Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Fescue Hay
in Nanaimo F, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint7,038.1 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth61 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence52.6 / 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 difficulty51.9 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal1,152.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Nanaimo F, but it does not measure how much is specifically Fescue hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 7,038 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 55th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 27th percentile nationally. Nanaimo, British Columbia reports 2,822 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 Richmond, British Columbia, 60 miles away with 21,777 mapped acres. 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 supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureMODERATE
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 55th 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 Fescue hay.

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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

52.6 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 470 acres · 35th regional percentile · 12th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2013: 5,088 acres · 87th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2014: 1,118 acres · 45th regional percentile · 21st national percentile2015: 0 acres · 53rd regional percentile · 20th national percentile2016: 2,383 acres · 57th regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2017: 4,681 acres · 58th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2018: 1,346 acres · 46th regional percentile · 19th national percentile2019: 1,224 acres · 26th regional percentile · 15th national percentile2020: 2,711 acres · 61st regional percentile · 25th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 17th national percentile2022: 61 acres · 27th regional percentile · 12th national percentile2023: 6,901 acres · 56th regional percentile · 25th national percentile2024: 6,352 acres · 48th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2025: 7,038 acres · 55th regional percentile · 27th 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.

61production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
4,190 acres

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4190 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:10a99cea14c8bb913dc6534008dc
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
139 farms

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
139 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7fe59fae10dd056ccaadf2332479
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
2,822 acres

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2822 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:dfcfb37c53b53098fa6454d813a9
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
102 farms

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
102 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:31c4c89aa2cce7b054749b3cdfd7
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
4,190 acres

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4190 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:10a99cea14c8bb913dc6534008dc
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
139 farms

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
139 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7fe59fae10dd056ccaadf2332479
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
2,822 acres

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
2822 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:dfcfb37c53b53098fa6454d813a9
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
102 farms

Nanaimo, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Nanaimo, 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
5921:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
102 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:31c4c89aa2cce7b054749b3cdfd7
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 Fescue 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 precipitation1,152.2 mm
How calculated

Comox · 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:547baa77da80a693bccf4f934523
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.2 °C
How calculated

Comox · 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:adfb6bbee29a627a7332efa37f0e
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance36.6 miles
How calculated

Comox · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Nanaimo F 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:3a72cd108312f1dd925af606663a
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

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:f24df6b4acf97337ed4d74e6e432
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
40 0-100

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:a55180a186a3964b453e16e234bf
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:8bb3e00580fdeff669ae0b75a679
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:4c47120d91ef9667074e4c65df28
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:bc044954133f15804a40f3d58ebe
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:b75ff85b62281d6cb5d36123e1e9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
61.5 percent of observations

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:c3620db9b0e2ab64f74e7e4ba2b5
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Nanaimo F · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo F · 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:f43a035506a628d1c45b129044e8
Official record
Open source ↗

Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.

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Visible supply & verified demand

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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.

51.9sourcing 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
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
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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 Fescue 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.