Oats crop context
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Oat Hay
in Medicine Hat, 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 oats crop context around Medicine Hat, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 336 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 27th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities and the 42nd percentile nationally. Division No. 1, Alberta reports 12,447 acres of reported oats crop 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 Youngstown, Alberta, 104 miles away with 8,594 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 supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped oats crop context footprint ranks at the 27th percentile among analyzed Alberta localities.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader oats crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Oat Hay.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
Satellite crop map
Local oats crop context footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
0 ac
10 mi
0 ac
25 mi
336 ac
50 mi
1,151 ac
100 mi
10,727 ac
150 mi
30,416 ac
250 mi
93,073 ac
Within 25 miles336mapped acres · 0.027% of radius · 2025
27th percentile among 419 analyzed Alberta localities · 42th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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
1509- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1509 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:0a59ce7ed849dfb73b2fef471838- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
57.4 / 100 persistence · MODERATE
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.
47.1production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,486,049 acresDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1486049 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ce56bdddab1e1ea484589766f664- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,015 farmsDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1015 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:6dd89c879d87f36eb07c7cbecce4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
12,447 acresDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:oats_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 12447 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7b155726df51cd07fcfd1c24513d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
67 farmsDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:oats_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 67 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:2ae4b48063c66cdfb3d19ba31f81- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
33,734 acresDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 33734 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:8abf01ea9246aca821f435f3dbad- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
184 farmsDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 184 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:906128dcd5d265a53368eb559177- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,486,049 acresDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1486049 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ce56bdddab1e1ea484589766f664- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,015 farmsDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1015 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:6dd89c879d87f36eb07c7cbecce4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
12,447 acresDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:oats_crop_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 12447 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7b155726df51cd07fcfd1c24513d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
67 farmsDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:oats_crop_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 67 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:2ae4b48063c66cdfb3d19ba31f81- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
33,734 acresDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 33734 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:8abf01ea9246aca821f435f3dbad- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
184 farmsDivision No. 1, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 1, 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
4801:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 184 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:906128dcd5d265a53368eb559177- 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 Oat Hay benchmark
No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.
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Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation330.9 mm
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:db87d815cb10db5cb68b67cc2c2d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6 °C
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:b84379979143c58b0ac3d9614ee8- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance2.3 miles
How calculated
Medicine Hat · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Medicine Hat 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:9c4c3dc5b54f5c73870f67d705ee- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categoryMedicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:eb185796c4f65b674dab94c6935b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Medicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:e3769730e6074911f2b05199b71c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryMedicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:83dc0c39d9c312afde505d613549- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Medicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:9669b62c42dc00c3c6e8018f17f2- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100Medicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:693994fb05a768298e232aa9eb0f- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Medicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:f7ce1e40d227a9de90185b85da84- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
61.5 percent of observationsMedicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:303fadf0d426767dd50e4ae85ace- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observationsMedicine Hat · 2026
How calculated
Medicine Hat · 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:2ce6acbf45238f40a2edcae27823- 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
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Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
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Delivered total$0.00
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$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.
62.3sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Oat Hay in Youngstown, Alberta104.3 mi8,594 ac94.82. Oat Hay in Special Area No. 3, Alberta84.7 mi4,140 ac56.93. Oat Hay in Hanna, Alberta121.9 mi3,692 ac51.14. Oat Hay in Oyen, Alberta89.9 mi3,444 ac50.65. Oat Hay in Frontier, Saskatchewan112.4 mi3,528 ac50.26. Oat Hay in Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan106.2 mi3,158 ac47.37. Oat Hay in Climax, Saskatchewan119 mi2,904 ac44.48. Oat Hay in Antelope Park No. 322, Saskatchewan123.5 mi2,697 ac42.49. Oat Hay in White Valley No. 49, Saskatchewan95 mi2,506 ac42.110. Oat Hay in Special Area No. 2, Alberta98.3 mi2,175 ac39.1Source hay
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Methodology & sources
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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 Oat 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 · 42 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.