Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Oat Hay
in Nanaimo B, British Columbia

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint3.1 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Oats crop context

Production depth52.5 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence39 / 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 difficulty53.6 / 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 oats crop context around Nanaimo B, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 3 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 47th percentile among 753 analyzed British Columbia localities and the 23rd 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 Richmond, British Columbia, 23 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 47th 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

39 / 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: 9 acres · 94th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2015: 0 acres · 96th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2016: 15 acres · 88th regional percentile · 29th national percentile2017: 29 acres · 89th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2018: 6 acres · 77th regional percentile · 26th national percentile2019: 10 acres · 57th regional percentile · 23rd national percentile2020: 0 acres · 74th regional percentile · 28th national percentile2021: 0 acres · 91st regional percentile · 28th national percentile2022: 55 acres · 89th regional percentile · 30th national percentile2023: 79 acres · 88th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2024: 94 acres · 91st regional percentile · 32nd national percentile2025: 3 acres · 48th regional percentile · 23rd 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.

52.5production 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 ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F 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: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:1a54b6e81063788462cf6d9fcd29
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
7 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:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ff1f95b1e0fe56f80e069992b965
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 ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F 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: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:1a54b6e81063788462cf6d9fcd29
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
7 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:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
7 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:ff1f95b1e0fe56f80e069992b965
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 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 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:f5f682d089040853d1b10b1afa61
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:e7565e3182fb525ccbac270ce638
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance20.7 miles
How calculated

Vancouver International (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Nanaimo B 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:3a13939d76fa0230bb3962f4621a
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

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:2feefb31244b86d4f9981d1b579f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:e6b4b86a7390e53a31cbf6f5038e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:1a282bfa35736a26fdad3c92ea69
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:25b797d370a8d70bbae8e837f01b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:5f5326783c18b8a4669828bbab4e
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:e8211a7c8251d9451e94eb93e0cc
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observations

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:bbc1068b572753323af1007bcde8
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observations

Nanaimo B · 2026

How calculated

Nanaimo B · 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:860ff7ac40e36e591edd0350cb57
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.

53.6sourcing 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.