Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Oat Hay
in Ladysmith, British Columbia

Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Oat hay serving Ladysmith.

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint0 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Oats crop context

Production depth41.8 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence8.7 / 100LOW
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 difficulty59.5 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal901.2 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies oats crop context around Ladysmith, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 0 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 44th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 22nd percentile nationally. Cowichan Valley, British Columbia reports 10,059 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, 33 miles away with 45 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 44th percentile among analyzed British Columbia localities.

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This raster evidence is broader oats crop context; it does not identify how much is specifically Oat Hay.

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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.

FAMILY

Footprint history

8.7 / 100 persistence · LOW

2011: 0 acres · 99th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 98th regional percentile · 43rd national percentile2013: 0 acres · 96th regional percentile · 36th national percentile2014: 0 acres · 87th regional percentile · 27th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 96th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2016: 15 acres · 88th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2017: 0 acres · 56th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2018: 0 acres · 60th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2019: 0 acres · 52nd regional percentile · 21st national percentile2020: 0 acres · 74th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 91st regional percentile · 28th national percentile2022: 0 acres · 70th regional percentile · 24th national percentile2023: 0 acres · 63rd regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2024: 11 acres · 80th regional percentile · 27th national percentile2025: 0 acres · 44th 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.

41.8production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
12,362 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
12362 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ecc2b78e5f0bf23ef925b2a1e585
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
214 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
214 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:24d74948ef48eb0cb69df959367c
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:oats_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7af7bae920d354e65eee7320ab88
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
4 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:6386f5959310ec2ab8e082cdc521
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,059 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10059 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ddd5f71c8c64bac5ad0b2e238f8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
176 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
176 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8438e702abb032f408a71a4043d0
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
12,362 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
12362 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ecc2b78e5f0bf23ef925b2a1e585
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
214 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
214 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:24d74948ef48eb0cb69df959367c
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:oats_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
F acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:7af7bae920d354e65eee7320ab88
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
4 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
4 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:6386f5959310ec2ab8e082cdc521
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
10,059 acres

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
10059 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ddd5f71c8c64bac5ad0b2e238f8e
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
176 farms

Cowichan Valley, British Columbia · 2021

How calculated

Cowichan Valley, 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
5919:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
176 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:8438e702abb032f408a71a4043d0
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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Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.

Official 1991–2020 normals

Local climate context

Annual precipitation901.2 mm
How calculated

Victoria (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:c2cde2356aef2dfa971b2d18ce1d
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature10.3 °C
How calculated

Victoria (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:e3937a8f678b3f518b79f6eabd0d
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance27.9 miles
How calculated

Victoria (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Ladysmith 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:5a8a573d1e105262bb543f4ed06d
Official record
Open source ↗

Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.

Environmental pressure

Drought & moisture context

Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE category

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:08c72a0403c786a368937d7a1b44
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:1a1635ad45faba1c5fb3e616cd38
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
IMPROVING category

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:3494d5b297c79cb83c5a234fe1d0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
60 0-100

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:e84ecfc0b50519e8ead988f6a386
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:1df1ff1fa2c29efcfbc597ce4fea
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:6cf90277dcf24ae7c9a39d1a6e22
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
23.1 percent of observations

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:2f65dff113c4f49152ec3e3a0485
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Ladysmith · 2026

How calculated

Ladysmith · 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:2269c1d1f9edf5ddf12b40410625
Official record
Open source ↗

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

HayQuotes marketplace

Visible supply & verified demand

Coverage is still developing

No recent HayQuotes marketplace observations are available yet for this local market.

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

Comparable delivered resultComplete both quotes to compare delivered totals.
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.

59.5sourcing 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
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 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 · 40 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.