Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Oat Hay
in Hamilton, Ontario

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

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint2,311.3 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Oats crop context

Production depth80.4 / 100HIGH

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence56.6 / 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 difficulty39.8 / 100LOW

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

Annual precipitation normal839.6 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies oats crop context around Hamilton, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 2,311 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 88th percentile among 542 analyzed Ontario localities and the 61st percentile nationally. Northumberland, Ontario reports 1,517 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 Adjala-Tosorontio, Ontario, 86 miles away with 4,679 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 supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED

The 25-mile mapped oats crop context footprint ranks at the 88th percentile among analyzed Ontario 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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Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.

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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

56.6 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 0 acres · 100th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 97th regional percentile · 43rd national percentile2013: 206 acres · 45th regional percentile · 41st national percentile2014: 276 acres · 48th regional percentile · 40th national percentile2015: 974 acres · 61st regional percentile · 50th national percentile2016: 988 acres · 76th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2017: 901 acres · 68th regional percentile · 53rd national percentile2018: 4,866 acres · 87th regional percentile · 72nd national percentile2019: 116 acres · 26th regional percentile · 31st national percentile2020: 3,195 acres · 77th regional percentile · 59th national percentile2021: 3,042 acres · 87th regional percentile · 60th national percentile2022: 2,973 acres · 83rd regional percentile · 57th national percentile2023: 1,624 acres · 85th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2024: 353 acres · 40th regional percentile · 41st national percentile2025: 2,311 acres · 89th regional percentile · 61st 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.

80.4production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
147,261 acres

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
147261 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5a1dd1bb03bd77ad5f800495e394
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
681 farms

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
681 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5f4679f74a2e7a7e7e37230a901e
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
1,517 acres

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:oats_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1517 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a8970fba7ad94e73148813fcb465
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
65 farms

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
65 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:eec980f8ca4be0b248c81d77f0da
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
13,755 acres

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
13755 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fc5daac813837cae77bf302b058f
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
245 farms

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
245 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:19528f930c522a2ac542f0ce8592
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
147,261 acres

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
147261 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5a1dd1bb03bd77ad5f800495e394
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
681 farms

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
681 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:5f4679f74a2e7a7e7e37230a901e
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
1,517 acres

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:oats_crop_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
1517 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:a8970fba7ad94e73148813fcb465
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
65 farms

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:oats_crop_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
65 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:eec980f8ca4be0b248c81d77f0da
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
13,755 acres

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
13755 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:fc5daac813837cae77bf302b058f
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
245 farms

Northumberland, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

Northumberland, Ontario · 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
3514:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
245 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:19528f930c522a2ac542f0ce8592
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 precipitation839.6 mm
How calculated

Peterborough · 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:ee6625229cdd3152e4eeaba7b1f5
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature6.5 °C
How calculated

Peterborough · 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:25df0f18d1e31785eb1018e52411
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance14.7 miles
How calculated

Peterborough · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Hamilton 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:de36248d4fe74adfa035b7da0fd5
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

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:b5aca0dd872bbec23beb6e3882e6
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:a25243ec0638051bf9f0266ec527
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
category
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:50c4c28b27de0ad226e6dc248974
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:3d1166459623fee2712c960c4112
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:11a46c8874313027d73f09434328
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
40 0-100

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
0-100
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:c69496b06d2ec6c5bede815264ef
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
46.2 percent of observations

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent of observations
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:defe5290600e1579d5a838e98e9f
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observations

Hamilton · 2026

How calculated

Hamilton · 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:3e839dff5c0effce
Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-06-30
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2026-06-30
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Normalized unit
percent of observations
Freshness
LATEST
Fact ID
fact:3bce7cd6f0d44ff88a7d24c2b7a6
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.

39.8sourcing 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 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 2026-06-30.