Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Native / Prairie Grass Hay
in Lulu 5, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint3,972.4 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth58 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence66.5 / 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 difficulty55.8 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal354.5 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Lulu 5, but it does not measure how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 3,972 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 42nd percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 22nd percentile nationally. Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia reports 1,565 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 Okanagan (Part) 1, British Columbia, 73 miles away with 44,414 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 80 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 pressureHIGH
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 42nd 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 Native / Prairie Grass 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

66.5 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 5,952 acres · 59th regional percentile · 18th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2013: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 18th national percentile2014: 4,977 acres · 57th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2015: 1,354 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 25th national percentile2016: 3,083 acres · 60th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2017: 3,100 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2018: 4,452 acres · 54th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2019: 3,998 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 20th national percentile2020: 4,629 acres · 65th regional percentile · 27th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 17th national percentile2022: 3,657 acres · 45th regional percentile · 21st national percentile2023: 4,134 acres · 47th regional percentile · 22nd national percentile2024: 4,291 acres · 40th regional percentile · 21st national percentile2025: 3,972 acres · 42nd regional percentile · 22nd 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.

58production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
7,663 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7663 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:97b2936fcbb6dac9897354c2fb31
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
171 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
171 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d707eaea1d4d115bd11c59c3dd11
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
1,565 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1565 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c77a6d5bfa27dcb43743e3c4c6db
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
64 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
64 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e936091d33b7dcd28ba43e78caed
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
7,663 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7663 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:97b2936fcbb6dac9897354c2fb31
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
171 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
171 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:d707eaea1d4d115bd11c59c3dd11
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
1,565 acres

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1565 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c77a6d5bfa27dcb43743e3c4c6db
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
64 farms

Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Okanagan-Similkameen, 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
5907:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
64 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:e936091d33b7dcd28ba43e78caed
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.

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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 precipitation354.5 mm
How calculated

Princeton · 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:5e7e3b5299f948d982a892b8786a
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6.6 °C
How calculated

Princeton · 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:9b05eab20436c4398318106e5f31
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance13.4 miles
How calculated

Princeton · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Lulu 5 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:0abd31c00ca103ce2cfdda50867c
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D3 category

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:5ab88a14aaf50672b104bd30c2f7
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
80 0-100

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:0442192df3310bd0852b044eef8c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
WORSENING category

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:2ba8d0c03844654ef6b896838b61
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:a9fe581cc2a70514c4ef30426a6b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:1d8501180024919c66c2a9c3b2de
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:46a4a1614456c5494819a1239f23
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
84.6 percent of observations

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:af152fc8235bbeed72cceb22c32c
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
46.2 percent of observations

Lulu 5 · 2026

How calculated

Lulu 5 · 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:0f86a5f2bb2315910663ae0fe3a5
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

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.

55.8sourcing difficulty
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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
2011crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2012
2012crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2013
2013crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2014
2014crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2015
2015crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2016
2016crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2017
2017crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2018
2018crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
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
2022crop-class rasterOfficial source ↗
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 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 · 38 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.