Non-alfalfa hay
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Native / Prairie Grass Hay
in Castle Island, Alberta
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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Castle Island, but it does not measure how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 341,697 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 95th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities and the 100th percentile nationally. Division No. 13, Alberta reports 143,704 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 Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta, 20 miles away with 442,665 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
Castle Island ranks among the strongest persistent mapped non-alfalfa hay footprints in Alberta.
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This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass 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.
5 mi
14,431 ac
10 mi
61,358 ac
25 mi
341,697 ac
50 mi
1,126,454 ac
100 mi
2,517,134 ac
150 mi
4,272,250 ac
250 mi
6,281,480 ac
Within 25 miles341,697mapped acres · 27.191% of radius · 2025
95th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities · 100th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Castle Island · radius
Native ACI classified-pixel counts retained inside 32×32 aggregate blocks; block projected centers determine radial inclusion. Class 122 is pasture/forage family evidence, not exact species acreage.
- Source
- aafc-aci-2025
- Snapshot
aafc-annual-crop-inventory:77ad0013e60a6cb0- Source record
1536443- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1536443 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:9f08d7225576476d60af97633f6a- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
94.3 / 100 persistence · HIGH
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.
95.5production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,469,176 acresDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1469176 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:12f60e9271f70c72f064420fb1f3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,866 farmsDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2866 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:cdc0032bc004096d604ebeaa9f64- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
143,704 acresDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 143704 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:3ffd70479d55a47e870ead04382e- Official record
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Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
1,053 farmsDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1053 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d75d5db29a6c50e219b84f1fd629- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,469,176 acresDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1469176 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:12f60e9271f70c72f064420fb1f3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,866 farmsDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2866 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:cdc0032bc004096d604ebeaa9f64- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
143,704 acresDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 143704 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:3ffd70479d55a47e870ead04382e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
1,053 farmsDivision No. 13, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 13, Alberta · 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
4813:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1053 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d75d5db29a6c50e219b84f1fd629- 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 Native / Prairie Grass benchmark
No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.
Request current local quotes →Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.
Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation465.9 mm
How calculated
Campsie · 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:de207e4469ddbac42a308b2e415d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature2.4 °C
How calculated
Campsie · 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:836033567f42c9fa5cde43c552d6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance32.2 miles
How calculated
Campsie · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Castle Island 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:42142f81e763095ca81132b2bfb1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categoryCastle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:251159e372b90d57b2ed66ae0611- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Castle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:3e399309b6acb3658ce687213c65- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryCastle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:0edd457ce07726d12528dd3fe202- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Castle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:853ff68278f1fba6375c73a5fc8f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Castle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:8e5835a82f2c57d242ce94977f79- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Castle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:51746efff540cc439a0bfb14e983- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
46.2 percent of observationsCastle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:a9fed58e9617caa37970c9611fb8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
23.1 percent of observationsCastle Island · 2026
How calculated
Castle Island · 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:98e3e3093705e4e06ba3b1db55a7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
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Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: — / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool
Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine
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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.
32.3sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta19.9 mi442,665 ac992. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in South View, Alberta13.7 mi410,289 ac93.83. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Silver Sands, Alberta14.2 mi407,964 ac93.44. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Alexis 133, Alberta7.7 mi398,506 ac92.15. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Breton, Alberta41.6 mi405,914 ac91.76. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in West Cove, Alberta6.2 mi389,280 ac90.67. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Seba Beach, Alberta18.8 mi387,371 ac89.78. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Betula Beach, Alberta18.1 mi385,912 ac89.59. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Point Alison, Alberta12.4 mi370,112 ac87.110. Native / Prairie Grass Hay in Ross Haven, Alberta3.2 mi365,268 ac86.7Source hay
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Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2020
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2021
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2022
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive
Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages
Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture
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 Native / Prairie Grass 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 · 40 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.