Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Native / Prairie Grass Hay
in Nanaimo A, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint11,559.6 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Non-alfalfa hay

Production depth69.1 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence57.6 / 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 difficulty47.3 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal1,159.5 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies non-alfalfa hay around Nanaimo A, but it does not measure how much is specifically Native / Prairie Grass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 11,560 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 67th percentile among 7,530 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 31st 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 Surrey, British Columbia, 48 miles away with 45,920 mapped acres. The current drought signal is 60 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 67th 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

57.6 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 11,033 acres · 68th regional percentile · 21st national percentile2012: 0 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 18th national percentile2013: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 18th national percentile2014: 7,137 acres · 62nd regional percentile · 25th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 53rd regional percentile · 20th national percentile2016: 1,642 acres · 49th regional percentile · 20th national percentile2017: 9,264 acres · 71st regional percentile · 28th national percentile2018: 9,134 acres · 67th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2019: 7,250 acres · 56th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2020: 13,187 acres · 76th regional percentile · 32nd national percentile2021: 0 acres · 61st regional percentile · 17th national percentile2022: 11,192 acres · 67th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2023: 12,368 acres · 74th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2024: 12,193 acres · 68th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2025: 11,560 acres · 67th regional percentile · 31st 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.

69.1production 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 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 precipitation1,159.5 mm
How calculated

Vancouver International (Airport) · 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:24519de956c5952716b8bcfb7f10
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.5 °C
How calculated

Vancouver International (Airport) · 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:dc94d49fba99869cc2149fe61791
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance30.7 miles
How calculated

Vancouver International (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Nanaimo A 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:ff9c727a06219da6865f3570e902
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D2 category

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:a615bc6bd2649d9833001a569e84
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
60 0-100

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:1bd0e8bb3015e656eb966bb426c9
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:ff38e0b7ed4adfaac5707a038655
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:9e1b1192b333de42ecf355545e58
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:67097095f0beae5022661831a770
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:65a8cc313b6984691c79fba829f4
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
69.2 percent of observations

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:43149591d8f3ca4ddb75adcc1858
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
15.4 percent of observations

Nanaimo A · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo A · 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:3694ab5ecbcbc7527d65c7340cc2
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

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.

47.3sourcing 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
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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
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
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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 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.