census

Production & livestock context

The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.

production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
9,826 acres

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
9826 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f8ffc735235925dd6a8bc9ff60dd
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
269 farms

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
269 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fcb45c3719b5cf7a13d407611549
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,853 acres

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5853 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fea8c2c9db5399f025f62691d6f0
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
188 farms

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
188 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7f923561a395153c54ef7a727a99
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
9,826 acres

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
9826 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:f8ffc735235925dd6a8bc9ff60dd
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
269 farms

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
269 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fcb45c3719b5cf7a13d407611549
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,853 acres

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5853 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fea8c2c9db5399f025f62691d6f0
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
188 farms

Capital, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Capital, 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
5917:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
188 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7f923561a395153c54ef7a727a99
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 Clover 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 precipitation674.9 mm
How calculated

Victoria Gonzales (City) · 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:6c496c08a2a7bd8dc4af0157aedc
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.7 °C
How calculated

Victoria Gonzales (City) · 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:2cf6a92bbbae4bd20bd80b603dcf
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance11.5 miles
How calculated

Victoria Gonzales (City) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Metchosin 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:79055905f491da55509165d17be1
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D1 category

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:a1773bf1ac11d5b6a2368dacaccf
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:d264f5ca00f8e0f63f1e45132347
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:f55b5c3bd75e5a3127cba470bc90
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:bffe029bb09467051c90e322ab4c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:d4f6945a90464891801d895121c0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:1847b7f2d11c75f891cc40dbcd0f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
30.8 percent of observations

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:3a8a8756792a9819d45ab2a73c37
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Metchosin · 2026

How calculated

Metchosin · 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:314eda3d3c536df2a9e76ca98b3b
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

Comparable delivered resultComplete both quotes to compare delivered totals.
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.

sourcing 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 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 Clover 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 · 16 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.