Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04

Oat Hay
in Markham, Ontario

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

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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Local mapped footprint381.2 acres within 25 miFAMILY

Oats crop context

Production depth66.3 / 100MODERATE

Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.

Footprint persistence62.9 / 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 difficulty48.9 / 100MODERATE

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

Annual precipitation normal862.4 mm1991–2020 NORMAL
Local interpretation

What the local hay data shows

USDA mapping identifies oats crop context around Markham, but it does not measure how much is specifically Oat hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 381 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 59th percentile among 542 analyzed Ontario localities and the 43rd percentile nationally. York, Ontario reports 5,830 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 Melancthon, Ontario, 53 miles away with 5,590 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 59th 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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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

62.9 / 100 persistence · MODERATE

2011: 0 acres · 100th regional percentile · 74th national percentile2012: 0 acres · 97th regional percentile · 43rd national percentile2013: 36 acres · 31st regional percentile · 38th national percentile2014: 1,666 acres · 78th regional percentile · 58th national percentile2015: 528 acres · 53rd regional percentile · 43rd national percentile2016: 516 acres · 60th regional percentile · 44th national percentile2017: 767 acres · 64th regional percentile · 51st national percentile2018: 842 acres · 55th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2019: 1,022 acres · 71st regional percentile · 49th national percentile2020: 2,460 acres · 71st regional percentile · 56th national percentile2021: 877 acres · 59th regional percentile · 47th national percentile2022: 1,983 acres · 73rd regional percentile · 52nd national percentile2023: 612 acres · 66th regional percentile · 46th national percentile2024: 1,716 acres · 75th regional percentile · 55th national percentile2025: 381 acres · 59th regional percentile · 43rd 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.

66.3production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
92,286 acres

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
92286 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c85bcb65aa243ee2c7cfc1673189
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
340 farms

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
340 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9842cd8e4743ad5320ae6465bf7d
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519: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:8993b543a16ed068d4e689af13a2
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
4 farms

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519: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:134a5c151077dd763c7b854d9fdf
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,830 acres

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5830 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9d5cd0233862b9a579c1cab34ac2
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
103 farms

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
103 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:60bad408b2902547d0a7a4dbc158
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
92,286 acres

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:field_crops_hay_acres:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
92286 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:c85bcb65aa243ee2c7cfc1673189
Official record
Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
340 farms

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:field_crops_hay_farms:2021
Evidence
GENERAL
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
340 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9842cd8e4743ad5320ae6465bf7d
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop AcresHISTORICAL
F acres

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519: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:8993b543a16ed068d4e689af13a2
Official record
Open source ↗
Oats Crop FarmsHISTORICAL
4 farms

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519: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:134a5c151077dd763c7b854d9fdf
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
5,830 acres

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
5830 acres
Normalized unit
acres
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:9d5cd0233862b9a579c1cab34ac2
Official record
Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
103 farms

York, Ontario · 2021

How calculated

York, 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
3519:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021
Evidence
FAMILY
Period
2021-12-31
Retrieved
2026-09-04
Original
103 farms
Normalized unit
farms
Freshness
HISTORICAL
Fact ID
fact:60bad408b2902547d0a7a4dbc158
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 precipitation862.4 mm
How calculated

Toronto Buttonville (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:419dbafd500af2161c349a9ea622
Official record
Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature8 °C
How calculated

Toronto Buttonville (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:85875826ccc3b83d683c53aa9ec4
Official record
Open source ↗
Station distance4.7 miles
How calculated

Toronto Buttonville (Airport) · nearest station

Great-circle distance from Markham 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:99652f51d07621155c37c4b055e7
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

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:c3916c6627f508cba51592c5acd2
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:155f36142eff8a0192e574149c4b
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE category

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:1e4640ac8aea7788b4ded608a697
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:8da1b0e2eca647a97f499a6296c0
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:031b5a99074d49d6defb01f909b4
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:6dfdf029ae549933640f1026c888
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
15.4 percent of observations

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:38b27a9d44b8bd24fe336a162272
Official record
Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observations

Markham · 2026

How calculated

Markham · 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:aafe8647eaf1cc329c561da3c2d2
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

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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.

48.9sourcing 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.